Trump promised to lower prescription drug prices. Here’s what’s actually happening.
Prescription drug prices have been surging under this administration, as the president oversaw thousands of price hikes last year -- a trend that only continued in 2020.
In response to an outcry from millions of desperate Americans, Trump signed an executive order in July he claimed was designed to lower drug prices -- but has since kept the order a secret, refusing to release it to the public.
Since then, there’s been no significant change in drug prices -- even though the president has been clapping himself on the back for saving the American people. What we do know is that Trump and Republicans in Congress refused to pass the Lower Drug Costs Now Act that House Democrats passed last year -- and instead of a counter-proposal, moved to end the Affordable Care Act in the middle of a pandemic. Health care is on the ballot this election, and it’ll be a battle of the facts versus Trump’s lies -- tell us where you stand:
