Brian Mann

At one point in the debate with Trump, she referenced the fact that he and his political allies had torpedoed an effort to increase security, including drug security, on the southern border. Here she is.

At one point in the debate with Trump, she referenced the fact that he and his political allies had torpedoed an effort to increase security, including drug security, on the southern border. Here she is.

Meanwhile, let me let me pivot and give you a taste of how then candidate Trump was talking about this. Here he is out on the campaign trail.

Meanwhile, let me let me pivot and give you a taste of how then candidate Trump was talking about this. Here he is out on the campaign trail.

Meanwhile, let me let me pivot and give you a taste of how then candidate Trump was talking about this. Here he is out on the campaign trail.

And what now President Trump was saying there on the campaign trail is just not factual. You know, fentanyl was spreading rapidly in the U.S. during his first term. Drug deaths, as we've mentioned, were skyrocketing. And yet he was clearly the one with the more powerful message leading up to the election day.

And what now President Trump was saying there on the campaign trail is just not factual. You know, fentanyl was spreading rapidly in the U.S. during his first term. Drug deaths, as we've mentioned, were skyrocketing. And yet he was clearly the one with the more powerful message leading up to the election day.

And what now President Trump was saying there on the campaign trail is just not factual. You know, fentanyl was spreading rapidly in the U.S. during his first term. Drug deaths, as we've mentioned, were skyrocketing. And yet he was clearly the one with the more powerful message leading up to the election day.

You know, addiction destroyed my family. I have a beloved stepbrother who I grew up with, Rick, who, you know, got drawn into the prescription pain epidemic and eventually died from complications relating to his addiction. My father was deep in addiction for much of my childhood and much of my adult life.

You know, addiction destroyed my family. I have a beloved stepbrother who I grew up with, Rick, who, you know, got drawn into the prescription pain epidemic and eventually died from complications relating to his addiction. My father was deep in addiction for much of my childhood and much of my adult life.

You know, addiction destroyed my family. I have a beloved stepbrother who I grew up with, Rick, who, you know, got drawn into the prescription pain epidemic and eventually died from complications relating to his addiction. My father was deep in addiction for much of my childhood and much of my adult life.

And the thing that's really has been powerful for me is that I didn't understand any of that. I was like most Americans. I think I had deep stigma about it. I hated it. I was scared of it. And only when I started understanding that there are treatments, there are really good medical-based, science-based ways of helping people recover, did I start to put those pieces together.

And the thing that's really has been powerful for me is that I didn't understand any of that. I was like most Americans. I think I had deep stigma about it. I hated it. I was scared of it. And only when I started understanding that there are treatments, there are really good medical-based, science-based ways of helping people recover, did I start to put those pieces together.

And the thing that's really has been powerful for me is that I didn't understand any of that. I was like most Americans. I think I had deep stigma about it. I hated it. I was scared of it. And only when I started understanding that there are treatments, there are really good medical-based, science-based ways of helping people recover, did I start to put those pieces together.

And I have huge regret about how I thought about my own family, how I navigated my own life before getting into this. And so I do try to say to people that this addiction thing that is so scary and often ugly, frankly, Thank you so much for having me. I didn't know enough about that in my own family to help get to those places. I turned away from it, honestly.

And I have huge regret about how I thought about my own family, how I navigated my own life before getting into this. And so I do try to say to people that this addiction thing that is so scary and often ugly, frankly, Thank you so much for having me. I didn't know enough about that in my own family to help get to those places. I turned away from it, honestly.

And I have huge regret about how I thought about my own family, how I navigated my own life before getting into this. And so I do try to say to people that this addiction thing that is so scary and often ugly, frankly, Thank you so much for having me. I didn't know enough about that in my own family to help get to those places. I turned away from it, honestly.

And so that is a reason that I continue to be very loyal to this beat and this subject because I love the idea that bit by bit, more Americans are realizing there is another side to this story and another side to how we respond to this.

And so that is a reason that I continue to be very loyal to this beat and this subject because I love the idea that bit by bit, more Americans are realizing there is another side to this story and another side to how we respond to this.

And so that is a reason that I continue to be very loyal to this beat and this subject because I love the idea that bit by bit, more Americans are realizing there is another side to this story and another side to how we respond to this.