WaPo's explosive investigation of the flow of opioid pills

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Anonymous wrote:Well, if trump has an "action plan" why do I know two people who have died of overdoses in Virginia this year? He"s had a couple years now, but people are addicted. They are just putting them in jails; a son of an old friend just hung himself in jail after being jailed due to drug abuse and mental illness acting out.

So, here's the thing, friend.

This crisis started, in earnest, under Obama. It grew to a crisis under Obama. What exactly did he do?

The reason I point that out - this is not something that came to be overnight. It has been growing. It will not be fixed overnight, as much as we would want it to. It will take time. Each day that the number of overdose deaths decreases is an improvement. Each day an addict stays clean is an improvement. That is the way I view it.

Why doesn't Trump spend his valuable time spreading news of his "action plan" and visiting communities devastated by this crisis? Why hasn't he tweeted out links to this important Post story to help garner support for taking action against the big pharma companies that created this mess? Friend, answer me this.

Funny you should mention that. Just in the last couple of months....

The First Lady has been working on this for a while...

In WV: https://twitter.com/FLOTUS/status/1148381461734670338 (there are several more tweets about her visit)
Briefing on the opioid epidemic: https://twitter.com/FLOTUS/status/1139556880085397505


White House has tweeted several events as well.

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Opioid addiction can happen to anyone—and we must work together to fight the stigma and save lives, says @Surgeon_General Jerome Adams.
https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1138455712680546307


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"First Lady, you've raised awareness about a deadly killer. You've helped lift the stigma, which will save countless lives going forward. Best of all, you're saving our children."

— Eric Bolling, "America This Week" host, who lost a son to accidental overdose involving opioids
https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1125836772448059397

So people other than Trump. Doesn't he have a bigger following than @WhiteHouse account? (And it's pretty clear from the writing that wasn't Melania writing that tweet, which I guess means at least someone in the White House is trying to get the word out, even if not her.) But why can't he be the one calling attention to his programs and the WaPo piece? He's too busy tweeting about other "more important" things? Like his schoolyard insults at his political opponents?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, if trump has an "action plan" why do I know two people who have died of overdoses in Virginia this year? He"s had a couple years now, but people are addicted. They are just putting them in jails; a son of an old friend just hung himself in jail after being jailed due to drug abuse and mental illness acting out.

So, here's the thing, friend.

This crisis started, in earnest, under Obama. It grew to a crisis under Obama. What exactly did he do?

The reason I point that out - this is not something that came to be overnight. It has been growing. It will not be fixed overnight, as much as we would want it to. It will take time. Each day that the number of overdose deaths decreases is an improvement. Each day an addict stays clean is an improvement. That is the way I view it.

Why doesn't Trump spend his valuable time spreading news of his "action plan" and visiting communities devastated by this crisis? Why hasn't he tweeted out links to this important Post story to help garner support for taking action against the big pharma companies that created this mess? Friend, answer me this.

Funny you should mention that. Just in the last couple of months....

The First Lady has been working on this for a while...

In WV: https://twitter.com/FLOTUS/status/1148381461734670338 (there are several more tweets about her visit)
Briefing on the opioid epidemic: https://twitter.com/FLOTUS/status/1139556880085397505


White House has tweeted several events as well.

The White House
?
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@WhiteHouse
Following Following @WhiteHouse
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Opioid addiction can happen to anyone—and we must work together to fight the stigma and save lives, says @Surgeon_General Jerome Adams.
https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1138455712680546307


The White House
?
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@WhiteHouse
Following Following @WhiteHouse
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"First Lady, you've raised awareness about a deadly killer. You've helped lift the stigma, which will save countless lives going forward. Best of all, you're saving our children."

— Eric Bolling, "America This Week" host, who lost a son to accidental overdose involving opioids
https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1125836772448059397

So people other than Trump. Doesn't he have a bigger following than @WhiteHouse account? (And it's pretty clear from the writing that wasn't Melania writing that tweet, which I guess means at least someone in the White House is trying to get the word out, even if not her.) But why can't he be the one calling attention to his programs and the WaPo piece? He's too busy tweeting about other "more important" things? Like his schoolyard insults at his political opponents?

We get it. We know whatever he does will never be enough for you. He could walk across water and you would say he is lazy for not swimming. He could cure cancer and you would complain about putting research groups out of business.
We understand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, if trump has an "action plan" why do I know two people who have died of overdoses in Virginia this year? He"s had a couple years now, but people are addicted. They are just putting them in jails; a son of an old friend just hung himself in jail after being jailed due to drug abuse and mental illness acting out.

So, here's the thing, friend.

This crisis started, in earnest, under Obama. It grew to a crisis under Obama. What exactly did he do?

The reason I point that out - this is not something that came to be overnight. It has been growing. It will not be fixed overnight, as much as we would want it to. It will take time. Each day that the number of overdose deaths decreases is an improvement. Each day an addict stays clean is an improvement. That is the way I view it.

Why doesn't Trump spend his valuable time spreading news of his "action plan" and visiting communities devastated by this crisis? Why hasn't he tweeted out links to this important Post story to help garner support for taking action against the big pharma companies that created this mess? Friend, answer me this.

Funny you should mention that. Just in the last couple of months....

The First Lady has been working on this for a while...

In WV: https://twitter.com/FLOTUS/status/1148381461734670338 (there are several more tweets about her visit)
Briefing on the opioid epidemic: https://twitter.com/FLOTUS/status/1139556880085397505


White House has tweeted several events as well.

The White House
?
Verified account

@WhiteHouse
Following Following @WhiteHouse
More
Opioid addiction can happen to anyone—and we must work together to fight the stigma and save lives, says @Surgeon_General Jerome Adams.
https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1138455712680546307


The White House
?
Verified account

@WhiteHouse
Following Following @WhiteHouse
More
"First Lady, you've raised awareness about a deadly killer. You've helped lift the stigma, which will save countless lives going forward. Best of all, you're saving our children."

— Eric Bolling, "America This Week" host, who lost a son to accidental overdose involving opioids
https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1125836772448059397

So people other than Trump. Doesn't he have a bigger following than @WhiteHouse account? (And it's pretty clear from the writing that wasn't Melania writing that tweet, which I guess means at least someone in the White House is trying to get the word out, even if not her.) But why can't he be the one calling attention to his programs and the WaPo piece? He's too busy tweeting about other "more important" things? Like his schoolyard insults at his political opponents?

We get it. We know whatever he does will never be enough for you. He could walk across water and you would say he is lazy for not swimming. He could cure cancer and you would complain about putting research groups out of business.
We understand.

Thanks for your understanding. We do have high standards and expectations for our president. Who could never in a million years cure cancer because he's too f'n lazy to read a book and can't focus for more than a few minutes on something other than tweeting and planning big ego-enhancing parades and events. Nor could he walk on water because he's so overweight and out of shape.

I hope you someday have more respect for yourself that you also elevate your expectations of the president.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:
Well, if trump has an "action plan" why do I know two people who have died of overdoses in Virginia this year? He"s had a couple years now, but people are addicted. They are just putting them in jails; a son of an old friend just hung himself in jail after being jailed due to drug abuse and mental illness acting out.


So, here's the thing, friend.

This crisis started, in earnest, under Obama. It grew to a crisis under Obama. What exactly did he do?

The reason I point that out - this is not something that came to be overnight. It has been growing. It will not be fixed overnight, as much as we would want it to. It will take time. Each day that the number of overdose deaths decreases is an improvement. Each day an addict stays clean is an improvement. That is the way I view it.


Why doesn't Trump spend his valuable time spreading news of his "action plan" and visiting communities devastated by this crisis? Why hasn't he tweeted out links to this important Post story to help garner support for taking action against the big pharma companies that created this mess? Friend, answer me this.


Funny you should mention that. Just in the last couple of months....

The First Lady has been working on this for a while...

In WV: https://twitter.com/FLOTUS/status/1148381461734670338 (there are several more tweets about her visit)
Briefing on the opioid epidemic: https://twitter.com/FLOTUS/status/1139556880085397505


White House has tweeted several events as well.

The White House
?
Verified account

@WhiteHouse
Following Following @WhiteHouse
More
Opioid addiction can happen to anyone—and we must work together to fight the stigma and save lives, says @Surgeon_General Jerome Adams.
https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1138455712680546307


The White House
?
Verified account

@WhiteHouse
Following Following @WhiteHouse
More
"First Lady, you've raised awareness about a deadly killer. You've helped lift the stigma, which will save countless lives going forward. Best of all, you're saving our children."

— Eric Bolling, "America This Week" host, who lost a son to accidental overdose involving opioids
https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1125836772448059397


So people other than Trump. Doesn't he have a bigger following than @WhiteHouse account? (And it's pretty clear from the writing that wasn't Melania writing that tweet, which I guess means at least someone in the White House is trying to get the word out, even if not her.) But why can't he be the one calling attention to his programs and the WaPo piece? He's too busy tweeting about other "more important" things? Like his schoolyard insults at his political opponents?


We get it. We know whatever he does will never be enough for you. He could walk across water and you would say he is lazy for not swimming. He could cure cancer and you would complain about putting research groups out of business.
We understand.

I'd settle for him just telling us the truth.