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From Fox News: The Washington Post is being mocked online and by the White House for “pathetic” reporting on what the liberal-leaning news outlet calls a “mysterious” decline in fentanyl flowing across the border.
Fentanyl is a dangerous drug that is often trafficked into the United States across the southern and northern borders by cartels and other criminal elements. In 2024, fentanyl was linked to the death of 48,422 persons in the United States, according to the CDC.
During his campaign, President Donald Trump vowed to wage a war against fentanyl traffickers through increased border security and by cracking down on illegal immigration. Since taking office, Trump has deployed U.S. troops to the southern border, targeted cartels and transnational criminal groups as “foreign terrorist organizations” and hit cartel leaders with sanctions.
The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) reported that seizures of fentanyl by U.S. law enforcement entities have dropped by 50% since Trump was elected. This drop indicates a “greater decline in total fentanyl smuggling,” the group said. The report is a “key indicator of broader total smuggling at and between the southern border’s ports of entry,” according to CIS.
The Washington Post appeared mystified by the report.
“After years of confiscating rising amounts of fentanyl, the opioid that has fueled the most lethal drug epidemic in American history, U.S. officials are confronting a new and puzzling reality at the Mexican border. Fentanyl seizures are plummeting,” the Post breathlessly reported.
While it could not find a reason to praise Trump for the decline, the Post did find a reason to bash the administration. The report said “public health authorities are concerned that the Trump administration’s budget cuts could hurt programs that have promoted overdose antidotes and addiction treatment.”
On X, the Department of Homeland Security’s official account responded to the report.
“It’s no mystery,” the account wrote. “On day one, [President] Trump closed our borders to drug traffickers.”
It’s no mystery. On day one, @POTUS Trump closed our borders to drug traffickers. From March 2024 to March 2025 fentanyl traffic at the southern border fell by 54%.
The world has heard the message loud and clear. pic.twitter.com/7RJVY8ISwS
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) June 2, 2025
The Washington Post is reporting a “mysterious drop” in fentanyl seizures at the southern border.
Mystery solved!
The Trump effect is working. pic.twitter.com/tfEYNJOvo3
— Rep. Tom Tiffany (@RepTiffany) June 2, 2025
It’s a real mystery. Perplexing, baffling, inexplicable even. What could have possibly changed in the last few months to cause such a bewildering drop in fentanyl seizures along our southern border?
The hard-hitting journalists at Wa-Po are on the case! 🤡 https://t.co/qeGxmQZQtA pic.twitter.com/ZiLWgOJoqF
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) June 1, 2025
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