US President Donald Trump claims to have pressured French President Emmanuel Macron to raise drug prices in France, arguing that Americans are overpaying while other countries undercharge. The assertion – flat out denied by France – points to a broader effort to boost US pharmaceutical companies at Europe’s expense.
"Emmanuel, you've been taking advantage of the United States for the last 30 years," Trump said at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January, referring to a discussion with Macron in which he allegedly convinced him to raise the price of medications in France.
