RFK Jr. Praises Trump's Executive Order on Drug Prices, Fulfilling Bernie Sanders' Promise

A Historic Day for Drug Pricing

• 🎯 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hailed President Trump's executive order on drug pricing as an "extraordinary day" and a promise fulfilled.
• 💡 This initiative echoes the core promise of Bernie Sanders' presidential campaigns to reduce the price disparity of drugs between the U.S. and Europe.

Overcoming Pharmaceutical Lobbying

• 🔑 Kennedy highlighted that for 20 years, Democratic leaders made this promise but failed to act due to congressional control by the pharmaceutical industry.
• 💰 The industry's significant lobbying efforts, estimated at one lobbyist per member of Congress and Supreme Court, made this issue "radioactive" and politically difficult to address.

Trump's Courage and Action

• 👏 President Trump is commended for his courage and willingness to stand up to oligarchs and the pharmaceutical industry, despite receiving campaign contributions.
• 🇺🇸 Unlike other politicians, Trump is presented as someone who cannot be bought and is prioritizing the American people.

Addressing Global Drug Price Discrepancies

• 📊 The U.S. represents 75% of pharmaceutical revenues but has only 4.2% of the world's population, spending $1,126 per capita on drugs compared to about $240 in Britain.
• 💰 Trump's order shifts the burden, asking European partners to increase their drug payments and pay their share of innovation costs, thereby ending U.S. subsidization.
• 📈 A potential 20% increase in European drug prices could generate $10 trillion for innovation, improving global health outcomes.
• 🌱 Kennedy expressed personal gratitude, noting his Democratic children's tears of joy upon hearing this long-sought promise was finally being realized.