FBI Director Patel says Trump's China agreement will save hundreds of thousands from fentanyl by restricting precursor chemicals—something Biden never attempted.

A recent New York Times opinion piece argues that the fentanyl crisis is rooted in the history of domestic drug markets and U.S. policy failures, rather than being caused by foreign traffickers and Democrats weakening the borders.

Economists in the Trump White House calculate that illicit opioids, primarily fentanyl, drained about $2.7 trillion from America in 2023 alone– roughly 9.7 percent of GDP– including $107 billion a year in lost labour-force productivity, as workers are killed, disabled, or pulled out of the workforce by addiction and incarceration.

China says it's making good on its pledge to crack down on chemicals that can be used to make fentanyl after President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping negotiated steps to ease a trade war.