Trump’s imaginary numbers, from $1.99 gas to 1,500 percent price cuts By Naftali Bendavid The Washington Post,Updated July 27, 2025, 5:28 p.m.

President Donald Trump made a promise at a reception last week for Republican lawmakers that was as impossible as it was specific: He would drive down drug prices by as much as 1,500 percent — ...

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