US EditionTrump touts lower drug prices as GOP preps for 2026: ‘I AM THE AFFORDABILITY PRESIDENT’
Trump claims unprecedented drug price drops up to 700% using favored nations status to rebrand GOP's affordability message ahead of 2026 midterm elections.
- Early Saturday, President Donald Trump declared himself `the affordability president` on Truth Social, continuing a rebrand after poor Republican results earlier this month.
- Following the contests earlier this month, Republicans faced panic as Democratic candidates won on affordability, sparking in-fighting with Vice President JD Vance blaming former President Joe Biden.
- Backed by his post, Trump claimed he invoked favored nations status and said drug prices were falling at 500%, 600%, and 700% levels, calling it a revolution in medicine.
- Trump is urging a messaging shift to affordability to shore up the GOP for the midterm elections, claiming this focus could deliver `RECORD NUMBERS` in victories and urging Republican ownership.
- With midterms next year, the party faces pressure as Republicans defend their record while critics ridicule the rising use of affordability, complicating GOP messaging on healthcare and costs.
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Trump Says Drug Prices Fell '700%', but Experts Call It Impossible
United States President Donald Trump has claimed that drug prices have dropped by '500%, 600%, 700% and more' under a policy he says he personally triggered, calling the development the 'biggest and most important event ever' in American healthcare.Posting on his Truth Social account, Trump declared himself the 'Affordability President' and urged Republicans to 'talk loudly and proudly' about the alleged reductions ahead of the next midterm elec…
'AFFORDABILITY PRESIDENT' Trump: GOP should win midterms as drug prices falling 'AT LEVELS NEVER SEEN'
President Donald Trump on Saturday boasted about lowering drug prices, seeking to tie his administration and Republican rule with affordability and economic prosperity. Soon after announcing a no-fly zone over Venezuela Saturday morning, Trump said drug prices were falling across the board, a development he credited to himself and Republicans. “Because I have invoked FAVORED NATIONS STATUS FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DRUG PRICES ARE FALLIN…
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