Kennedy Defends Trump's Impossible Drug Prices

0:00It's April 23rd. Entertainment and celebrity news today starts now. AI-powered and spotlight-ready, I'm Cory with the story. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. jumped to defend President Trump's wild claims on slashing prescription drug prices. Trump boasted about cutting costs by 500%, 600%, even 1,500%. Critics quickly called that out as straight-up impossible math, since dropping prices by 100% would already make meds free. Trump made those over-the-top promises and speeches, saying he delivered massive reductions right away. Kennedy tried backing him up during an Oval Office chat, referencing a senator who mocked the numbers. That senator pointed out no drug could drop 600% without going negative. Kennedy countered with his own example, claiming a jump from $100 to $600 is a 600% hike and dropping. Back will be 600% savings, but both those figures miss the mark hard.

1:00Going from $100 to $600 is really a 500% increase. And reversing it from 600 back to 100 is about an 83% cut, not 600. This back and forth highlights the heated debate on drug pricing as the administration pushes forward, leaving folks wondering if the real savings will ever add up without the fuzzy numbers.