Millions may face prescription drug price surge on Oct. 22

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> White House spokeswoman Allison Schuster said [...] “President Trump remains dedicated to lowering the cost of prescription drugs, as evidenced by his Most-Favored-Nation drug pricing agreements that now span nearly 90% of the branded drug market,"

I remember the promises from 14 months ago [0]:

> "You know, we’ve cut drug prices by 1,200, 1,300 and 1,400, 1,500%," he told reporters on Sunday, noting the reductions will start over the next two to three months. "I don’t mean 50%. I mean 14- 1,500%." [...]

> "Moving forward, the only thing I will accept from drug manufacturers is a commitment that provides American families immediate relief from the vastly inflated drug prices and an end to the free ride of American innovation by European and other developed nations,” he wrote, giving the companies 60 days to comply.

[0] https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/11/business/prescription-drug-pr...

“President Trump remains dedicated to lowering the cost of prescription drugs“ they said, days before the cost of prescription drugs increase dramatically for millions of Americans.

A clear example of judging actions, not words.

There's a bunch of videos I get on Instagram that shows someone asking a trump supporter about facts or relatively basic things. They either completely deny it when confronted or make an excuse for why they suddenly have a double standard. These people have fundamentally broken brains and can be told anything and they believe it.

Many of them were conditioned by religious organizations to answer difficult questions by just ad libbing a reason.

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE NOVEMBER 4TH!!!!

signed: John Barron

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