Kirsten Hillman: Less Than 1% of Fentanyl Seized in the U.S. Comes from Canada

BRENNAN You just heard ░░░░░░░░ homeland security secretary say ░░░░░░░░ are conversations with your ░░░░░░░░ She seemed optimistic that ░░░░░░░░ would be follow through ░░░░░░░░ fentanyl Does that make ░░░░░░░░ think the threat of ░░░░░░░░ on April 2 is ░░░░░░░░ that can be managed ░░░░░░░░ avoided HILLMAN Well I ░░░░░░░░ so I mean it ░░░░░░░░ think that we are ░░░░░░░░ a very good place ░░░░░░░░ our discussions with the ░░░░░░░░ S administration on fentanyl ░░░░░░░░ have invested a lot ░░░░░░░░ new resources We have ░░░░░░░░ our law enforcement new ░░░░░░░░ And we have responded ░░░░░░░░ the requests of the ░░░░░░░░ Administration with respect to ░░░░░░░░ effects in getting at ░░░░░░░░ sources so the organized ░░░░░░░░ the precursors coming from ░░░░░░░░ We ve had some ░░░░░░░░ really good discussions So ░░░░░░░░ re optimistic And you ░░░░░░░░ I just would say ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ for your viewers to ░░░░░░░░ fentanyl is a very ░░░░░░░░ problem in Canada too ░░░░░░░░ some days we have ░░░░░░░░ deaths per capita than ░░░░░░░░ have here in the ░░░░░░░░ States So we take ░░░░░░░░ very seriously It is ░░░░░░░░ a big issue between ░░░░░░░░ two countries Less than ░░░░░░░░ percent of the fentanyl ░░░░░░░░ is seized in the ░░░░░░░░ States is coming from ░░░░░░░░ but every ounce can ░░░░░░░░ families and people So ░░░░░░░░ re taking it very ░░░░░░░░ BRENNAN But you are ░░░░░░░░ the premise that that ░░░░░░░░ the actual motivation for ░░░░░░░░ tariffs rather than leverage ░░░░░░░░ a free trade deal ░░░░░░░░ just because President Trump ░░░░░░░░ in them HILLMAN Well ░░░░░░░░ think that this set ░░░░░░░░ tariffs the 25 and ░░░░░░░░ percent set of tariffs ░░░░░░░░ we have been told ░░░░░░░░ that it is about ░░░░░░░░ and security at the ░░░░░░░░ There are other tariffs ░░░░░░░░ have been discussed and ░░░░░░░░ president has raised other ░░░░░░░░ as motivations for other ░░░░░░░░ reciprocity and fairness and ░░░░░░░░ know maybe some changes ░░░░░░░░ he d like to ░░░░░░░░ to our USMCA our ░░░░░░░░ agreement So those conversations ░░░░░░░░ going to have to ░░░░░░░░ as well.”