Can Trump really reduce my medicine costs by 600 per cent?

@TheHorse (229198)
Walnut Creek, California
July 25, 2025 6:47pm CST
Some "Liberal" websites are claiming that Trump said he could reduce medicine costs by 600 per cent. As anyone who graduated 5th Grade arithmetic knows, it is impossible to reduce medicine costs by 600 per cent. A 100 per cent decrease in medicine costs would mean free medicine. At least one website went so far as to post video ostensibly showing Trump saying this. Do you believe Trump actually said this? Are Lefties resorting to AI to make Trump look like an idiot? I can't find the link right now. But it looked real to me. Maybe I am just another "blind consumer."
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Go Crossbones
@crossbones27 (51002)
• Mojave, California
26 Jul
Someone posted that on the Microsoft news sites. They like where does Trump come up with these numbers,1000 percent 600, 500? it is impossible. I have heard people say you have to give 110 percent in like sports, even at work, military and stuff, but I get that. You are so tired, its meant as you have to even dig deeper to get the desired results you want, but what Trump is saying does not meet the laws of reality. These people really believe if you say it, then it will come true. No, it does not work like that either. First it has to make sense for it to become reality.
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Go Crossbones
@crossbones27 (51002)
• Mojave, California
26 Jul
@DaddyEvil Good point, for people I guess. I hope the apocalypse never happens because Trump types are going to be screwed when they do not know how to find their own food to survive long enough to get back to where he can smooth talk people into bringing him food.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (155509)
• United States
26 Jul
No, it doesn't have to make sense or we wouldn't have trump as president.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229198)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Jul
I have heard the "give 110 per cent" thing. Its meaning is understood.
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (123979)
• United States
26 Jul
He said that it would be reduced by 1000 to 1500 percent. Moron. As are the people who believe that.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229198)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Jul
I take you do not think it is AI generated.
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (123979)
• United States
26 Jul
@TheHorse He said it live on camera
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229198)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Jul
@NJChicaa But could it be AI generated by the Left? Wanting to make him look like a total idiot?
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (114329)
• El Paso, Texas
26 Jul
It's all hooeeyy anymore, media writers only want ratings so they'll write just about anything they can just to get that I miss Walter
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (114329)
• El Paso, Texas
26 Jul
There's no way to know for sure, the media has the power to truncate everything anyone says just by editing a video so that only that which they want you to think someone said is true. At least Conkite simply relayed the news back in the day because journalists weren't out to get high ratings at that time.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229198)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Jul
@rebelann I'd bet TV producers were concerned about rating even back then.Business is business. But Cronkite did have that air of integrity and objectivity about him.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229198)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Jul
You don't think Trump actually said that?
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vikingswest
@Vikingswest1 (7239)
• United States
26 Jul
I heard it was as high as 1500%. Not sure how that math works, though.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229198)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Jul
@Porwest will explain it to you. He was my best professor at Trump University.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229198)
• Walnut Creek, California
30 Jul
@porwest Great minds think alike. Here's your thousand dollar prescription for free. And here's a $5,000 check. Thanks for voting for me.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (104381)
• United States
29 Jul
@TheHorse The bottom line is that you can't unless you are willing to get the pharmaceutical companies to hand you a check with your prescription. That's all I will say about this.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (120176)
• Marion, Ohio
26 Jul
They don't need to make stuff up.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (120176)
• Marion, Ohio
26 Jul
@TheHorse He doesn't understand anything.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229198)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Jul
@wolfgirl569 I used to share his love of McDonalds. But it's hard on my tummy now.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229198)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Jul
It's so odd (to me) that some people lie even when they don't have to. In this case, Trump just made an idiot of himself by demonstrating an absolute lack of understanding of what "per cent" means.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (359904)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jul
I really hate it that now we have to try to check everything out in case someone is using AI to generate stuff.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229198)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Jul
In this case, I was being facetious.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229198)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Jul
@JudyEv Yeah. But multiple sources had video of him talking this nonsense.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (359904)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jul
@TheHorse Fair enough but the fact remains that it's difficult to be sure sometimes who's creating what.
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (48268)
• India
27 Jul
Regardless of 600 or even 100%, the fact that the Trump administration might impose additional import duty on medicines imported from India could in fact jack up medicine prices of many generics in US. If the first tranche of Indo US deals comes through, then that might be avoided. And well, now everyone knows that Trump exaggerates a lot !
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229198)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Jul
Heh.
ultraman cosmos
@id_peace (16241)
• Singapore
26 Jul
It is not quite possible actually. My government did reduced it by 50% by direct subsidies for the patients.
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ultraman cosmos
@id_peace (16241)
• Singapore
26 Jul
@TheHorse 50% is not through the forcing of the medication cost to be lower but to subsidies it. Because we also have a force saving plans which we have to automatically save 20% of our incomes through the government provision funds, the huge medical expenses can be deducted directly from these account. Hence, the real out of pocket payment is not that great compared to other countries.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229198)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Jul
@id_peace I am glad they look after their citizens.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229198)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Jul
Sounds like a good thing. 50 per cent is a statistical possibility.
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LK2018
@Letranknight2015 (52423)
• Philippines
26 Jul
If they're going to do it, maybe it should start with the law makers. Presidential initiative only last when the leader is in the term. But seriously, that's really fishy to me.. I think the simplest way to reduce medicine price is to import some from foreign countries or let the govt. subsidizes. Pharma Companies don't like that specially their taxes are high.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229198)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Jul
Not my area of expertise. I was merely pointing out the the "President" of the United States does not understand "percentages."
Anne Marie Guyer
@LeaPea2417 (38150)
• Toccoa, Georgia
26 Jul
That can't be done.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229198)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Jul
Exactly. Epstein said that Trump could not even understand a spread sheet.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (480509)
• Italy
26 Jul
He also said that if he was elected he would have ended Ukraine/Russia within 3 months... MISSED!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229198)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Jul
I thought he said on the first day.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (155509)
• United States
26 Jul
Yes, trump did say that and more... And there are a LOT of people who believe it...
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DE
@DaddyEvil (155509)
• United States
26 Jul
@TheHorse Really? There are a lot of things wrong with our educational system but, if a person wants to learn, they can do well and not be stupid... trump didn't want to learn so is still stupid and shows it every time he opens his mouth.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229198)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Jul
What is wrong with our educational system?
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (196441)
• United States
26 Jul
Of course he said it.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229198)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Jul
I know. I was being coy.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229198)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Jul
@LindaOHio I know two,people who may still support him.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (196441)
• United States
27 Jul
@TheHorse His supporters think he is doing a fabulous job.
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Gayle Harrelson
@2ndchances24 (10706)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
26 Jul
I sure would like to think it was true with the cost of just 1 of my meds what it cost me to take every mon, it takes 2 of my s s cks to make sure I have enough to get it.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229198)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Jul
I am sure some meds are quite expensive.
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Gayle Harrelson
@2ndchances24 (10706)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
26 Jul
@TheHorse My Eliquis is 400 $ every 3 months & I don't take out the whole 400, I take 200 out & save up it to put another 200 with it the mon I pick it up so it don't totally break me.
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