Marcy and Miguel Mendoza (R) who lost their 10-year-old son Nathaniel Mendoza to fentanyl, attend the fourth annual National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day in New York City, on Aug. 21, 2025. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
President Donald Trump signed an executive order designating fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction during an award ceremony honoring 13 military service members with the Mexican Border Defense Medal.
With new medals honoring military border security efforts as a backdrop, Trump doubled down on his campaign to secure the southern border and stop the flow of fentanyl into the country.
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