Trump on opioid lawsuits: "why isn’t the federal government doing it?"
“Hopefully we can do some litigation against the opioid companies. I think that’s very important because a lot of states are doing it. I keep saying if the states are doing it, why isn’t the federal government doing it?”
Reported October 5, 2026 by libertynewsnow.com. Checked word for word against that report.
On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that his administration would introduce a new plan within three weeks to address opioid addiction, vowing strict consequences for people who traffic, sell, or make the drugs. He said he had talked with Attorney General Jeff Sessions about filing a federal case against manufacturers, noting that numerous states had already brought such actions and asking why Washington had not followed. Trump also said patients can become dependent on pain medication after being treated for injuries, and he said dealers and manufacturers are linked to thousands of deaths while seldom imprisoned. He pointed to other nations with harsh drug penalties and called for strong enforcement. The comments came as his administration prepared a broader policy response to the nation’s opioid problem.
- libertynewsnow.com ↗︎05 OCT 2026