Article snippet: Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories President Trump, in a private telephone conversation with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto earlier this year, described New Hampshire as a “drug-infested den” and said that the state’s opioid addiction crisis helped propel him to victory there. “We have a massive drug problem where kids are becoming addicted to drugs because the drugs are being sold for less money than candy,” Trump said, according to a transcript of the Jan. 27 call published by The Washington Post on Thursday. “I won New Hampshire because New Hampshire is a drug-infested den.” Trump’s first electoral victory was in the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary. He lost the state in the general election. The president’s comment enraged New Hampshire’s leading politicians — Democrats and Republicans alike — some of whom called the characterization “disgusting” and “unacceptable.” Republican Governor Chris Sununu, who has defended Trump in the past, said, “It’s disappointing his mischaracterization of this epidemic ignores the great things this state has to offer.” The Washington Post obtained transcripts of Trump’s talks with Peña Nieto and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Trump’s statement about New Hampshire is the latest example of controversy erupting over comments he never intended to be made public. Just this week, Sports Illustrated published a... Link to the full article to read more