Drug Policy Alliance Statement on Trump Escalating the International War on Drugs to Distract From Delayed COVID-19 Response
April 03, 2020
April 03, 2020
NEW YORK, April 3 -- The Drug Policy Alliance issued the following statement by Kassandra Frederique, managing director of policy advocacy and campaigns, in response to comments President Trump made during his White House briefing on coronavirus to escalate the international war on drugs:
"In an effort to distract Americans from his delayed response to the COVID-19 crisis--which at this point we know will likely cost hundreds of thousands of lives--Trump is unnecessarily choosi . . .
"In an effort to distract Americans from his delayed response to the COVID-19 crisis--which at this point we know will likely cost hundreds of thousands of lives--Trump is unnecessarily choosi . . .