US President Trump said on the 22nd that in a clash with French President Emmanuel Macron over drug prices, he used a “tariff stick” to force the other party to surrender. According to reports, when describing the situation at Sea-Lake Estate in Florida, Trump said, “I said, 'Emmanuel, you must raise drug prices. ' He answered, 'No, no, we won't do that. '” “You have to do it.” Trump insisted, while Macron continued to refuse. “Emmanuel, you would do this, 100% of the time. Please agree now.” Trump is still not going to stop. Macron still didn't agree. Trump then threatened, “If you don't do this, I'll be imposing 25% tariffs on everything France sells to the US.” According to Trump, Macron then answered “I understand” and accepted his request. According to related news, Trump has previously repeatedly asked European countries to raise local drug prices. He believes that European countries “have low drug prices,” and that pharmaceutical companies have to raise drug prices in the US market in order to ensure higher profits.
Zhitongcaijing·12/23/2025 08:33:05
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US President Trump said on the 22nd that in a clash with French President Emmanuel Macron over drug prices, he used a “tariff stick” to force the other party to surrender. According to reports, when describing the situation at Sea-Lake Estate in Florida, Trump said, “I said, 'Emmanuel, you must raise drug prices. ' He answered, 'No, no, we won't do that. '” “You have to do it.” Trump insisted, while Macron continued to refuse. “Emmanuel, you would do this, 100% of the time. Please agree now.” Trump is still not going to stop. Macron still didn't agree. Trump then threatened, “If you don't do this, I'll be imposing 25% tariffs on everything France sells to the US.” According to Trump, Macron then answered “I understand” and accepted his request. According to related news, Trump has previously repeatedly asked European countries to raise local drug prices. He believes that European countries “have low drug prices,” and that pharmaceutical companies have to raise drug prices in the US market in order to ensure higher profits.