Trump Has Once Again Made A Ridiculous Claim On Live TV, And Everyone Is Saying The Same Thing About It

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Donald Trump’s math on cutting drug prices didn’t add up. Again.Bloomberg / Getty ImagesThe president this weekend repeated his promise to get pharma companies to lower the cost of medications for Americans, who often have to pay much more for certain drugs than people abroad.Bloomberg / Getty ImagesBut the actual amount of the “tremendous drop” in cost that Trump boasted about had critics scratching their heads.Bloomberg / Getty ImagesRelated: These Historical Pictures Of The White House Rose Garden Before It Was Paved Over Are Absolutely Mind-Blowing“You know, we’ve cut drug prices by 1,200, 1,300, 1,400, 1,500%,” Trump said.CNNAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“I don’t mean 50%. I mean 14, 1,500%,” he added.CNNBut as many on social media pointed out, that would mean all drugs are free and people actually get paid to receive them.@Acyn / CNN / Via x.comAlso, drug prices haven’t actually come down, despite Trump’s pressure on pharmaceutical companies. Trump appeared to acknowledge that when he later said, “We’ll be dropping drug prices ... by 1,200, 1,300 and even 1,400% and 500% but not just 50% or 25%, which normally would be a lot because the rest of the world pays much less for the identical drug.”CNNRelated: Hillary Clinton Just Hit On One Of Donald Trump's Biggest Insecurities With Three WordsReality is “eroding before our eyes,” said one critic. Others agreed.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement@JenniferEValent / CNN / Via x.com@gtconway3d / CNN / Via x.com@jjabbott / CNN / Via x.com@greggnunziata / CNN / Via x.comRelated: "This Is Like Applauding A Grown Man For Being Able To Wipe Their Behind": 29 Of The Best, Most Brutal, And Funniest Political Tweets Of The WeekAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement@SedgeDienst / CNN / Via x.com@AmoneyResists / CNN / Via x.com@PWBaugh. CNN / Via x.com@michaelpfreeman / Via x.comAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement@IsaacDovere / Via x.comRelated: "B—tch Yall Can’t Even Eat Cake Made By A Queer": 25 Political Tweets Of The Week That Are So Brutal And So True@AuforGA / Via x.com@WajahatAli / Via x.com@svdate / Via x.comThis article originally appeared on HuffPost.Also in In the News: "How Can You Possibly Be This Ignorant": 26 Tweets Calling Out The Sh*t Show That Is Politics This WeekAlso in In the News: Gavin Newsom Has Been Roasting MAGA Left And Right, And WOW, Is It EntertainingAlso in In the News: "My Generation Will Never Forgive You": 25 Of The Very Best And Very True Political Tweets From The Last WeekRead it on BuzzFeed.com