Trump wants to control prescription drug costs

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For real - does it make anybody else here furious that Clinton/Obama/Biden didn’t make an announcement like this?

If they had done it the, the Rs would have lost their sh*t, bc you know, socialism and it will stymie innovation in pharma. But Trump did it so, it’s brilliant.

And Clinton/Obama/Biden didn't usually go around "announcing" stuff without at least having a plan and some support in Congress. But Trump just goes around saying shit with no plan whatsoever.

The key difference is when Clinton/Obama/Biden announced something constructive on drug pricing, the right wing propaganda machine went into all out attack mode about how it was socialism, would ruin innovation, etc.

When Trump announces he’s cutting drug prices with absolutely no plan to make it happen, the same propagandists are falling all over themselves to praise dear leader.

Let's be clear here...trump did not announce lower drug prices. He simply raised an edict that the US should pay most favored nation prices for drugs.

[Anonymous]

The easiest way to lower drug prices is for the companies to WILLINGLY stop buying advertising and saturating all the commercial air time! The costs for their advertising budgets must be astronomical.

I am so, so sick of drug commercials everywhere. I remember the "good ole days" when it was not even permitted/FCC for prescription drugs to be advertised!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For real - does it make anybody else here furious that Clinton/Obama/Biden didn’t make an announcement like this?

If they had done it the, the Rs would have lost their sh*t, bc you know, socialism and it will stymie innovation in pharma. But Trump did it so, it’s brilliant.

And Clinton/Obama/Biden didn't usually go around "announcing" stuff without at least having a plan and some support in Congress. But Trump just goes around saying shit with no plan whatsoever.

The key difference is when Clinton/Obama/Biden announced something constructive on drug pricing, the right wing propaganda machine went into all out attack mode about how it was socialism, would ruin innovation, etc.

When Trump announces he’s cutting drug prices with absolutely no plan to make it happen, the same propagandists are falling all over themselves to praise dear leader.

Let's be clear here...trump did not announce lower drug prices. He simply raised an edict that the US should pay most favored nation prices for drugs.

Which is like yelling into the void and hoping it does something. He did something useless, but will certainly talk like he cured cancer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For real - does it make anybody else here furious that Clinton/Obama/Biden didn’t make an announcement like this?

If they had done it the, the Rs would have lost their sh*t, bc you know, socialism and it will stymie innovation in pharma. But Trump did it so, it’s brilliant.

And Clinton/Obama/Biden didn't usually go around "announcing" stuff without at least having a plan and some support in Congress. But Trump just goes around saying shit with no plan whatsoever.

The key difference is when Clinton/Obama/Biden announced something constructive on drug pricing, the right wing propaganda machine went into all out attack mode about how it was socialism, would ruin innovation, etc.

When Trump announces he’s cutting drug prices with absolutely no plan to make it happen, the same propagandists are falling all over themselves to praise dear leader.

Let's be clear here...trump did not announce lower drug prices. He simply raised an edict that the US should pay most favored nation prices for drugs.

Which is like yelling into the void and hoping it does something. He did something useless, but will certainly talk like he cured cancer.

This is part of his governing strategy. Issue EOs every day or every few days to make it look like he's actually DOING SOMETHING for Americans, create the impression of positive change, and then take credit for it--all without delivering results (except for shutting down migration at the border).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://bsky.app/profile/nytimes.com/post/3loybw3er222p

President Trump signed an executive order asking pharmaceutical companies to voluntarily lower their prices, but cited no obvious legal authority to mandate changes.

Why would big pharmaceutical voluntarily cut their profits?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would any Democrat oppose this aside from just to score points for their team? If Obama did this you all would be lauding praise on this.

Didn’t vote for Trump but this is a great idea.

+100

[Anonymous]

This is good news

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s hilarious that had Kamala been elected and she hatched an identical plan to lower drug prices, DCUM posters would be hailing her as The Second Coming.

But Trump does it?


“hE’s InTeRfErInG wItH ThE fReE mArKEt!!!!”



So predictable. So tiresome.

LOL, no it wasn't the same plan or approach, but either way, you all call democrats socialists and communists when it is your authoritiarian leader who takes open bribes and is now trying to set market prices - you know, socialism.

Trump is pro Union and a former Dem. The reason he won the election, and Romney didn’t, is because of stuff like this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s hilarious that had Kamala been elected and she hatched an identical plan to lower drug prices, DCUM posters would be hailing her as The Second Coming.

But Trump does it?


“hE’s InTeRfErInG wItH ThE fReE mArKEt!!!!”



So predictable. So tiresome.

LOL, no it wasn't the same plan or approach, but either way, you all call democrats socialists and communists when it is your authoritiarian leader who takes open bribes and is now trying to set market prices - you know, socialism.

Trump is pro Union and a former Dem. The reason he won the election, and Romney didn’t, is because of stuff like this.

https://aflcio.org/press/releases/donald-trumps-catastrophic-and-devastating-anti-labor-track-record

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s hilarious that had Kamala been elected and she hatched an identical plan to lower drug prices, DCUM posters would be hailing her as The Second Coming.

But Trump does it?


“hE’s InTeRfErInG wItH ThE fReE mArKEt!!!!”



So predictable. So tiresome.

LOL, no it wasn't the same plan or approach, but either way, you all call democrats socialists and communists when it is your authoritiarian leader who takes open bribes and is now trying to set market prices - you know, socialism.

Trump is pro Union and a former Dem. The reason he won the election, and Romney didn’t, is because of stuff like this.

Where do you people come up with this stuff? Last fall, he and the other deranged guy laughed together on a podcast about union busting.

“The United Auto Workers (UAW) said Tuesday that it filed federal labor charges alleging former President Trump and Elon Musk attempted to “intimidate and threaten” workers during their Monday evening interview on the social platform X.

“I mean, I look at what you do,” Trump told Musk. “You walk in, you say, ‘You want to quit?’ They go on strike, I won’t mention the name of the company, but they go on strike, and you say, ‘That’s OK, you’re all gone. You’re all gone. So, every one of you is gone.’”

Federal law protects workers who go on strike from being fired, and it is illegal to threaten to do so, the UAW argued.”

https://ktla.com/hill-politics/uaw-files-labor-charges-against-trump-and-musk-alleging-worker-intimidation/

[Anonymous]

How exactly does this work? Is it for imported drugs or does it affect the prices for US manufactured drugs?

Meanwhile, the Energy and Commerce House Committee's plan starts off by eliminating the provision that assists 10 million Medicare enrollees with premium, deductible, and copay costs for Medicare A and B as well as part D drug plans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s hilarious that had Kamala been elected and she hatched an identical plan to lower drug prices, DCUM posters would be hailing her as The Second Coming.

But Trump does it?


“hE’s InTeRfErInG wItH ThE fReE mArKEt!!!!”



So predictable. So tiresome.

LOL, no it wasn't the same plan or approach, but either way, you all call democrats socialists and communists when it is your authoritiarian leader who takes open bribes and is now trying to set market prices - you know, socialism.

Trump is pro Union and a former Dem. The reason he won the election, and Romney didn’t, is because of stuff like this.

https://aflcio.org/press/releases/donald-trumps-catastrophic-and-devastating-anti-labor-track-record

In 2016 even as he was running he ran afoul of the NLRB for refusing to negotiate with the union at his Vegas hotel/casino. He was a Republican from 1987 until 1999 and then switched his registration 5 times between then and 2012. Roy Cohn was a registered Dem as well, but he had close relationships with both Nixon and Reagan.

[Anonymous]

So, let me get this straight. This EO is him saying "pretty please with a bow on top?" to big pharma and that's it?! Because he has no legal authority to mandate they lower prices. And the EO wasn't any kind of deal he'd struck up with the big pharma companies?? So it's just all talk and smoke and mirrors.

President yam tits, ya almost had me with this one! I was thinking to myself, ya know, it took ~110 days but at least he's doing one worthwhile thing. Stupid me.

[Anonymous]

Biden signed the same kind of EO in 2022. Trump killed it in Jan 2025. Now he’s taking credit for what Biden already did. You Trump supporters are so gullible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://bsky.app/profile/nytimes.com/post/3loybw3er222p

President Trump signed an executive order asking pharmaceutical companies to voluntarily lower their prices, but cited no obvious legal authority to mandate changes.

Why would big pharmaceutical voluntarily cut their profits?

They won't, which is why this is all a nothingburger.