The deadly consequences of the Democratic Party’s drug policies were nowhere to be seen on ABC’s Good Morning America and NBC’s Today, on Wednesday, after the Democratic-controlled state of Oregon issued a state of emergency for Portland’s out-of-control fentanyl crisis. And while the order was reported on CBS Mornings, correspondent Adam Yamaguchi omitted which political party was responsible for the pro-drug law that has caused overdose deaths to skyrocket.
“The governor of Oregon has declared an emergency for the city of Portland just a few years after it became the first state in the nation to largely decriminalize drug use. Very interesting story here,” announced co-anchor Tony Dokoupil. “There had been hope that a more humane approach could help curb addiction overall, but it hasn`t worked out that way, at least so far.”
Yamaguchi gawked that, “The state of Oregon appears to be taking a new approach in addressing the opioid crisis plaguing its largest city.” Instead of repealing Measure 110, the law that decriminalized drugs in Oregon, they were just telling their Emergency and Health departments to work together and weren’t even throwing money at it.
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