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President Trump told Congressional Republicans on Monday that “No other president could do some of this sh*t I’m doing” as he bragged about his accomplishments with trade negotiations and lowering costs for Americans.
Trump delivered remarks to the Republican Members’ Issues Conference at his Trump National Doral resort in Miami, where he discussed his agenda, the midterms, and the war in Iran.
While touting his negotiations with foreign leaders and drug manufacturers to secure Most-Favored-Nations pricing for prescription drugs sold in the US, Trump mocked foreign leaders by mimicking their accents as they haggled with him to keep their drug prices low at the expense of American consumers.
“They were saying, ‘No, no, no, we cannot do this. We will not do this.’ I noted, ‘Yes, you will 100%,’” he said in reference to his discussions with foreign leaders.
“In the case of Emanuel [Macron], I said, a 100% tariff on all wines and champagnes coming into the United States. ‘No, no, Donald! You cannot do that.’”
Trump then hilariously told the crowd of GOP lawmakers, “I don’t want to brag, but, you know, they said this about a lot of things. No other president could do some of this sh*t I’m doing, no other president.”
Trump went on to demand that Congress codify his successes with legislation. “Now we have Most-Favored-Nation pricing into permanent law, and you should codify it. But I don’t care that much about codifying it because what politician is going to agree to increase drug prices by 500%, okay?” he said.
While noting there are “other things you should codify,” Trump told Republicans, “This one, you should codify because you want to take credit for it.” He further slammed the Democrats, saying, “But if you don’t, no president’s going to raise it, in my opinion, although they are crazy, you know? These people are crazy. They could find a way. You better get it codified.”
Trump: And I heard this from all the other countries, too, very elegant people. And they were saying, “no, no, no, we cannot do this. We will not do this.” I said, “Yes, you will 100%.” “No, no, we will not.” Because, you know, they have to double up their prices. And I said, Well, here’s the story, if you don’t do it, I’m going to put, in the case of Emanuel, I said, a 100% tariff on all wines and champagnes coming into the United States. “No, no, Donald! You cannot do that.”
I said, I’ve already got the legislation. It’s right in front of my desk. I’m going to sign it, Emanuel! He said, “Donald, I will agree to this.” So, he agreed. Everybody agreed. I got every country to agree, and now you’ve done something that no other president could have done. No, I don’t want to brag, but, you know, they said this about a lot of things. No other president could do some of this sh*t I’m doing, no other president.
The things I’m doing, nobody else was going to do. They say it all the time, sir, could you do this? You’re the only one can do it. But we got it done, and we got the countries to all go along, because I said, if you don’t do it, I’m going to raise your tariffs to 200% to 150%, and that’s 10 times more than I’m asking for. And every single one— if it took me five minutes, that was like a long time. I was doing badly with that one.
So, now we have Most-Favored-Nation pricing into permanent law, and you should codify it. But I don’t care that much about codifying it because what politician is going to agree to increase drug prices by 500% okay? So, but it’s still good to have it codified. Don’t you agree? You know they’re saying, sir, we have to codify it. I said, that’s okay, but I’m not— other things you should codify, that I can tell you. This one, you should codify because you want to take credit for it. You want to take credit for it. So, if you can please codify it. Get out there and codify. You’re getting an 80%, 85%, 55%, 70% reduction in drug prices. Codify it. But if you don’t, no president’s going to raise it, in my opinion, although they are crazy, you know? These people are crazy. They could find a way. You better get it codified.
