Last night, as President Joe Biden gave his State of the Union address, he touched on the growing number of overdose deaths in the U.S. that involve fentanyl. "Fentanyl is killing more than 70,000 Americans a year," said Biden. House Republicans began to yell at the president, saying, "It's your fault." Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R–Ga.) and other lawmakers shouted, "Close the border!"
That last comment echoes a sentiment now common on the right. "Joe Biden made a political decision to have open borders," said Sen. Ted Cruz (R–Texas) on Fox News last night. "The result is the worst illegal immigration in the history of our country and the worst fentanyl crisis this country has ever faced." House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R–Calif.) also pinned fentanyl deaths on a porous southern border, tweeting, "Securing our southern border would help address this crisis and save lives."
