Michael Cohen - The Most Fooled Nation
It’s amazing how easy it is to talk tough—until the world reminds you, with interest, that words alone don’t pay the bills. Declarations are cheap. Headlines are cheaper. Promises? Free in Trump World. Chest-thumping counts as policy. Reality is optional. And yes, I’ve watched the applause section take it seriously.
Take Trump’s greatest hits on drug prices. Remember the rallies? The Oval Office meetings? The constant chest pounding? The line about Americans finally paying what “other countries pay”? Cue the applause, cue the flags, cue the big, shiny MFN sticker slapped across your brain: Most Favored Nation. Sounds like leverage. Patriotic. Tough. Elegant. All show, no reality.
In practice, it was just more branding masquerading as policy. Like a cologne ad that promises success but smells like desperation.
Trump claimed drug companies would be forced to give Americans the lowest prices in the world. What he never explained—because explaining it ruins the illusion—is that drug companies don’t respond to bluster. They respond to incentives. MFN? It handed Big Pharma a new buzzword while leaving their profit margins untouched. Genius, if your IQ is measured in applause points.
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