Fact-check · Sep 10, 2026 · Donald Trump
“I was the only one in twenty eight years that cut drug prices in my first term. One eighth of 1%”
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What the record shows
Net prescription drug prices declined approximately 0.7% through Q3 2025 per Drug Channels Institute. No independent source confirms Trump's first term was uniquely the only 28-year period with price cuts.
Sources
- Drug Channels: U.S. Brand-Name Drug Prices Fell in 2025 as the Net Pricing Drug Channel Emerges
- Trump is promising to slash drug prices by 1,500%. Here’s what’s really happening | CNN Business
- U.S. Drug Pricing Year in Review: Reflections on 2025 and Getting Ready for 2026 | Insights | Sidley Austin LLP
- Trumps signs order to cut drug prices by up to 80%
- Federal Register :: Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First
- www.murray.senate.gov
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