Trump Mocks France’s Emmanuel Macron Over Tariffs
New York : US President Donald Trump mocked his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, in a rare impression, recounting how he coerced Paris into agreeing to triple its drug prices by threatening to hike tariffs on all French imports to America. Addressing Republican lawmakers, Trump claimed he asked the French leader to raise prescription drug charges because Americans are paying “14 times” more than French consumers– a proposal the French President initially refused.
The tariff threat, Trump claimed, made Macron succumb to US demands. He said the French leader told him, “Donalddd, you have a deal. I would like to increase my prescription drug prices by 200 per cent or whatever. Whatever you want, Donald, please don’t tell the population, I beg you.” According to Trump, the tariff he threatened to impose on France was “42 times more expensive” than what he was requesting.
Trump claimed, within an average of “3.2 minutes” after threatening tariffs, foreign leaders agreed to quadruple their drug prices. “We would be honoured to quadruple our drug prices, if that’s what you like,” Trump said about his supposed conversation with other global leaders. The remarks came as Trump advances his Most Favoured Nation policy, which aims to lower US prescription drug prices by tying Medicare payments to the lowest prices drug manufacturers charge in other developed nations.
We would be honoured to quadruple our drug prices, if that’s what you like,” Trump said about his supposed conversation with other global leaders. The remarks came as Trump advances his Most Favoured Nation policy, which aims to lower US prescription drug prices by tying Medicare payments to the lowest prices drug manufacturers charge in other developed nations.
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