NH furor at Don’s drug diss

New Hampshire’s political leaders lashed out at President Trump on Thursday after it was revealed that he had called the Granite State “a drug-infested den” during a call with the president of Mexico.

“I won New Hampshire because New Hampshire is a drug-infested den,” Trump told President Enrique Peña Nieto, according to The Washington Post, which obtained a transcript of the Jan. 27 call.

Trump actually lost New Hampshire (state flag above) to Hillary Clinton, but what angered Gov. Chris Sununu and Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan was the president’s description of the opioid crisis in their state.

“The president is wrong. It’s disappointing his mischaracterization of this epidemic ignores the great things this state has to offer,” said Sununu, a Republican. “Our administration inherited one of the worst health crises this state has ever experienced, but we are facing this challenge head on.”

Sununu said that New Hampshire had doubled its resources to fight opioid addiction and that the state had “dedicated millions to law enforcement efforts to keep drugs” from getting into the state.

“We are already seeing positive signs of our efforts as overdoses and deaths are declining in key parts of the state,” he said.

The senators, both Democrats, also rebuked the president.

“@realDonaldTrump’s comments about New Hampshire are disgusting. As he knows, NH and states across America have a substance misuse crisis,” Hassan wrote on Twitter.

Shaheen added: “@RealDonaldTrump owes NH an apology & then should follow through on his promise to Granite Staters to help end this crisis.”

Trump in the phone call lambasted Peña Nieto over the flow of illegal drugs into the US from south of the border.