Biden’s remarks were loaded into a teleprompter for him to read. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) shouted out that it was from “China” when Biden’s own remarks focused on interceptions at the US border.īecause of fentanyl’s small size, it can be shipped into the US through the international mail system and doesn’t necessarily require the risk of border busts, though large amounts of the drug is seized there.Īlthough Biden said following his gaffe that he would return to the topic of China, he ultimately did not do so other than to share a frequently uttered anecdote about telling Chinese President Xi Jinping on the Tibetan Plateau during Biden’s vice presidency that the US is the land of possibilities. When Biden mentioned fentanyl during last month’s State of the Union address, heckling Rep.

Biden quickly caught himself after making the embarrassing gaffe. Complete figures are not yet available from 2022. The DEA says a fentanyl dose the size of roughly 10 grains of table salt can be lethal.Ībout 196,000 Americans died from fentanyl from 2018 to 2021 alone. APīiden’s reticence to mention the fact that fentanyl originates primarily in China contrasts with the approach of his predecessor, former President Donald Trump, who frequently mentioned the fact while claiming he convinced Beijing to adopt the death penalty for exporters.įentanyl is available by prescription to treat severe pain, but the illicit supply from China is increasingly cut into a wide variety of illegal drugs and counterfeit prescriptions, often killing unwitting users. This is about public health.” The 80-year-old Biden said “China” after conspicuously failing to mention the country’s role in fentanyl smuggling. So today, we’re announcing a commitment to build a new global coalition of like-minded countries led by Canada and the United States to tackle this crisis. “And we all know, synthetic opioid epidemic has its roots around the globe, not just here. “Canada and the United States are working closely with our partner in Mexico to attack this problem at every stage, from the precursor chemicals shipped from overseas to the powder to the pills to the traffickers moving into all of our countries,” Biden said. By contrast, he mentioned Mexico specifically as a common transfer point en route to the US. Fentanyl is a killer and almost everyone knows someone who has been affected by this - lost a child or lost a friend,” Biden said of the lethal drug.īiden said that fentanyl, which is largely shipped from Chinese labs, “has its roots around the globe” and is “shipped from overseas” without specifying from where. “We’re tackling the scourge of synthetic drugs that are devastating Canada and American communities, particularly our young people. President Biden mixed up Canada and China while addressing Ottawa’s parliament. Just moments before the slipup, Biden did not mention China at all while discussing fentanyl, which is driving a surge in US overdose deaths. I won’t get into that yet.”Īt a press conference later in the day, Biden nearly made a similar gaffe by saying Japan when he was discussing China’s relationship with Russia, but caught himself mid-word at “Japa…”īiden mixed up Canada and China as he praised the northern neighbor for agreeing to accept 15,000 more migrants per year from Latin American countries - in exchange for the US consenting to Canadian efforts to deport those caught sneaking illegally into Canada. “Today, I applaud China for stepping up,” the 80-year-old president said in a speech to Canada’s parliament. “Excuse me, I applaud Canada.”īiden quickly added, “You can tell what I’m thinking about China. President Biden mistakenly praised “China” when he meant to say Canada in a Friday speech in Ottawa - making the gaffe moments after he conspicuously failed to mention China’s role in fentanyl smuggling. Jim Jordan predicts local GOP prosecutors will start hunting the Bidens George Soros’ army of lieutenants has easy access to Biden’s White House, records showĬOVID vaccine doubter Alex Berenson sues Biden over Twitter ban Biden all but admits we’ll see even worse border chaos in May

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