‘I did the insulin’: Trump tries to take credit for bill signed by Biden

https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-i-did-the-insulin-trump-tries-to-take-credit-for-bill-signed-by-biden-217276485749

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  1. > Today, the Biden-Harris administration announced the price of ten more drugs will be reduced, under the Inflation Reduction Act. Yesterday, Trump claimed he “did the insulin” in an attempt to claim credit for this achievement. “Joe Biden and the Biden-Harris administration got this done,” says Senator Amy Klobuchar. “Once again, we have a rambling Donald Trump press conference at his golf club where it defies the facts. Not true.”

  2. Financial_Week3882 on

    Why is food there, is he making a point that groceries have skyrocketed for the struggling working class? Or Is Big Cereal donating to his campaign?

  3. So… standard statement from a Republican then?

    Oppose everything that helps people, and when democrats gets it done anyway, claim credit for it.

  4. Republicans always take credit for other people’s work. They campaign on things Democrats accomplished that they actually voted against.

  5. Invisible_Mikey on

    Yeah, yeah, he gave us everything, and now everyone on the other side is copying him (SMH).

  6. stillestwaters on

    A very tough sell on this one; the Biden administration has been particularly vocal about this to the point where just normal people I know who aren’t into politics are aware of it.

    Plus a more cynical take, having positive policies towards the sick and elderly was always an easy win for Biden and his age ties him right to those policies. There’s no way this works out in Trumps favor imo

  7. No_Pirate9647 on

    They both did in a way but major differences. But Bidens was way better. Also depends on how program described vs just $35 insulin cap.

    Trumps cap was voluntary, limited time and for part d medicaid only. And only a few insulin products. Lasted 2 years and less than 1/2 of plans participated.

    Bidens was mandatory requiring all part d plans to follow the cap. Also part B included. And no deductibles. And for all insulin products.

    Trumps is like a low tier insurance barely covering anything while Bidens gold plated top tier. So yes both made insulin easier to access but details differ drastically.

    https://www.kff.org/policy-watch/the-facts-about-the-35-insulin-copay-cap-in-medicare/

  8. ThickerSalmon14 on

    Insulin? Maybe he is a bit too much into the fruit loops and he has gotten type 2 diabetes?

  9. If he did the insulin, the resuting hypoglycemia might have fried his brain even more, explaining like 5% of his deterioration.

  10. “Insulin” (in quotations because only a select type that is particularly expensive was brokered) wasn’t even on the goddamn list of ten drugs that this administration’s exclusively brokered. For years now in conference after conference we’ve heard from the AMA and ACHE about these initiatives… direct source to the lobbying arms fighting alongside the administration to make this happen.

    He makes me sick! Don’t forget the state he left this country in with a roaring pandemic… He had nothing to do with any of this.

    Folks, this is just the FIRST ten drugs… it doesn’t stop here, more are coming.

  11. Besides the lies…he always sounds so fucking stupid

    He did the insulin? Did he shove it up his dumb ass, or his smooth brain?

    How does anyone support this rotting corpse?

  12. To be fair, he KIND OF tried, but it was a really weak attempt with no teeth or staying power. IIRC he used an executive order to sometimes cap it, which pales in comparison to LAW.

  13. I wonder why then in project 2025 trump wants to undo all these types of caps on pharma?

  14. Really like a toddler at this point. “No my birthday!” as they hand baby Trump a second cake with candles to blow out