'Our Lives Were Shattered': Mother Shares Emotional Loss Of Her Son From Fentanyl Poisoning At RNC

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Anne Fundner, whose son died from a fentanyl poisoning, addressed the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and called on President Biden to acknowledge fault while tearing into his border policies.

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00:00Hi, my name is Anne Fundner and I am the wife and mother of four children.

00:21I'm standing here today to share the tragic reality of open borders.

00:27I'm here to share the story of my firstborn son, my everything, my Weston.

00:35My family and I were living in Southern California when President Biden took office and opened

00:41our borders.

00:43My Weston was 15.

00:45He was an amazing big brother to his three younger siblings.

00:50Weston attended church twice a week, played football and hockey, and he loved to surf.

00:58He had a big heart and he lived to make people laugh.

01:02He had so many good friends.

01:05I was always vigilant to be the best mother that I could be as room mom, school ambassador,

01:13and I attended all of his sports.

01:15We had family dinners and barbecues at the beach, and like most teenagers, Weston wanted

01:22to fit in.

01:23And in a moment of peer pressure, he tried something that someone gave to him and it

01:30took my baby's life.

01:33We did everything right.

01:36I had those conversations with him and fentanyl still found my son.

01:42And on February 27th, 2022, our lives were shattered and our baby was gone.

01:53This was not an overdose, it was a poisoning.

01:58His whole future, everything we ever wanted for him was ripped away in an instant.

02:04And Joe Biden does nothing.

02:07I hold Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, the borders are, what a joke, and Gavin Newsom and every

02:15Democrat who supports open borders responsible for the death of my son.

03:17Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. And the tens of thousands of American innocent

03:26children. For that alone, they should be voted out of office.

03:47Yes, go, must go. Yes, he must. Go, must go. Go, must go. Go, must go. Go, must go. Go,

04:04must go. Absolutely. We have seen the highest number of fentanyl deaths during the Biden-Harris

04:16administration, and fentanyl is now the number one killer of Americans ages 18 to 45, and

04:24it is quickly becoming the leading cause of death for teens with 14 and under being the

04:31fastest growing demographic. We need President Trump back in office. We need a president

04:44who will seal the border, aggressively prosecute drug dealers, and stop communist China from

04:52poisoning our children. This is not a red or blue issue. This is a red, white, and blue

05:03issue. Fentanyl doesn't care if you're black or white. It does not discriminate. This is

05:11an American issue. We need a president who will call the drug cartels what they are,

05:18terrorist organizations. This fight is not for me. My son is gone. This fight is for

05:31your children. We owe it to our children to elect a president who will win the war against

05:39fentanyl once and for all. It's too late for my son Weston, say his name Joe Biden,

05:50Weston. Thank you. Thank you. But we can change this for your children. We need President

06:11Trump back to save the lives of our kids. Thank you. Thank you. God bless America.

'Our Lives Were Shattered': Mother Shares Emotional Loss Of Her Son From Fentanyl Poisoning At RNC

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