Trump to hold briefing on opioid crisis at 3 p.m./1900 GMT

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[August 08, 2017]    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he will hold a briefing on Tuesday to discuss the opioid crisis in the United States.

President Donald Trump reacts as he boards Marine One helicopter while departing for vacation in Bedminster, New Jersey, from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., August 4, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

"I will be holding a major briefing on the Opioid crisis, a major problem for our country, today at 3:00 P.M. in Bedminster, N.J.," he said in a Twitter post.

(Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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