President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday classifying “illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals” as weapons of mass destruction.
“Today I’m taking one more step to protect Americans from the scourge of deadly fentanyl flooding into our country with this historic executive order,” he said in the Oval Office, adding, “No bomb does what this is doing.”
His announcement came as he was honoring US service members with medals “for their central role in the protection of our border.”
The order directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to “immediately pursue investigations and prosecutions into fentanyl trafficking” and directs Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to “pursue appropriate actions against relevant assets and financial institutions in accordance with applicable law for those involved in or supporting the manufacture, distribution, and sale of illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals.”
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