Denying any responsibility for the crisis, and he actually claims that mexico not flooding our country with the deadly drug that has caused the deaths of roughly 100,000 americans each year. translator: we don t produce fentanyl here, and we don t have consumption of fentanyl. we regret very much what is happening in the united states, but why don t they attend to the problem? why don t they combat the contribution can of fentanyl in the united states? the car cartels in the united states that are in charge of distributing fentanyl and even deeper, why don t they attend to their young people? why don t they attento their grave problem of social decay? eric: so what do you think of that? derek maeltz, thank you for joining us. your view of the mexican president s claim that, hey, we don t produce it here,st t not our fault, don t look at us. eric, thanks for having me. first of all, on february 14th there was a big press announcement in mexico about the largest fentanyl lab ever
Definition of, you know, a terror organization because of the ideology, but that ser relevant. they need that s irrelevant. they need to feel the pain because our families are suffering, and our communities are being destroyed. eric: that they are. derek, thank you for your insight. we ll have more of this at 4 p.m. eastern time with a suffolk county district attorney. he wants harsher penalties. and we ll have more news right aftemberr this. with 20 grams of protein for muscle health versus 16 grams in ensure® high protein. boost® high protein. now available in cinnabon® bakery-inspired flavor. learn more at boost.com/tv not that into saving, are you? -whoa, dude. -money. cuz. cuz you paid too much for those glasses. next time, go to america s best where two pairs and a free, quality eye exam start at just $79.95. book an exam today at americasbest.com. to all the chevy silverado owners out there.
Eric: that is the tragedy. and finally, derek, look, it s a national crisis, it s called a national security crisis, killing tens of thousands of americans every year. look what israel does, they go bomb hezbollah, they go attack the damascus airport when iran is sending in arms. what s the difference between israel taking a proactive stance against a national security threat against it and us taking a proactive stance against the fentanyl crisis and the mexican cartel? eric, it s real simple, we are very soft on crime. just like hugs for bullets. we have to save our kids, it s that simple. if you look at hezbollah, isis, al-qaeda, they have never come close to killing 100,000 a year of our citizens. that s what this is coming down to, eric. so we ve got to stop with the semantics. yeah, they may not fit the old