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Trump Claims He’ll Slash Drug Prices By as Much as ‘1400%’
- On July 22, 2025, Donald Trump pledged to cut drug prices by 1400%, announcing the plan during an East Room event at the White House.
- Amid growing concern over drug costs, Trump revived his drug-price crusade after his first administration’s unfulfilled pledge, citing widespread frustration over high U.S. medication costs.
- Fact checks noted Trump’s 1500% reduction claim defies basic math, leaving social media users and analysts highlighting that no price can drop beyond 100%.
- During a Republican gathering, Trump threatened Mercedes, BMW and Volkswagen with U.S. sales bans unless their drug divisions drop prices, and said he’d use trade tools to force countries to cut drug costs.
- The May executive order initiated a most favored nation policy, which would tie U.S. drug prices to the lowest rates paid by other developed countries.
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Trump Hit With Epic Math Lesson After Making Absurd Claim About Lowering Drug Prices
Percentages are a part of mathematics that a lot of students struggle with. But they should be a breeze for any alumnus of Fordham University or a Penn State Wharton School of Business graduate with a bachelor's degree in economics, like MAGA Republican President Donald Trump.For example, if you're talking about tangible items, like prices for prescription drugs, those can increase by any percentage, and often do. For example, to double the pric…
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