In a recent interview, President Trump discussed an anecdote involving an unnamed businessman friend who expressed frustration over drug price differences between the US and London. Trump recounted how his friend paid $1,300 in New York for the same medication he found for $88 in London. This story emerged during the rollout of Trump's executive order aimed at reducing drug prices in the US. The President noted his friend's satisfaction with the publicity, while also commenting on the exaggerated details of the story, specifically regarding his friend's weight.
He's very happy. He knows exactly who I was talking about. He called me. He said, 'That was interesting.' He said he was very concerned that I might use his name, I might slip. No, he doesn't have to worry.
I said: 'That's right. The drug laws are very screwed up. And I'm doing something about it.'
He called me. He said: 'Hey, a strange thing happened. I just bought a drug. Same company, same plant, same everything. Everything was the same. In one case, I paid in New York $1,300. And, in London, I'm paying $88.'
The story was 'well-received' by the public and I exaggerated my friend's girth, telling Hannity that his buddy was 'slightly overweight, to put it mildly.'
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