Mom who lost son to fentanyl poisoning addresses RNC: The 'tragic reality of open borders'

Anne Fundner, who lost her son to fentanyl poisoning, discusses the importance of stopping the drug epidemic at the Republican National Convention.
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[@txt4r]

Legal Immigrants FULLY support her !

It's not illegal or legal immigrants bringing F into the country. It's Americans from America born in America.

[@ab8588]

@@txt4r no I don’t.

[@maryruchaczewski9315]

Why the hell not ​@@ab8588

[@felixlebron2056]

I don’t think they go though… maybe immigrants that live in (Bubba Faq) Rural America

[@dr.sminty7781]

I lost my son to fentanyl as well. I have spent the last 10 years thinking that I was a bad father. It has been the most painful loss I have ever experienced in my life. I would not wish it on anyone. I understand everything that woman has gone through.

[@hockeyguy91015]

Sorry for your loss, random stranger praying for you sir❤

[@georgehenderson7783]

🙏

[@user-ls8on7kn3t]

It wasn't you it was biden .stay strong my friend 🧡

[@Struieboy]

Who forced your son to take Fentanyl???

[@chrisjordan2650]

You are not alone my friend. We lost Caleb (34)in January. God Bless you and your family!!

[@lindsay1989]

My best friend from high school died the same way 2 years ago. I blame Biden and his open border policies

[@kisha1682]

Try Reagan when he allowed crack and other drugs to come into the country!

[@ab8588]

@@lindsay1989 I blame you

[@Struieboy]

According to the Border Authorities, 90 % of people arrested on the Southern Border for drug smuggling are U.S. citizens.

[@wfemp_4730]

Funny how Republicans blame bad parenting for so many issues but when a kid does of an overdose...it's the Democrats who are to blame. Sad.

[@easyyog1185]

Crying with this brave Mother. God Bless You and Your Family. Thank You for Your Courage and Bravery.

[@craigwheatley7404]

Amazing speech, my heart broken for that beautiful lady and her family, this has to stop!!!! Trump2024.

[@ab8588]

@@craigwheatley7404 just say no

[@user-gf3ic5oe9j]

My heart aches for this mother!!!😭😭😭 TRUMP ALL THE WAY 2024🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@JEng-oc1lc]

Say no to drugs, alcohol,and pot. Kids..

[@hymns4ever197]

Easier said than done when you factor in peer pressure.

[@ab8588]

@@hymns4ever197wow you don’t want to do the work of being a parent?

[@NYKgjl10]

Joe must go!!!

[@MRLizardDude15-cw3nx]

Will never ever vote Blue again

[@sabaha4637]

I agree

[@THMILLER]

But you cannot exactly say why, you can give stories but cannot say why you are mad at Democrats, you cannot say what specifically Donald Trump has done for you because the MAGA people never tell you, it is all emotional and theater based.

[@sabaha4637]

Can’t respond What a surprise 😡

[@Michael00800]

@@THMILLERdems opened the border 🤦‍♂️

[@Alabama4634]

NEW BOT ACCOUNT

[@SM-tg7yw]

Testimony on the deadly consequence of open borders. 😢

Trump promised to solve the opioid crisis in 2016. He did nothing to solve it. The border is not open. And it isn't illegal or legal immigrants (they just want to work and raise their families in the US). It's Americans from America born in America bringing F into the country through legal checkpoints.

[@nhlpa17]

Has nothing to do with the border. lol What a moronic take.

[@tlw6932]

@@nhlpa17 Actually it has a lot to do with borders

[@ab8588]

@@tlw6932and her lack of supervision of her son

[@georgequish6169]

I lost my son John 9yrs ago today

[@dr.sminty7781]

@@georgequish6169 thank you for sharing.

[@georgehenderson7783]

🙏

[@MarkColeman-og6no]

Iam so sorry

[@georgequish6169]

Thank God for support of my friends and my fellowship

[@youronlybabygirl25]

I have 3 kids and i couldnt imagine losing one of them 😢.this poor mother my heart just breaks

[@chidubemnwosu1589]

You won't lose them .God will protect them ..

[@ab8588]

@@chidubemnwosu1589and if you parent them

[@ab8588]

@@youronlybabygirl25 yeah do some parenting

[@youronlybabygirl25]

@@ab8588 find some common sense

[@youronlybabygirl25]

@@ab8588 you're a idiot

[@matcole1975]

Watching this with tears in my eyes.

[@garyrogers3237]

Bless you young lady. May you find peace that the border where your son lives is protected by Jesus. May your heart heal a little in this revelation. Our prayers are with you and your family. 👍👍👍🥇🥇

[@iamrichrocker]

this hurt to watch..and makes me more supportive of MAGA..how i detest Biden and his corrupt admin..what a Mom who has more hurt than most of us know..

[@ab8588]

@@iamrichrocker she’s a phony

[@Lynn-sw9rg]

My SON is gone also. There is no one out there that can understand this kind of loss than another Mother dealing with it. It is a loss deeper than any nightmare every day for us left behind. September 5th was my nightmare and I was not there to catch him when he fell...he was alone...where is justice for OUR children for those out there giving this poison to them??? I might not live to see justice but pray that this is the FIRST priority to stop the insanity of MOM'S having to bury their children because no one out there can stop this...

[@rickaron7593]

As a father I'm so sorry for her loss and so many others including people within these comments who have also suffered.

[@bernie8987]

A very brave woman for sharing her story and her grief to try and help others to understand the truth of this atrocity

[@matthewgegner1474]

Joe Must GO!

[@Alabama4634]

But not the Orange Fascist who blocked the deal to fix the Border

[@larryadams2184]

Yes indeed lost my daughter 3 months ago to that nasty drug

[@BayouBarbie504]

I’m sorry for your loss ❤

[@julesservantofjesus972]

God bless this Mother and her family... I'm praying for them...🙏🏻✝️🕯️🇺🇲

[@betsy5889]

Wow 🤯 some of these everyday people speakers testimonies 🔊 are tearjerkers 😭😭

[@debant9557]

God bless this mother and family. This broke my heart.

[@usa3479]

What is a woman? Natural born women and mothers with broken hearts 💔 💔💔💔💔😢😢Westin R.I.P. Rachel R.I.P.

[@WilliamOutten-vu6rx]

Biden, the democrats, and the communist Chinese are the most to blame for this poor woman's grief.

It's not illegal or legal immigrants bringing F into the country. It's Americans from America born in America.

[@nhlpa17]

I'd say her total failure of parenting is to blame. Did someone force her son to take drugs? No. And as for the border.... Republicans blocked the most CONSERVATIVE favored border bill because Trump wanted to campaign on this not solve it.

[@WilliamOutten-vu6rx]

@@nhlpa17 Look at the statistics. For all intents and purposes, the border WAS closed.

[@davidchittick6783]

​@@nhlpa17 how could you say something like that? That poor woman lost her kid, come on your better than that. Also, she was not there when her son was doing drugs. It's not her fault.

[@nhlpa17]

@@davidchittick6783 That doesn't excuse her lies, and trying to shift her failures of parenting onto Biden.

[@ireneerrico4706]

Unbelievable brave mother. 🙏🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@user-qv3cd9pj5r]

My God is awesome. Can someone please hug her. My heart is aching for her.

[@TheAcceleratorMagazine]

No disrespect but I thot she was the Fox anchor lady.... I've heard and experienced so much sadness lately that my 70 year old eyes are about cried out. This is too sad. Plus about lost my 2yr grandson a few days ago at day care. Long story. rick in Tennessee.

[@NiaLaLa_V]

My heart breaks for you. I am one of the good babysittters who quit because you can't make enough money in that industry. I feel for parents, you're stuck.

[@TheMontm1]

I thought the same thing at first. Tomi Lahren.

[@johnbryant-nf3mg]

If her story can’t touch your heart, what can?

[@deewalker9865]

I can understand how it feels to lose a child, my Sara was 22. As much as it hurts, I will NEVER understand completely how these mothers feel 😢💔 My heart breaks for each & every one of these families. I hold each of you in my heart and my prayers that God will ease your pain & hold the current administration responsible for what the open borders have done to so many families.

[@tillysanders2593]

Such a powerful and emotionally heart wrenching speech. Heartfelt payers for her & her family .. and all families effected by these catastrophically evil drugs. And Godspeed President Trump .. 🙏🇺🇸

[@Struieboy]

Who forced her son to take drugs?

[@bigal6154]

Tears Tears MY HEART CRIES FOR 💔 HER

[@Milites-Christi]

We need a president who follows Jesus Christ.

[@carolinagirl009]

And that sure as heck isn’t Trump.

[@9ball989]

​@@carolinagirl009yes, IT IS !

[@mikebradley99]

A hard watch

[@maxmado2051]

YES , they are.Responsible. Includ CNN & MSNBC

[@maziyark.h7277]

Shame on CNN and MSNBC These two networks have become the Pravda newspaper during the former Soviet era, which was a propaganda horn for the Communist Party, and now CNN and MSNBC are a propaganda horn for the Democrats, not a news network

[@davidchittick6783]

@@maxmado2051 fr, those fake news need to be shut down. Those are one the problems in this country. Nothing but lies.

[@kristinparish9573]

I'm not being, you're crying. Good bless her and her family. RIP WESTON❤

[@timothyboyd5548]

Heartbreaking

[@eva32675]

My heart goes out for you and my vote for Trump

[@liberalssuck950]

That was utterly heartbreaking to watch! Sending prayers to her and her family! JOE MUST GO!

[@wheelmanstan]

she had everybody crying

[@garfield3443]

Losing a child is tragic and then reliving the pain of that loss by giving this speech is courageous.

[@user-bo6mu8ij3t]

Trump using them to score political points

[@smk-sy]

So emotional, bless you mom.

[@dfsking6622]

God bless you

[@lirato2]

Joe must go

[@belindagernenz7978]

I can’t stop crying for these families. This can happen to any of us. May The Lord God continue to give her and their family, and our country the strength to get through these times.

[@gaylavogel4335]

Her speech was heartbreaking. Biden and his jokester Kamala should be ashamed of the BORDER CRISIS.

[@WV-man]

How can someone vote for liberal ?? OMG we need TRUMP BACK ASAP !!

[@craigianna2844]

So tragic 🥲

[@kisha1682]

How about legal bringing in drugs? They do that too

[@MelisaSlaughter-mm3kz]

Oh bless your heart

[@larryadams2184]

Yes indeed bless you

[@user-eo2hc3ug7c]

Open Borders, God Bless These Poor American Victims ❣️✝️❣️

[@davidchittick6783]

@@user-eo2hc3ug7c I hope Trump wins & have both Biden, Harris, Jill, corrupt democrats, & Obama arrested. Their the problems in this country & what they have done, all of the lives that have been taken because of them, they can not get away with this.

[@saraburns7340]

She was AMAZING! I don't have any children and the tears were flowing down my face listening to this Woman. ❤ 🙏😪

[@godofm3tal1]

sounds like shes trying to absolve herself of guilt more than anything. like any law or political candidate is going to stop people from taking drugs. or selling drugs for that matter. get off the soap box. this problem starts at home and with individual people. ends there too.

[@forestchild3511]

Close the border!!

[@amandad6104]

This was so heartfelt omg 💔💔💔

[@MichaelVance-el5mz]

God bless your family!!!

[@frantstorpmadsen3279]

So heartbreaking

[@brandonzettel8444]

RIP JML 7-15-22

[@elelobam9299]

Stay Strong!!!!!

[@SWEETBABYSTEVE]

💔💔💔

[@ruthbenjamin5664]

A true tear jerker...God will give us courage in our lives now😊

[@genegene3348]

Except to teach your son to be his own man and not succumb to peer pressure. As a father of ten i also have some children who have tried drugs and alcohol so i understand your wanting to torally blame Biden and illegal immigrants. But as you will one day understand, i realize i must have made a mistep somewhere. I pray for my children daily and will also pray for you. I am so sorry for your loss.

[@j.l.5935]

Sad for Weston 🙏😢

[@MichaelVance-el5mz]

MY SONS NAME IS WESTON AS WELL!!AND GET THIS MY LAST NAME IS VANCE!! 😂🇺🇸⚔️🙏

[@JousungKim-ji6hz]

The second day of the US Republican National Convention... UN Ambassador Haley: “I received strong support thanks to Trump”

[@sabaha4637]

She was nobody until Trump appointed her, I hope wont hear from here…

[@sabaha4637]

Hiding comments What a surprise 🤣

[@FederalSignalModulatorFan-x9v]

This gives me sadness & Anger and hate at the same time. I feel bad for that mother. Thanks to biden.

[@QuestionsStuff]

Im not crying ........You are ....

[@debbielighthall9671]

😢😢😢😢😢

[@littleblueorchid]

Our school district has monthly fentanyl awareness meetings district wide in Bay Area California. We should not be needing these kind of programs. The border needs to be closed!!!

[@ab8588]

You need to parent. I’m a border resident and I will not take the blame for people who are not responsible for their children

[@littleblueorchid]

​@@ab8588 no on is blaming residents of the area 🙄

[@littleblueorchid]

@@ab8588 no one is blaming residents living at the boarder, so I’m not sure what your talking about.

[@PugDaddy-ze2gt]

I love you, great job! Gee wouldn't it be cool if this were true? I mean I believe it happened but, so many do not. I just can't imagine why?

[@witchfindergeneral13]

❤️

[@TheIndecisiveWigWearer]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@SuEnRoD]

Vote!

[@sabaha4637]

T R U M P

[@maxpowervideos5150]

Weston

[@bengray423]

Bidum sucks ! -----------------

[@Daytontruckstrain]

He does too young to be a mom

[@jerrywilliams8085]

👍👍😡👍👍

[@williamcarrillo100]

Lovely Mother lost her beutiful soul so much sympaty for her People come on wake up vote for right thing save your childrens of terrible drugs bec biden open border!

[@Brian80813]

Child decision? blame others?

[@suntzu-hi6hz]

you not a parent? you dont have kids?

[@yousiri2427]

Government didn’t force her son to do drugs

[@treadbomb]

Open borders made it easier for the fent to get in though without question.

[@auburnjewels2]

U.S. doctor's are to blame for the addiction crisis. Stop playing!😂

[@lalo3019]

Alcohol and the drugs here should get banned as well , this is dumb well i guess you gotta blame someone other than your kid lady 😒

[@matthewgegner1474]

Trump 2024🎉

[@ab8588]

Talk about passing the buck. Where’s the conservative support for personal responsibility and accountability.

[@ktsmttt3174]

It's a 15 year old who gave into peer pressure and tried a drug. Not someone who committed violence. The open borders provide a much higher risk to poisonings.

[@TTOCSSMITH]

What did Trump do when he was president to help this mother?

[@pamstarwalt3880]

He kept the border closed.

[@Redspottedbug]

It happened while BIDEN is president . Open your ears

@@pamstarwalt3880 Trump promised to solve the opioid crisis in 2026. He did nothing to solve the opioid crisis. The border is literally the same as it was. Fentanyl is being brought to America by Americans born in America. Your racism clouds your judgement. You are being lied to.

[@TTOCSSMITH]

@@pamstarwalt3880Why did Trump stop Border Patrol and Senate approved legislation from moving forward to close the border?

She should be blaming Americans from America who are bringing Fentanyl into the US.

[@countryslicker]

I almost lost my child to fentanyl too in Nashville. It’s bad

[@georgehenderson7783]

I watched this on Trump's YT channel a few hours ago. Heart breaking. Respect to this woman for standing up and sharing her story to galvanize us in the fight to take back our country!

[@lovegod8582]

Did Sabrina Carpenter lose her son?

[@MattieShiloh]

🥲🥲🥲

[@bigboss-oz2vi]

Joke must go. Joke must go.

[@brycelynch2306]

Didn’t Trump say he’d fix fentanyl in 2016 😮

[@chrisjordan2650]

Then Biden opened the borders and are nation was flooded with that poison. Open your eyes.

[@Hubtones1]

He worked to close the borders, Biden opened them like never before. How do you not get something so simple?

[@wyattwyatt7088]

joe is gone now. what’s next lmao

[@88Crager]

This has nothing to do with Biden.

[@carol-tg3jk]

IT HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH FJB WITH HIS POLICY ON OPEN BORDERS 👿

@@carol-tg3jk Trump promised to solve the opioid crisis in 2026. He did nothing to solve the opioid crisis. The border is not open. And Fentanyl is brought to the US by Americans from America born in America.

[@9ball989]

​@@carol-tg3jkabsolutly.

[@k-1llmatic832]

Shaaa-wing🎉

[@oooodaxteroooo]

How can she not know about RFK Jr.'s brilliant anti-drug ideas? He flight and won the fight himself! From heroin to presidential candidate. Man! How is she not endorsing RFK, if she means what she's saying?!?

[@valeriehofmann2615]

😂

[@ab8588]

Safe space for bad parents.

[@nhlpa17]

Why did she raise her son so poorly? P.S. I know this family and she is lying.

[@JcLeach]

You probably didn’t best friends with her son so if u want to talk shi know what ur saying

[@nhlpa17]

@@JcLeach Are you high? Or do you normally type so poorly?

[@JcLeach]

@@nhlpa17 or do u usually just hide behind insults when ur a dumbass who doesn’t know who ur talking about

[@JcLeach]

@@nhlpa17 And do you usually go straight to insults when u don’t know what to say

[@nhlpa17]

@@JcLeach when you can't even get a coherent sentence out.... what am I supposed to do?

[@MichaelFrew-s4x]

Botox baby yehhhh