White House press brief: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/designating-fentanyl-as-a-weapon-of-mass-destruction/
I hereby designate illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals as Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD).
White House press brief: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/designating-fentanyl-as-a-weapon-of-mass-destruction/
I hereby designate illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals as Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD).
I think it’s also meant to pressure China with the mention of precursor chemicals. If/when relations sour further, Trump can claim that China is tied to the proliferation of “WMD’s”.