Trump says US will soon announce tariffs on pharmaceutical imports

[area51]

Source: Reuters

April 8 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the U.S. will soon announce a "major" tariff on pharmaceutical imports.

Speaking to an event at the National Republican Congressional Committee, Trump said the tariff will incentivize drug companies to move their operations to the U.S.


Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-us-will-soon-announce-tariffs-pharmaceutical-imports-2025-04-09/

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This is basically the entire article.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. If he's on Ozempic, maybe he'll exempt it. Else there will be howls from overweight maga, of which there are many. .nt

[Silent Type]

5. His admin did halt Biden's proposed expansion of coverage for it. My guess/hope is that they eventually acknowledge

that it helps people and actually reduces medical costs and helps people. But I’m sure trump doesn’t think he’s obese, probably has sliming mirrors and photographers.

[chicoescuela]

2. Sure, why not?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. It is odd to see a DU member supporting tariffs by saying "Sure, why not?". . . . nt

[chicoescuela]

4. Obviously sarcasm. Tsf is a friggin idiot

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. Okay. Thanks. . . .nt

[SupportSanity]

11. FYI: In cases of sarcasm, which I have done often, we use this under our comments:

If you open up the "smilies", scroll down a bit until you see the sarcasm smilie.

This saves a lot of grief.

It's a serious board, but we do like sarcasm. We just have to know when it is sarcasm.

Hope this helps.

[RussBLib]

6. Drugs are not expensive enough

...fucking dementia-ridden POS. Damn, we have some fucked-up GOPers in this country.

[ToxMarz]

7. We already pay more than anyone else for drugs in the US

Because of for profit health insurance rather that single payer/medicare for all, and the REPUBLICAN insistence that Medicare NOT be able to negotiate prices (Biden was fixing that as much as he could). It's not at all about manufacturing. Canda could have a field day tariffing all those Americans who go cross border to get their prescriptions (many people are saying)

[NH Ethylene]

8. So does this mean that 'feeling pain for a while' might mean actually dying?

If there are severe shortages of pharmaceuticals, many people would suffer and/or die while waiting years for manufacturing to return to the US.

[SunSeeker]

9. Pure insanity. People will die because they can't afford their medications.

[SupportSanity]

13. Trump would think that's a positive.

He likes having caused a lot of deaths.

Remember Covid.

[SomewhereInTheMiddle]

12. I wonder if this is a hit on medical tourism?

No more visiting Canda, Mexico, or the Carribean for cheaper meds. You will have to pay a tariff to bring them back into the US.

It's cutting into Big Pharma profits?

Trump Pharma - coming to a corner near you!

[ProudMNDemocrat]

14. Great! Just what we need!

Orange Julius will kill us yet!

[70sEraVet]

15. This is how you know that Trump is planning to do away with elections.

He's not worried about hurting seniors, who make up the largest percentage of voters. Will he suspend elections before the mid-terms? Well, he's got the DOJ, the Supreme Court, AND the military completely under his control.

[markodochartaigh]

19. I think that there will be elections.

But the Republicans are already trying to disenfranchise people en masse with their "SAVE" act that they are already planning to pass. The Senate looks very difficult for Dems, the Republicans just have to kick enough of the right voters in the right places off the roles for the House.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

16. If you can't afford medication, die quickly - The GOP

[Evolve Dammit]

17. like our drug prices aren't already obscene. ONLY country that doesn't negotiate prices.

[Martin68]

18. I was expecting this. Load up on your meds, people!