Trump just rescinded an Executive Order issued by President Biden to lower prescription drug costs

[In It to Win It]

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Trump just rescinded an Executive Order issued by President Biden to lower prescription drug costs for people in Medicare and Medicaid.

Source: https://whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/initial-rescissions-of-harmful-executive-orders-and-actions/

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[NoMoreRepugs]

1. Of course he did. He must be getting a tiny chubby from all of this

[chicoescuela]

13. Micro chubb

What an ass

[live love laugh]

2. I only hope his voters need it most.

[Ocelot II]

3. "Rescission of *harmful* executive orders"?

Lowering prescription drug costs was harmful to the drug companies, I suppose; so Biden's EO had to be rescinded. If the rescission is harmful to the people who need the drugs - well, too bad, so sad.

If folks who need those lower-cost drugs voted for Trump, the leopards will eat well.

[Dem4life1234]

4. Whyyyyyyyy?

Why did he do that?

Why is he so damn evil? Doesn't his followers need them? Take a look at the average MAGAt, old and/or morbidly obese, many of them rely on these medications.

[LisaL]

6. Do they?

As long as ivermectin is affordable...they don't need real meds.

[Blue_Tires]

25. Remember their mantra: "The cruelty is the point..."

[tulipsandroses]

30. He doesn't give a damn about them. They are too stupid to see it. Even after this, they will still defend him

They would rather cut off their nose to spite their face. If they do complain, they'll get their red meat to snack on to keep them happy. Invasion at the. border, trans folks, Biden, Obama, Hillary, 'DEI. They'll forget all about it and accept going without medication or paying more for it.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

37. Because he's an asshole

[Silent Type]

5. Fortunately, this is not the Inflation Reduction Act drug provisions. It's an order to study other

ways of reducing drug costs. trump 1st term even had an executive order about lowering costs (I laughed too).

Think we are in an era where every new admin rescinds most previous EO.

Now, if the MFer goes after legislation enacted by Congress, think he’ll run into obstacles.

[W_HAMILTON]

9. Do you approve of this?

[Silent Type]

14. Only if studies don't continue. trump rescinded a bunch of executive orders, and we did too in 2021.

Now, if he goes against $35 insulin, $2000 Medicare drug cap, annual drug negotiations for selected drugs, etc. that’s a different matter. But those were enacted by Congress, and are harder to overturn.

Most EOs are just for show and have little authority. I’d bet trump’s EO on reducing drug prices didn’t produce anything. I’d almost bet Biden’s didn’t either. They seldom do.

[Hikerchick57]

27. That's what I was wondering, thanks.

[ribrepin]

17. So this is not the $35.00 insulin

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I thought the fucker had screwed me on the first day.

[Silent Type]

18. I feel reasonably sure $35 was part of Inflation Reduction Act, so Congress would have to do that.

Could be wrong, but don’t think Congress will remove cap (other than maybe inflation increase). Lots of GOPers have diabetes. They might rescind aspects of IRA and rename it to honor trump, but think cap is safe. But I am often wrong.

[yellowdogintexas]

31. a bill is in progress in the House to do away with the $35 insulin

Now I do not know how far along it is, and all the other details but I believe I saw it here.

[DeepWinter]

40. Yep

Executive Orders are the weakest way to get something done. They can be overturned in a heartbeat.

[B.See]

7. Remember: No low TOO low.

[LeftInTX]

8. Sadistic!

But TikTok!!!

[moondust]

10. Slow genocide.

[Blue_Tires]

26. Hey, they voted for it

So let 'em enjoy it

[Tarzanrock]

11. Republican MAGAT Nazis hate the American people. That Hatred could not be clearer.

Let's just make 150 million Americans sicker and more ill and not provide them with prescription medications and drugs to effectively treat those illnesses because we are amoral Republican Nazi assholes.

[Cha]

12. I Hope Desm with Big Mics.. Shout About this!!!!

[Irish_Dem]

15. Drug companies must have paid Trump a pretty penny.

Trump doesn't sign anything unless he gets something in return.

[John1956PA]

16. They bought millions of Tcoin at $70 when T's family sold. n/t

[Initech]

19. He can go shove his stupid executive orders straight up his ass!

[andym]

20. Where are the commercials from the DNC to seniors all over the country

needs to be publicized.

[Hekate]

41. We Dems tried to tell them, honestly we did

[djacq]

21. Sitting back and watching the damage.

[Rhiannon12866]

22. So much for the Executive Branch "working for the people..."

[Jmb 4 Harris-Walz]

23. Does this eliminate FUTURE negotiations or will it include drug prices

that have already been negotiated and reduced?

What about the $2,000 maximum out of pocket cost?

[Blue_Tires]

24. Affordable prescription meds are "too woke" I guess?

Of course Donnie will just blame Dems for prescription prices and everyone will lap it up as always 😞

But I do have to seriously wonder why we continue to hopelessly chase working class voters, rural white folks and so-called "independents" when every two years they enthusiastically vote against their own best interests just to "piss off the libs"... Feels like this whole charade is one big con...

[Blue_Tires]

28. I told y'all that every lazy-assed pundit

Pounding out election postmortems about how Dems have "abandoned the working class" while TFG "speaks their language" would be exposed as a fucking idiot during Donnie's first week...

Which reminds me -- You know who I haven't heard a single peep from in 9 weeks? ALL those millions of Trumpers on social media and interviewed by the news screeching about not being able to afford groceries even in a two-income household... I miss all those Trumpers posting their bullshit photos showing "THIS IS WHAT $200 OF GROCERIES LOOKS LIKE AND I THIS ONLY LASTS FOUR DAYS!!"

WHERE did they all go?!

[Hope22]

29. I'm guessing this include the much needed insulin that so many Americans need.

Heartless!

[yellowdogintexas]

32. no this cancels BIden's EO requiring Medicare/Medicaid to negotiate for further price reductions

the $35 insulin and $2000 cap are in the Affordable Care Act

[Hope22]

36. Thanks. nt

[RANDYWILDMAN]

33. The cruelty is STILL the point

and the the old repubs boomers who couldn't figure it out....the democratic party told you they were weird and you didn't care.

[erpowers]

34. Democrats Need to Make This An Issue

Democrats should make this an issue and talk about it until the midterm elections. Democrats should find a way to bring this up on every show on which they appear.

[Blue_Tires]

38. That's the problem... VOTERS DON'T CARE

and they won't let any nightmarish policy interfere with their love of Dear Leader....

[Hekate]

39. We do. And we did. And yet I had someone tell me here that all Kamala talked about was abortion...

And that is why we lost the election.

[Vinca]

35. Wonder how many millions that cost big pharma.