CNBC’s Eisen to Sec. Lutnick: A Lot of Fentanyl Is Being Smuggled by Americans, It’s Not Just Canadians

EISEN So and I ░░░░░░░░ a lot of questions ░░░░░░░░ April 2nd but first ░░░░░░░░ first on the fentanyl ░░░░░░░░ you said that he ░░░░░░░░ to see fewer deaths ░░░░░░░░ that is that the ░░░░░░░░ here for when these ░░░░░░░░ end I mean because ░░░░░░░░ to U S Customs ░░░░░░░░ Border Protection agents only ░░░░░░░░ 43 pounds of fentanyl ░░░░░░░░ the Canadian border last ░░░░░░░░ So is that a ░░░░░░░░ Do we want to ░░░░░░░░ that go down to ░░░░░░░░ How are you judging ░░░░░░░░ they ve done enough ░░░░░░░░ Well how funny is ░░░░░░░░ right Like if I ░░░░░░░░ less you know does ░░░░░░░░ mean like the stuff ░░░░░░░░ haven t seized hasn ░░░░░░░░ gone through I think ░░░░░░░░ death as horrible as ░░░░░░░░ is to say should ░░░░░░░░ the statistic we re ░░░░░░░░ at I mean crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ But a lot of ░░░░░░░░ is Americans smuggling it ░░░░░░░░ right It s not ░░░░░░░░ Canadians LUTNICK Well look ░░░░░░░░ are crooks but I ░░░░░░░░ to stop the flow ░░░░░░░░ our border We ve ░░░░░░░░ to stop the flow ░░░░░░░░ has these ingredients being ░░░░░░░░ in Canada and in ░░░░░░░░ coming into our country ░░░░░░░░ ve got to close ░░░░░░░░ border which we re ░░░░░░░░ a better job of ░░░░░░░░ record low numbers but ░░░░░░░░ need to see fentanyl ░░░░░░░░ decline So that is ░░░░░░░░ statistic that I am ░░░░░░░░ focused on EISEN So ░░░░░░░░ we looking at daily ░░░░░░░░ deaths Like how do ░░░░░░░░ do that How as ░░░░░░░░ business do you figure ░░░░░░░░ what what that s ░░░░░░░░ to look like and ░░░░░░░░ when it ends LUTNICK ░░░░░░░░ I think what you ░░░░░░░░ is that this month ░░░░░░░░ expectation is the president ░░░░░░░░ come to the agreement ░░░░░░░░ and hopefully we will ░░░░░░░░ this today that USMCA ░░░░░░░░ goods will not have ░░░░░░░░ tariff for the next ░░░░░░░░ until April 2nd That ░░░░░░░░ the autos and the ░░░░░░░░ were the lead in ░░░░░░░░ this in getting this ░░░░░░░░ done But also Canada ░░░░░░░░ Mexico have done a ░░░░░░░░ job offering us ever ░░░░░░░░ work to prove to ░░░░░░░░ EISEN Mm hmm LUTNICK ░░░░░░░░ re going to cut ░░░░░░░░ fentanyl deaths And then ░░░░░░░░ 2nd we re going ░░░░░░░░ move into the reciprocal ░░░░░░░░ and hopefully Mexico and ░░░░░░░░ will have done a ░░░░░░░░ enough job on fentanyl ░░░░░░░░ this part of the ░░░░░░░░ will be off the ░░░░░░░░ and we ll move ░░░░░░░░ to the reciprocal tariff ░░░░░░░░ But if they haven ░░░░░░░░ this will stay on ░░░░░░░░ and white this will ░░░░░░░░ on We need EISEN ░░░░░░░░ what about China LUTNICK ░░░░░░░░ protect American lives.”