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Trump calculates percentages differently; if a $600 drug is sold for $10 it's 600% reduction: RFK Jr
short by Shalini ojha / on Thursday, 23 April, 2026
US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared before Senate Finance Committee and was questioned about budget cuts and vaccines. At one point during the hearing, he said, "US President Trump has a different way of calculating percentages. If you have a $600 drug and you reduce it to $10, that's a 600% reduction." It is actually a 98.3% reduction.