President Trump just took a sledgehammer to Big Pharma’s greedy pricing schemes. Flanked by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz, Trump unveiled an executive order forcing drug companies to slash prescription prices to match what other countries pay. This bold America First move targets decades of exploitation where hardworking citizens bankrolled global medical research while foreign nations paid pennies.
The “Most-Favored-Nation” order mandates immediate price cuts of 50% to 90% on critical medications. No more letting Europe freeload off American innovation while our seniors ration insulin. Trump made clear: U.S. patients will now get the same bargain rates as Germany or Canada. This isn’t a request—it’s a demand with teeth, threatening federal action against any company that refuses.
For years, U.S. patients footed 75% of Big Pharma’s global profits despite being just 5% of the world population. Drugmakers got rich charging Americans triple for pills made in the same factories as cheaper foreign versions. Meanwhile, U.S. taxpayers funded drug research through NIH grants—only to get price-gouged at the pharmacy counter.
Trump called this disparity “economic warfare” against U.S. citizens. His order forces foreign countries to pay their fair share for medical breakthroughs. No more sweetheart deals where socialist health systems bully companies into low prices, then stick America with the bill. The era of global freeloading ends today.
Secretary Kennedy Jr. blasted pharmaceutical lobbyists for putting profits over patients, vowing to dismantle their “legalized cartel.” Dr. Oz highlighted how middlemen like pharmacy benefit managers jack up prices through hidden kickbacks. Both praised Trump for bypassing Washington’s corrupt power brokers to deliver direct relief.
The order lets Americans buy FDA-approved drugs straight from manufacturers at negotiated “patriot prices.” It claws back taxpayer-funded research if companies refuse to play fair. Most importantly, it stops other nations from strong-arming discounts while relying on U.S. innovation to save their citizens.
Big Pharma immediately howled, claiming the move will stifle innovation. But Trump fired back: “Real innovation doesn’t come from ripping off Grandma.” He reminded Americans that these same companies raised insulin prices 1,000% while spending billions on stock buybacks and woke advertising campaigns.
This is what putting America First looks like—a leader who fights foreign moochers and corporate predators simultaneously. Trump’s order ensures U.S. medical brilliance serves U.S. patients first. No more apologies. No more excuses. Just fair prices for the people who make breakthrough medicines possible.
