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Trump Announces Drug Prices Cut With Swipe At Europe

He blasted the European Union nation in particular over drug prices, alleging that the 27-nation bloc forced pharmaceutical firms to lower their costs on their territory (Credit: AFP)

US President Donald Trump said Monday he would slash drug prices so that they match costs abroad, accusing the "brutal" European Union in particular of forcing pharmaceutical firms to lower prices on its turf.

Trump claimed as he signed the executive order at the White House that drug prices should fall by at least 59 percent -- and in some cases as high as 80 or 90 percent.

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