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Trump calls opioid crisis a "national shame"

Name: Trump calls opioid crisis a "national shame"
Uploaded: 2017-10-26T00:00:00-0400
Duration: 8 min 32 s
Description: President Trump called the opioid crisis a "national shame" on Thursday, but still fell short of declaring a national emergency on the issue. CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett joined CBSN to discuss why the Trump administration declared a "public health emergency" instead.

President Trump called the opioid crisis a "national shame" on Thursday, but still fell short of declaring a national emergency on the issue. CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett joined CBSN to discuss why the Trump administration declared a "public health emergency" instead.