WASHINGTON, D.C.: US President Donald Trump on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) made a controversial call for drug traffickers to face the death penalty, as part of his plan to combat America’s opioid epidemic—a move that appears to be as much about politics as policy.
The Republican leader launched the proposal during a speech in Manchester, New Hampshire—a state hard hit by the opioid crisis—and the move was designed to burnish his tough-on-crime credentials.
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