Michigan father Greg Swan spoke out about the heartbreak of losing his son, Drew, to fentanyl, and said we as a country were being "gaslit" by former President Joe Biden about the border.
Ahead of the President's signing of the HALT Fetanyl Act in the East Room of the White House, Swan talked about how he feared his son's passing "ruined his life," but he later found comfort with other parents who had lost their children to the deadly drug and some "repose in going out advocating" against it.
.@POTUS: "Today, we strike a righteous blow to the drug dealers, narcotic traffickers, and criminal cartels... and we take a historic step toward justice for every family touched by the fentanyl scourge as we sign the HALT Fentanyl Act into law." pic.twitter.com/x6uENhIMRo
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 16, 2025
"And we want to hit every school in America," Swan explained. "The kids are silent when they hear we lost somebody to this, and we tell our story. And they leave unequivocally ready to run away from Fentanyl."
This father lost his son to the fentanyl crisis.
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) July 16, 2025
What he just told President Trump was AMAZING.
"Thank you Mr. President for stopping the border crossings. Full stop. Mic drop."
"We were being gaslit, and you came and lit a fire to that story."
"We're a lot safer for it."… pic.twitter.com/ThZbJTpcqe
"Thank you, Mr. President, for stopping the border crossings. Full stop. Mic drop," he added, as those in the room gave Trump a round of applause. "It was amazing what you did. We were being gaslit, and you came and lit a fire to that story. And we're a lot safer for it. Thank you so much."
The president then shook the Michigan father's hand as he was holding a photograph of his late son. Trump said, "Let me see your boy." Swan handed the president the picture, who called his son "beautiful," before he gave a look back at Swan, recognizing the tremendous loss the father had suffered.
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Swan was followed by one Angel mom, Anne Fundner, who said for four years, "we felt ignored," but that has all changed with Trump in the White House.
"It is a lifeline for families across America in keeping our families safe... thank you so much. Thank you for keeping America safe and for our children," Fundner said. "And this is what we voted for, Mr. President."
Trump spoke about signing the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act.
The president said the passage of the law has struck "a righteous blow to the drug dealers, narcotic traffickers, and criminal cartels... and we take a historic step toward justice for every family touched by the fentanyl scourge as we sign the HALT Fentanyl Act into law."
Angel Mom Anne Fundner thanks @POTUS for signing the HALT Fentanyl Act:
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 16, 2025
"It is a lifeline for families across America in keeping our families safe... thank you so much. Thank you for keeping America safe for our children. This is what we voted for." pic.twitter.com/tWSxzIdkPO
"For four long years, Joe Biden surrendered our borders to the most evil and vicious traffickers... allowing foreign drug cartels to carve out a massive footprint on American soil... On Day One of the Trump Administration, we declared an all-out war on the dealers, smugglers... and cartels," he added.
"With the signing of the HALT Fentanyl Act in just a few moments, we are delivering another defeat for the savage drug smugglers, and criminals, and the cartels," Trump continued.
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