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Trump declares fentanyl is an WMD (www.reuters.com)
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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).

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[–] Commiejones@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

don't they use fentanyl in hospitals?

[–] TechnoMaoist@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes, it's an opoid pain killer just like morphine. The White House brief says "illicit fentanyl," as if that makes it any better.

[–] Commiejones@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 1 week ago

So China/Russia/Venezuela can bomb american hospitals because they are being used to hide WMDs.