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Attorney General Pam Bondi claimed during a White House Cabinet meeting that Donald Trump saved 75% of Americans from death by seizing fentanyl, attributing 258 million lives saved to the confiscation of 3,400 kilos.

Her exaggerated praise marked Trump’s first 100 days as “the most consequential” presidency ever. Trump’s Cabinet echoed similar sycophantic praise despite economic contraction from trade policies.

Bondi’s remarks distorted drug statistics and ignored other efforts, such as Narcan, which contributed to 2024’s first opioid death decline since 2018.

RFK Jr. now plans to eliminate Narcan distribution programs.

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[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 112 points 2 months ago (1 children)

RFK Jr. now plans to eliminate Narcan distribution programs.

This is what will actually directly kill tens of thousands of people.

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 36 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Chicken soup and vitamin A is what addicts who overdose really need, not narcan.

   -   RFK Jr.
[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 77 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Wow I didn't know 258 million Americans were opioid addicts and in danger of fentanyl overdoses.

I guess removal of the Narcan program makes sense now, as 3,400kg of fentanyl is most certainly all of the fentanyl that has ever been and will be made.

[–] moody@lemmings.world 19 points 2 months ago

There's also no more morphine, heroine, oxycodone, hydromorphone, or any other opioids in America. It was all replaced with fentanyl, which has all been seized. The war on drugs is officially won.

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 34 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wait

You guys realize that everything they say has some link to things they end up doing right?

They're targeting 258 million people.

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago

That actually aligns, roughly, with the number of votes he got. So, yes, they are targeting everyone who didn't vote for him (or didn't vote).

Except they're also targeting those who did.

[–] dan1101@lemm.ee 25 points 2 months ago

That is one of the stupidest lies to come out of this administration, and there are so many to choose from.

[–] 1984 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

If she and Trump gets a baby, will it be the dumbest human on Earth?

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

She should have a kid with Musk just to feel what it's like to be hated by your family

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 14 points 2 months ago

Keep in mind what this says about how leadership thinks of the average American.

[–] griff@lemmings.world 13 points 2 months ago

Another GOP Baghdad Barbie speaks her truth

Lmao im fucking floored that they can say that with a straight face.

Clearly they’ve been studying up

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago

She's so obsequious it's nauseating.

[–] belastend@slrpnk.net 10 points 2 months ago

Ja natürlich, mein Führer, Sie sind der größte Feldherr aller Zeiten.

[–] snekerpimp@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

“If I say it, I makes it real!”

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

"Member of Trump's cabinet is also a fucking idiot"

[–] Red_October@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

You don't get to take credit for everyone NOT dying in a nuclear war just because you DIDN'T trigger a nuclear war. ^/s^

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Pam Bondi is disgusting! 🤮

[–] j0ester@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Vance has a face of, “wtf did she say?”

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago

More like "Damn I need to work on my brown nosing, I'm being outdone."

[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Dumb meets dumber.

[–] PaulBunyan@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago

I’d rather be one of the 75% dead

[–] psycocan@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

What's wrong with her hand?