- RFK Jr. Defends Trump’s Erroneous Drug Price Claims With More Bad Math Huffington Post —
- Kennedy, Trump double down on bad maths Sydney Morning Herald —
- RFK Jr. Leaps to Trump’s Rescue With Bonkers MAGA Math Daily Beast —
- RFK Jr. defends Trump on ‘600%’ lower drug prices, but does the math check out? Washington Examiner —
- Trump defends drug price claims by citing 'two ways of calculating' Associated Press —
- RFK Jr. has another theory why Trump’s mathematically impossible drug discounts are real al.com —
- FACT FOCUS: RFK Jr. misleads on Medicaid cuts Associated Press —
- RFK Jr.: “If I said it, I apologize.” 📹 C-SPAN —
- RFK Jr.’s rejection of germ theory debunked in Senate hearing Ars Technica —
- Fact check: RFK Jr. misleads on Medicaid cuts Boston Globe —
Trump and RFK Jr.'s 'MAGA Math'
The controversy began when Trump boasted that his policies had sent drug prices plummeting by '600%,' a claim that fact-checkers immediately debunked.
RFK Jr. attempted to rescue the president’s narrative by citing a Congressional Budget Office report, but his explanation only added to the confusion among lawmakers.
The administration is using the 'Most Favored Nation' initiative to pressure manufacturers into lowering costs for Medicaid patients.
Despite the questionable math, the White House announced that Regeneron is the 17th company to commit to the pricing plan, offering a new hearing-loss therapy for free.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
American pharmaceutical company
American pharmaceutical company
Casablanca
Largest city of Morocco
Largest city of Morocco