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Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Politics
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'Pawn Stars' boss Rick Harrison praises Trump for border crackdown after son's death
Rick Harrison found hope in the Trump administration after losing his son, Adam, to a fentanyl overdose one year ago. The "Pawn Stars" boss praised President Donald Trump for taking steps to shut down the border and prevent criminal activity. Two days after Trump took his second oath of office, the president issued an executive order suspending migrants from crossing the southern border. Adam Harrison died in January 2024 due to "fentanyl and methamphetamine toxicity," Clark County, Nevada, coroners confirmed to Fox News Digital at the time. His manner of death was ruled an accident. He was 39. 'Pawn Stars' Rick Harrison Recalls The One Time Trump Apologized To Him: 'This Is All My Fault' "Closing the border was absolutely amazing," Harrison exclusively told Fox News Digital. "That's where … that's where it's all coming from." Harrison also issued a stern warning to perpetrators caught selling the narcotic. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine, according to the California Department of Public Health. Read On The Fox News App Fentanyl can be sold alone or combined with other drugs to make them cheaper. 'Pawn Stars' Boss Rick Harrison Questions If He Could Have Saved Son From Fentanyl Overdose: 'Nothing Worse' "I want anyone selling fentanyl to go to jail for the rest of their life," Harrison said. "They're selling poison. They're killing people. I think it's every 11 minutes someone dies from fentanyl in this country." WATCH: 'PAWN STARS' RICK HARRISON RIPS POLITICIANS OVER FENTANYL CRISIS AFTER SON'S DEATH: 'ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING' Like What You're Reading? Click Here For More Entertainment News He added, "It's just horrific, and something has to be done about it. If you make the punishment for selling it so bad, it'll probably still be out there to some degree, but a lot of it'll go away. Close up the borders, you know, really start cracking down on these countries that are letting people manufacture it there." After Adam's death, Harrison remembered Trump calling to offer his condolences. "I was kind of a train wreck at the time. I'll be completely honest," Harrison said. "I don't remember the conversation that well. I mean, I was really bad for a week." The reality star recalled Trump telling him that his administration was going to "do what we can" to stop the fentanyl crisis. Click Here To Sign Up For The Entertainment Newsletter "I believed him – just look at the border now," Harrison said. "Border crossings are down 98% or something like that. It was just coming across the border like crazy, and like, we just need to crack down." The longtime TV star has thwarted his own political ambitions, but he admitted he might be ready for a new gig. "I keep on thinking about it," he said of the idea of running for office. "Eventually, probably, I will. But I'm really enjoying life right now." The reality star proposed to fiancée Angie Polushkin in March after dating for more than a year. He added, "I can't change the world, but maybe I can make it a little bit better. And so I do a lot of charity work, things like that. But maybe I'll run for office." In an incident report obtained by the New York Post, Adam had reportedly been behind bars for months before moving into a guesthouse in the Las Vegas area, where he was found dead. While Adam was not featured on "Pawn Stars," he reportedly worked at the shop and in the family business. "Pawn Stars" debuted in 2009 and still airs today. The premiere date for season 23 has yet to be article source: 'Pawn Stars' boss Rick Harrison praises Trump for border crackdown after son's death
Fox News
02-04-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
'Pawn Stars' boss Rick Harrison praises Trump for border crackdown after son's death
Rick Harrison found hope in the Trump administration after losing his son, Adam, to a fentanyl overdose one year ago. The "Pawn Stars" boss praised President Donald Trump for taking steps to shut down the border and prevent criminal activity. Two days after Trump took his second oath of office, the president issued an executive order suspending migrants from crossing the southern border. Adam Harrison died in January 2024 due to "fentanyl and methamphetamine toxicity," Clark County, Nevada, coroners confirmed to Fox News Digital at the time. His manner of death was ruled an accident. He was 39. "Closing the border was absolutely amazing," Harrison exclusively told Fox News Digital. "That's where … that's where it's all coming from." Harrison also issued a stern warning to perpetrators caught selling the narcotic. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine, according to the California Department of Public Health. "Closing the border was absolutely amazing." Fentanyl can be sold alone or combined with other drugs to make them cheaper. "I want anyone selling fentanyl to go to jail for the rest of their life," Harrison said. "They're selling poison. They're killing people. I think it's every 11 minutes someone dies from fentanyl in this country." WATCH: 'PAWN STARS' RICK HARRISON RIPS POLITICIANS OVER FENTANYL CRISIS AFTER SON'S DEATH: 'ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING' He added, "It's just horrific, and something has to be done about it. If you make the punishment for selling it so bad, it'll probably still be out there to some degree, but a lot of it'll go away. Close up the borders, you know, really start cracking down on these countries that are letting people manufacture it there." "I want anyone selling fentanyl to go to jail for the rest of their life. They're selling poison. They're killing people." After Adam's death, Harrison remembered Trump calling to offer his condolences. "I was kind of a train wreck at the time. I'll be completely honest," Harrison said. "I don't remember the conversation that well. I mean, I was really bad for a week." The reality star recalled Trump telling him that his administration was going to "do what we can" to stop the fentanyl crisis. "I believed him – just look at the border now," Harrison said. "Border crossings are down 98% or something like that. It was just coming across the border like crazy, and like, we just need to crack down." The longtime TV star has thwarted his own political ambitions, but he admitted he might be ready for a new gig. "I keep on thinking about it," he said of the idea of running for office. "Eventually, probably, I will. But I'm really enjoying life right now." The reality star proposed to fiancée Angie Polushkin in March after dating for more than a year. He added, "I can't change the world, but maybe I can make it a little bit better. And so I do a lot of charity work, things like that. But maybe I'll run for office." In an incident report obtained by the New York Post, Adam had reportedly been behind bars for months before moving into a guesthouse in the Las Vegas area, where he was found dead. While Adam was not featured on "Pawn Stars," he reportedly worked at the shop and in the family business. "Pawn Stars" debuted in 2009 and still airs today. The premiere date for season 23 has yet to be released.
Fox News
28-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
'Pawn Stars' boss Rick Harrison didn't have prenup for first 3 wives, unsure if he'll get for fourth marriage
Rick Harrison is lucky in love, despite three previous attempts at marriage. The "Pawn Stars" boss proposed to fiancée Angie Polushkin in March after dating for more than a year. Soon after their engagement, questions surfaced surrounding a prenuptial agreement. Harrison, 60, exclusively told Fox News Digital that he doesn't know about a prenup this time. However, he wholeheartedly believed that marriage "is supposed to be forever" each and every time he said "I do," but sometimes it just doesn't work out like that. "I don't know. You know, the whole thing is, it's supposed to be forever, you know, but some things screw up, you know," Harrison said. "I really find it, like, there's not enough happy people in the world. I'm happy. I mean … I am really well off, you know what I mean? And I'm going to enjoy my life." "We'll get it figured out. But in the long run, I'm the happiest man in the world." Harrison and Polushkin began dating in early 2024. He was so fond of Polushkin after the moment they met that he canceled prior obligations just to see her again. "I went out on a date with her, and I actually had a date with another girl the next night," Harrison admitted. "The next night, I was on a date for, like, 45 minutes, and I literally found an excuse to leave. I called up Angie and said, 'Let's go out again.'" "We'll get it figured out. But in the long run, I'm the happiest man in the world." He added, "We get along great. We've never been in a fight." WATCH: 'PAWN STARS' RICK HARRISON RECALLS FIRST DATE WITH FIANCÉE Harrison said their romance and engagement was "one of those things where you fall in love." "I figured, it's been over a year," Harrison said. "I had some business down in Chile, and so I got a few extra days in Chile and I brought her to the Casablanaca Valley and set it up for us to have dinner." The intimate restaurant was closed except for the two of them, where a nine-course meal was served. "There was a wine pairing, so we were a little tipsy, and I proposed," Harrison said. He admitted "she immediately said yes" to the proposal, with wedding plans in place for next year. "I am really well off, you know what I mean? And I'm going to enjoy my life." "She's doing wedding planning," Harrison said. "I come up with an idea, and she's like, no." News of his engagement comes five years after Harrison's divorce from his third wife, Deanna Burditt, in the summer of 2020. The two tied the knot in 2013 during a ceremony in Laugna Beach, California. After seven years of marriage, Harrison filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences as the cause and stating that their "tastes, mental dispositions, views, likes, and dislikes have become so divergent that they have become incompatible in marriage." Harrison was previously married to Kim Harrison from 1982-85, who he shares sons Adam and Corey with, and then Tracy Harrison from 1986-2011. The former couple has a son, Jake. He's advocated for stricter border control polices in the wake of son Adam's accidental death due to a fentanyl overdose. Harrison said that if Adam were alive, he would have been excited about his dad's engagement news. "He would have been happy about it," Harrison said. "He was one of the most fun-loving guys you ever met in your life. Always happy, never mad." He added, "He would have just literally said, 'Score, Dad!'" Adam died in January 2024 due to "fentanyl and methamphetamine toxicity," which Clark County, Nevada, coroners confirmed to Fox News Digital at the time. His manner of death was ruled an accident. He was 39. While Adam was not featured on "Pawn Stars," he reportedly worked at the shop and in the family business. "Pawn Stars" debuted in 2009 and still airs today. The premiere date for season 23 has yet to be released.
Fox News
20-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
'Pawn Stars' boss Rick Harrison questions if he could have saved son from fentanyl overdose: 'Nothing worse'
Reality star Rick Harrison continues to grieve the loss of his son, Adam Harrison, more than one year after his death due to an accidental overdose. The "Pawn Stars" personality admitted in an interview on "In Depth with Graham Bensinger" that Adam, who struggled with addiction issues throughout his life, is on his mind every day. Adam died in January 2024 due to "fentanyl and methamphetamine toxicity," Clark County, Nevada, coroners confirmed to Fox News Digital at the time. His manner of death was ruled an accident. He was 39. Bensinger brought up Adam's name during a conversation with the CEO of Rick Harrison Productions, Tracy Whittaker, and said she "instantly" started crying. He asked her why, and Whittaker said she knew Rick was "still hurting, but he'll never show it." "No. I think about him every day," Rick said. "In his 20s, he had the drug problems and just, I mean, God, I put him in rehab so many times and every time he'd be doing great." Rick noted, "Then it would just fall back." WATCH: 'PAWN STARS' RICK HARRISON RIPS POLITICIANS OVER FENTANYL CRISIS AFTER SON'S DEATH: 'ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING' "I mean, you've heard the same story from a million people, and it got really, really bad, and apparently it wasn't heroin he got. He ended up getting some fentanyl, killed him," he said. Adam died on Jan. 19, 2024 in Las Vegas. Since his death, Rick has questioned how he could have helped his son. "The thing is, when you lose a kid, you second guess f---ing everything," Rick said. "It's like, could I have done this? Could I have done this? Could I have done this? Could I have done this? "And it's like it goes through your brain constantly. There's not a day I don't go by [without] thinking about him." WATCH: 'PAWN STARS' RICK HARRISON HONORS LATE SON ADAM He added, "Could I have done something different? I mean, I think I did everything right. You just sit in your head, what if I did this? What if I did this? You know what I mean? What if I just grabbed him, f---ing locked him in the back of my truck, drove him to Oregon and put him over to where he couldn't get… I mean, you have a hundred things go through your mind. "I mean, there is nothing worse than losing a kid." In an incident report obtained by the New York Post, Adam had reportedly been behind bars for months before moving into a guesthouse in the Las Vegas area, where he was found dead. "Yes, I can confirm Adam died from a fentanyl overdose," Rick told Fox News Digital in January. "The fentanyl crisis in this country must be taken more seriously. It seems it is just flowing over the borders and nothing is being done about it. We must do better." While Adam was not featured on "Pawn Stars," he reportedly worked at the shop and in the family business. "Pawn Stars" debuted in 2009 and still airs today. The premiere date for season 23 has yet to be released.
