‘ New Hampshire Is A Drug-Infested Den, ’ Trump Reportedly Told Mexican President

WASHINGTON (CBS) – President Donald Trump called New Hampshire ‘a drug-infested den” during a conversation with the Mexican president, according to transcripts published Thursday by the Washington Post. The Post said it obtained transcripts from the president’s conversations with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. The White House prepared but did not release transcripts of the talks that happened a few days after Trump’s inauguration, according to The Post. Trump made the comments about New Hampshire on a Jan. 27 call with President Peña Nieto. New Hampshire came up as Trump talked about “drug lords in Mexico that are knocking the hell out of our country.” “They are sending drugs to Chicago, Los Angeles, and to New York. Up in New Hampshire – I won New Hampshire because New Hampshire is a drug-infested den – is coming from the southern border,” Trump said, according to the transcript. “So we have a lot of problems with Mexico farther than the economic problem. We are becoming a drug-addicted nation and most the drugs are coming from Mexico or certainly from the southern border.” Trump scored an important win in the Republican primary in New Hampshire. He narrowly lost the state to Hillary Clinton in the general election. Donald Trump speaks to the crowd during a rally February 8, 2016 in Manchester, NH. (Photo by Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images) New Hampshire has been hit hard by the opioid crisis –...
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