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December 16, 2025 • 6 min

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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 15: U.S. President Donald Trump poses with a recently signed executive order classifying fentanyl as a "weapon of mass destruction," during a ceremony for the presentation of the Mexican Border Defense Medal in the Oval Office of the White House on December 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. During the ceremony, Trump recognized the first 13 service members to receive the recently established Mexican Border Defense Medal (MBDM), which recognizes service members supporting Customs and Border Protection on the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Trump Classifies Fentanyl A 'Weapon Of Mass Destruction'

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President Donald Trump has taken another step in his militarized anti-drug policies, giving a major narcotic a label usually reserved for deadly threats such as nuclear bombs or chemical weapons. Whi...

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