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re: Was the speech about Venezuela and something changed before the broadcast?

Posted on 12/18/25 at 8:34 am to
Posted by idlewatcher
Planet Arium
Member since Jan 2012
92681 posts
Posted on 12/18/25 at 8:34 am to
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It seems pretty obvious we want regime change

That doesn't mean we want war


Even keeled response.

You start choking off oil supplies of which they have crap refining capacity as it is, then the people will start getting even more restless. I'd be surprised if the CIA isn't working on an inner coup as we speak.
Posted by VOR
Member since Apr 2009
67524 posts
Posted on 12/18/25 at 8:40 am to
Speaking of drugs, can you explain how
a drug price can be reduced 500%?
Posted by Warboo
Enterprise Alabama
Member since Sep 2018
5594 posts
Posted on 12/18/25 at 8:48 am to
Prescription Drug Claims: Throughout 2025, President Trump repeatedly stated he had "slashed" drug prices by figures ranging from 200% to 1,500%. He attributed these claims to a "Most Favored Nation" (MFN) policy, which aims to ensure Americans pay no more for drugs than the lowest price paid by other developed nations.
Mathematical Context: Economists and fact-checkers noted that if a drug costing $100 were reduced by 500%, the new price would be negative $400.
Government Initiatives: The administration has signed executive orders and agreements with pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer and AstraZeneca to lower costs. While these agreements involve significant discounts (such as 654% lower compared to past prices in some contexts, or 91% actual reductions), the "500%" figure is often described as a rhetorical claim rather than a literal mathematical possibility.
Direct-to-Consumer Platform: To facilitate these lower costs, the administration launched TrumpRx.gov, a website designed to allow Americans to compare and purchase medications at reduced "Most Favored Nation" rates.
Posted by lowhound
Effie
Member since Aug 2014
9677 posts
Posted on 12/18/25 at 8:49 am to
I think Trump was looking for leaks. Let slip he was going to talk about a different thing to see where the leak slipped out.
Posted by dickkellog
little rock
Member since Dec 2024
1918 posts
Posted on 12/18/25 at 9:13 am to
actually i believe tucker carlson was simply making stuff up and claiming sources which is now what he does because youtube doesn't care.
Posted by SixthAndBarone
Member since Jan 2019
10566 posts
Posted on 12/18/25 at 9:16 am to
quote:

It seems pretty obvious we want regime change

That doesn't mean we want war

It looks like we're trying to achieve it by exhausting other means first before going to war

I don't think anyone should have a problem with that


This says everything.
Posted by I20goon
about 7mi down a dirt road
Member since Aug 2013
19340 posts
Posted on 12/18/25 at 9:17 am to
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Speaking of drugs, can you explain how
a drug price can be reduced 500%?
no.

because that is not possible mathematically. 100% reduction would be free. A 500% reduction would mean the drug supplier would pay you to take drugs.

I'm an AF extremist, nazi, racist, homophobe, xenophobe, communistphobe, and transphobe according to your ilk and heros, not a drug trafficker. So how would I know if even possible?
Posted by MrFreakinMiyagi
Reseda
Member since Feb 2007
19704 posts
Posted on 12/18/25 at 9:19 am to
No
Posted by Rip Torn
Member since Mar 2020
5858 posts
Posted on 12/18/25 at 9:22 am to
Y’all’s obsession with Trump invading someone so you can call him fascist is comical
Posted by I20goon
about 7mi down a dirt road
Member since Aug 2013
19340 posts
Posted on 12/18/25 at 9:35 am to
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Y’all’s obsession with Trump invading someone so you can call him fascist is comical
I'm still waiting on those reports on the ground for the clean up after he nuked Sweden.
Posted by CC
Galveztown
Member since Feb 2004
15149 posts
Posted on 12/18/25 at 10:26 am to
The closest US territory to Venezula is 600 miles.
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