Thread by @VigilantFox

Everything changed today.

This could go down as the biggest healthcare shift in American history.

Trump just did what every other politician promised to do but failed—he took a wrecking ball to Big Pharma.

An executive order to slash drug prices by up to 90%.

Then RFK Jr. exposed why no one else—not even Bernie—ever followed through.

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📍 And remember to bookmark this thread—these clips are a reminder of the moment MAGA and MAHA united to take on Big Pharma for all Americans.

Let’s break it down and roll the clips.

This was one of the moments in history—you know the kind that you will still be looking back on 20 years down the road?

President Trump just signed the most aggressive executive order on drug pricing in American history.

Standing before reporters and his health team, he announced a plan that could slash prescription costs by up to 90%—a direct hit on Big Pharma and the rigged system that’s drained American wallets for decades.

“Starting today, the United States will no longer subsidize the health care of foreign countries, which is what we were doing,” Trump said.

“We were subsidizing others health care, countries where they paid a small fraction of what for the same drug that what we pay many, many times more for.”

He made it clear: this isn’t just about corporate greed. It’s about a global game that’s been played at America’s expense.

“And will no longer tolerate profiteering and price gouging from Big Pharma,” he added.

“But again, it was really the countries that forced Big Pharma to do things that frankly, I'm not sure they really felt comfortable doing, but they've gotten away with it, these countries, European Union has been brutal, brutal.”

Trump said the new policy will finally level the playing field.

“So for the first time in many years, we’ll slash the cost of prescription drugs and we will bring fairness to America.”

How much cheaper? It could be massive.

“If you think of a drug that is sometimes ten times more expensive, it’s much more than the 59%... but between 59 and 80 and I guess even 90%.”

For struggling families, this wasn’t just reform, it was relief.

That’s when everything changed.

Standing shoulder to shoulder with the president, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took the mic and pulled back the curtain on one of the most corrupt open secrets in Washington.

This was a complete and utter indictment of the corruption in Washington.

“This is an extraordinary day,” Kennedy began.

“This is an issue that, you know, I grew up in the Democratic Party, and every major Democratic leader for 20 years has been making this promise to the American people.”

He pointed directly to Bernie Sanders—the man who made drug pricing the centerpiece of his presidential runs.

“This was the fulcrum of Bernie Sanders runs for presidency, that he was going to eliminate this discrepancy between Europe and the United States.”

But Kennedy revealed the truth: none of them ever meant to fix it.

“As it turns out, none of them were doing it. And it’s one of these promises that politicians make to their constituents, knowing that they’ll never have to do it.”

Why? Because the game is rigged.

“There’s at least one pharmaceutical lobbyist for every congressman, every Senator on Capitol Hill, and every member of the Supreme Court.”

Then came the line that shocked the room.

“There has never been a president more willing to stand up to the oligarchs than President Donald Trump,” Kennedy said.

“And I’m very, very proud of you, Mr. President, for your courage, for I’ll say it because I don’t want to be crude, your intestinal fortitude, your stiff spine and your willingness to stand up for the American people.”

In one sentence, RFK Jr. dismantled the bipartisan lie—and gave Trump the credit no other Democrat would dare say out loud.

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Now, back to the story you came for.

Dr. Oz followed with a line that will stay with you long after the gravity of this all has set in.

“This is the most powerful executive order on pharmacy pricing and healthcare ever in the history of our nation.”

He explained how Americans have been forced to pay five to ten times more than people in Europe for the exact same medication—and why that ends now.

“It’s only happening because we have a president with the fortitude, the guts to stand up to the withering criticism and lobbying that’s going to occur as soon as folks hear about the executive order,” said the head of CMS.

Dr. Oz painted a clear picture of who this helps.

“On behalf of the child in Philadelphia with a $1,000-a-month drug, or the older woman in L.A. who can’t afford her blood thinner—I’m going to thank President Trump. God bless you for having the guts to take on this industry.”

Trump’s plan will pressure other countries to finally pay their share—just like he did with NATO.

“When President Trump said you’ve got to pay a little more—they came up. The same thing we believe will happen here.”

Negotiations with drug companies begin within 30 days. Prices will be tied to global rates for the first time in history.

“We’re going to be able to get the pharmaceutical industry whole—and finally pay the appropriate amount.”

That’s when NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya stepped up with his own blunt assessment.

He called what it was: long overdue.

“What President Trump has done is a historic measure that should have been done a long time ago.”

He said the massive price differences between countries exposed something rotten in the system.

“One thing that’s really, really simple in economics is that when you have a persistent price difference for the same product between two countries, there’s something deeply wrong.”

Bhattacharya explained how Americans have been used to bankroll global R&D—and how that changes today.

“Right now, what’s happening is the American people are subsidizing in large a large fraction that the research and development efforts for drug companies around the world, by the higher prices that we pay.”

“With this new order, Europe will share the burden of that.”

He said the facts have been known for decades. Report after report exposed it. Yet nothing was ever done.

“We’re standing up for the American consumer who’s been paying far too high prices for far too long.”

“And nothing has been done about it until this moment.”

He looked directly at the president and closed with this:

“I’m really, really proud, President Trump that you have done this and I’m really proud to be included in this and looking forward to the work ahead.”

And of course, there were fireworks, as the signing ceremony wouldn’t be complete without drama from the media.

Trump took a moment before signing to explain how this move would put Democrats in a bind.

“We’re now, on top of the tax cuts and regulation cuts, all the things, now you’re going to say that the price of your medicine is going down by 60, 70, 80%. You’re going to vote against it?”

“I think a lot of Democrats will be forced to do something that their leaders are going to beg them not to do, and that’s vote for the bill.”

“I don’t see how they can vote against it.”

But one ABC reporter tried to derail the moment—asking whether a luxury jet from Qatar, gifted to the U.S., was really a personal gift to Trump.

Trump immediately shut her down. Zero hesitation.

“You’re ABC fake news, right?”

“Let me tell you, you should be embarrassed asking that question. They’re giving us a free jet. I could say no, no, no. don’t give us. I want to pay you a billion or $400 million or whatever it is. Or I can say thank you very much.”

When the reporter pressed further, Trump came ROARING back even harder.

“It’s not a gift to me, it’s a gift to the Department of Defense. You should know better. Because you’ve been embarrassed enough and so has your network.”

“Your network is a disaster. ABC is a disaster.”

He ended the press conference with the moment everyone came to see—lifting the bill and calling over Kennedy to join him.

“Here is the bill, Bobby, come on over here.”

Once again, the media tried and failed to ruin a moment of American accomplishment.

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