'Two ways of calculating': Trump defends his mathematically impossible calculations on drug prices
- Posted on April 23, 2026
- By The Toronto Star
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In brief
President Trump faces criticism for promoting mathematically flawed arguments regarding pharmaceutical pricing strategies. The administration's approach to drug cost calculations has drawn scrutiny from economists and fact-checkers who question the validity of the presented figures. This controversy highlights ongoing debates about healthcare policy transparency and the accuracy of numerical claims made by political leaders during policy discussions.
'Two ways of calculating': Trump defends his mathematically impossible calculations on drug prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, who helped push the term “ fake news ” into the mainstream, now seems to have a new favorite subject: fake math.
