According to the president, he alone cracked the code on lowering drug prices through “Most Favored Nation” pricing. Recommended VideosTrump claimed his administration had forced pharmaceutical companies and foreign governments to agree to match the lowest drug prices in the world. Trump wasn’t just exaggerating, he was openly admitting that the numbers are interchangeable, subjective, and untethered from reality. The purpose isn’t to inform listeners how drug pricing works; it’s to overwhelm scrutiny by flooding the conversation with superlatives. Even as his administration announced drug pricing deals, multiple pharmaceutical companies raised list prices at the start of 2026.