TRUMP: 'Drugs are becoming cheaper than candy bars

President Donald Trump gave a press conference at the White House on Thursday afternoon during whichhe saidthat the US is becoming a "drug-infested nation," and that "drugs are becoming cheaper than candy bars.""We've ordered the Department of Homeland Security and Justice to coordinate a plan to destroy criminal cartelscoming into the United States with drugs," Trump said in the East Room."We're becoming a drug-infested nation," Trump continued. "Drugs are becoming cheaper than candy bars. We're not going to let it happen any longer."Trump claimed his administration has "undertaken the most substantial border security measures in a generation.""We're now in the process of beginning to build a promised wall on the southern border."Trump's candy bar claim could be truedepending on the type of candy being purchased. The wholesale price of marijuana in legal states, like Colorado, has tumbled to less than half of pre-legalization totals.SEE ALSO:Trump names ex-George W. Bush official as Labor secretary pickJoin the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: Trump's doctor and a hair surgeon explain what's going on with his hair
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