Trump calls opioid crisis a public health emergency
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Trump declares the opioid crisis a public health emergency.
After President Trump spoke about the country’s opioid crisis Thursday, the panelists discussed what his public health emergency declaration really means. And more than 50 years after the death of President John F. Kennedy, the panelists also talked about what new revelations came out of just-released documents surrounding his assassination.
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Trump calls opioid crisis a public health emergency
Clip: 10/28/2017 | 16m 22sVideo has Closed Captions
After President Trump spoke about the country’s opioid crisis Thursday, the panelists discussed what his public health emergency declaration really means. And more than 50 years after the death of President John F. Kennedy, the panelists also talked about what new revelations came out of just-released documents surrounding his assassination.
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