Trump, Drug and Executive Order
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President Donald Trump incorrectly placed the blame for high prescription drug prices in the U.S. on foreign nations, making the comments Monday when signing an executive order intended to lower their cost.
The president announced an executive order aimed at lowering U.S. drug costs, revisiting an idea that was blocked in court during his first term.
As in negotiations with foreign nations, minor concessions by drug companies are more likely than a true overhaul.
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President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive order setting a 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower the cost of prescription drugs in the U.S.
Full Video/Highlights: Trump Announces Prescription Drug Price Caps, Press Conference On Many Topics
President Trump will hold a press conference Monday morning with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to announce an executive order to cap prescription drug and pharmaceutical prices at the lowest cost offered in any other country.
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PhRMA, which gave $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund, warned against parts of Trump's drug pricing executive order.