With the stroke of his pen, President Donald J. Trump is going to upend decades of unfair treatment for tens of millions of Americans who depend on pharmaceuticals. It’s the type of move that will make the average American wonder why this wasn’t done years ago.
As he announced on Truth Social:
For many years the World has wondered why Prescription Drugs and Pharmaceuticals in the United States States of America were SO MUCH HIGHER IN PRICE THAN THEY WERE IN ANY OTHER NATION, SOMETIMES BEING FIVE TO TEN TIMES MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE SAME DRUG, MANUFACTURED IN THE EXACT SAME LABORATORY OR PLANT, BY THE SAME COMPANY??? It was always difficult to explain and very embarrassing because, in fact, there was no correct or rightful answer. The Pharmaceutical/Drug Companies would say, for years, that it was Research and Development Costs, and that all of these costs were, and would be, for no reason whatsoever, borne by the “suckers” of America, ALONE. Campaign Contributions can do wonders, but not with me, and not with the Republican Party. We are going to do the right thing, something that the Democrats have fought for many years. Therefore, I am pleased to announce that Tomorrow morning, in the White House, at 9:00 A.M., I will be signing one of the most consequential Executive Orders in our Country’s history. Prescription Drug and Pharmaceutical prices will be REDUCED, almost immediately, by 30% to 80%. They will rise throughout the World in order to equalize and, for the first time in many years, bring FAIRNESS TO AMERICA! I will be instituting a MOST FAVORED NATION’S POLICY whereby the United States will pay the same price as the Nation that pays the lowest price anywhere in the World. Our Country will finally be treated fairly, and our citizens Healthcare Costs will be reduced by numbers never even thought of before. Additionally, on top of everything else, the United States will save TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
Social media reacted swiftly:
🚨President Trump’s big announcement is that he’ll be signing an Executive Order on Monday to immediately lower prescription drug prices 30-80%
Another huge win for the middle class and a massive gut punch to Big Pharma pic.twitter.com/9RyLvT1x4Z
— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) May 11, 2025
JUST IN:
Hours after teasing that his next Truth Social post would be one of the most important ever, President Trump just announced he will be signing an executive order tomorrow morning at the White House to reduce the cost of prescription drugs by 30% to 80%.
President… pic.twitter.com/U8k3Zy2g7H
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) May 11, 2025
BREAKING: President @realDonaldTrump drops his promised “biggest post ever”
It’s a HUGE executive order correcting the unfair pricing of medicines in the U.S. compared to the rest of the world
We finally have a president who works to defend the American people 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/Uju0wT4LLj
— John Strand (@JohnStrandUSA) May 11, 2025
Democrats and RINOs will find some way to paint this as negative, but the people will see through it, especially when they see their costs reduced dramatically. The insurance industry will need to adjust, but Big Pharma will be most affected.
How will Moderna, Pfizer, and J&J respond?
This story is breaking and will be updated when more information is available.
