President Biden told a gathering of world leaders in New York Tuesday that “for years, too little has been done” to protect Americans from fentanyl overdoses — after more than 250,000 Americans died from consuming the potent and largely China-sourced synthetic opioid since he took office.
The retiring president cast himself as a leader on the issue, noting death rates were rising before he took office and pointing to modest recent declines of about 10% — without mentioning that deaths have nearly doubled on his watch compared to former President Donald Trump’s four-year term.
“For years, too little has been done to beat this threat here at home and around the world. In fact, before I came to office, overdose deaths in our country were increasing by more than 30% year-over-year,” Biden, 81, said at a symposium at the InterContinental Barclay hotel, which also featured the leaders of Italy, the Dominican Republic and Belgium.
“I’m proud to announce for the first time in five years, overdose deaths are actually coming down across America. The latest data shows a 10% drop,” Biden told dignitaries in town for the United Nations General Assembly, adding, “There are too many that are still dying. There’s so much more that needs to be done.”
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