Trump pledges to battle drug cartels, combat fentanyl crisis if re-elected in 2024

Former President Trump said he would deploy military assets to fight the fentanyl crisis and "inflict maximum damage" on cartel operations if elected in 2024, and he would seek the death penalty to convicted drug dealers and human traffickers.

Trump outlined his proposed policies for ending drug addiction in America in a new campaign video obtained by Fox News Digital on Thursday.

"For three decades before my election, drug overdose deaths increased every single year. Under my leadership, we took the drug and fentanyl crisis head on, and we achieved the first reduction in overdose deaths in more than 30 years," Trump said in the video.

"Sadly, under Joe Biden, our hard-won progress has been surrendered, along with the surrender of our southern border — such a shame," Trump continued. "Now, fentanyl and other ultra-deadly poisons are pouring into our country unchecked — stealing more than 100,000 American lives every single year."