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demmiblue

(39,688 posts) Wed Nov 29, 2017, 04:13 PM Nov 2017

Kellyanne Conway Will Run White House's Opioid Crisis Efforts [View all]

Source: Newsweek

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway will be the point person for the Trump administration's opioid crisis efforts, U.S. Attorney Jeff Sessions announced Wednesday.

President Donald Trump tapped Conway to help "change the perception" about opioids and reduce addictions and deaths, Sessions said at a press briefing about the Justice Department’s efforts to combat the crisis. Sessions said Trump had made the epidemic "a top priority for his administration, including every senior official and Cabinet member."

Read more: http://www.newsweek.com/kellyanne-conway-lead-white-house-opioid-crisis-efforts-726249?utm_campaign=NewsweekTwitter&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social

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Kellyanne Conway Will Run White House's Opioid Crisis Efforts [View all] demmiblue Nov 2017 OP

Disaster, meet disaster. truthisfreedom Nov 2017 #1

She's becoming Trump's Condi Rice underpants Nov 2017 #2

another farce ............... what does she know about drugs ............. unless she takes them?? Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #3

The administration likes putting cronies in charge of departments sakabatou Nov 2017 #4

Why? Isn't meth more her style? Miigwech Nov 2017 #5

I was gonna say she looks like she's on meth cp Nov 2017 #11

Wow, I had the same thought Louis1895 Nov 2017 #15

Yup meth JI7 Nov 2017 #21

The Onion? aeromanKC Nov 2017 #6

But . . . what about Jared? hatrack Nov 2017 #7

He almost had it solved Bradshaw3 Nov 2017 #13

Scared straight? Marthe48 Nov 2017 #8

crisis, meet incompetence.... getagrip_already Nov 2017 #9

How long until she starts yelling at grieving families? FSogol Nov 2017 #10

Someone, please tell me this is a joke. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2017 #12

What a repulsive and wrong-headed choice, for such a massive problem. Paladin Nov 2017 #14

So many times I've said, "Is this a joke?" Dave Starsky Nov 2017 #16

Listening to her talk makes me want to pop a few painkillers myself. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2017 #17

What a joke! She'll change the perception alright. sinkingfeeling Nov 2017 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author justgamma Nov 2017 #19

What about the Kellyanne Conway crisis? Uben Nov 2017 #20

idiot heaven05 Nov 2017 #22

She is replacing Jared?! nt tblue37 Nov 2017 #23

Apparently South Park's Mr. Mackey was busy this week jmowreader Nov 2017 #24

But will she remember the first rule of running a drug agency? BlueIdaho Nov 2017 #25

Her plan is to argue with opioids and tell them they are not addictive JDC Nov 2017 #26