we start with one of the biggest threats facing our nation, the fentanyl crisis. it s a fox news alert. fentanyl is a synthetic opioid 80 to 100 times stronger than morphine. an opioid 100 times more potent than heroin. there are millions of these dangerous fake pills out there and they are killing thousands of americans. the lethal drug expected to kill 80,000 americans this year alone. for context, that would mean more americans killed by fentanyl in a single year than killed in the entire vietnam war. john: all stemming from cracks in the southern border, a breeding ground for drug cartels. exactly what the house homeland security committee will talk about in a hearing moments from now. sandra: social media plays a huge role in the cartels marketing. teens are buying the drugs online often not knowing that they are laced with the fentanyl. and sometimes the drug is even disguised as rainbow colored candy. the epidemic is hitting neighbors, friends, families, ju
and does he have your back. so i think our problem starts with we have the wrong commander in chief, we have a focus on wokeness in the military rather than readiness, so when these things changing our recruiting numbers are going to get better. we tell people, why are we doing what they are doing, why is the military doing what it s doing, what is our mission. and when we do that, people will come back in droves. what about what jennifer griffin reported, majority of young people eligible for military recruitment are not physically fit to serve. one thing the army is doing, at fort jackson, they are bringing individuals in to get them in shape to be able to serve. so that s one way the army is doing that. i think a lot of our issues is the fact that you know, that we have we have the wrong message. i mean, do you think the chinese are out there practicing pronouns or how to be lethal. we have to talk about how we are
the most lethal force in the world, not talk about wokeness. that s what our military is here to do, defend the freedom, our freedom and our allies freedom and that s all their responsibility is to do. it should be a great thing that anybody can get ahead. when i was in the navy it was a meritocracy. i know the nominee for the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff is committed to it but when you have biden as president do you get to do it. senator tommy tubberville of alabama has put a hold on nominations because of the issue that jennifer highlighted. general randy george, the nominee for army chief of staff said that s having a profound impact on recruiting. this is what he said. it is impacting our readiness for us, it s important as we move leaders to get the right leader in the right place at the right time and especially with