Trump rails about 'horrible open wounds' and 'sham' trials in baffling new post

Former president and convicted felon Donald Trump took to Truth Social Wednesday to rail about "horrible open wounds" and his "sham" trial.

Trump unleashed his attack on "Crooked" President Joe Biden, whom he claimed was slashing subsidized health care coverage for seniors suffering with a painful symptom of the chronic condition called diabetic neuropathy.

"Crooked Joe Biden is saying Medicare will not cover more than 50,000 Americans living with horrible open wounds caused by diabetes," Trump claimed. "Their message to these Americans: 'Tough it out.'”

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Raw Story was unable to find reporting to support Trump's claim that the Biden administration was "playing Russian Roulette with people’s lives" by "abandoning" those suffering with diabetic neuropathy.

The former president provided no specific details to back his assertion.

But just Tuesday, the pro-Trump super PAC MAGA War Room shared a Fox News clip challenging Biden's messaging that he created the $35 insulin price cap.

The evidence appears to be a press release and a news conference from Trump's White House.

The video spurred claims that Democrats had "screwed" diabetics — a CNN report details how Biden froze a Trump executive order on the matter in 2021 so his "radical" policies could face review.

"The regulation would effectively ban drug makers from providing rebates to pharmacy benefit managers and insurers – a radical change in the way many drugs are priced and paid for in Medicare and Medicaid," CNN reported at the time.

"The Trump administration had backed down from issuing this rule in 2019 after it was found to raise costs for seniors and the federal government, but issued the final rule in November."

Biden has made headlines for capping diabetes medication prices at $35 as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, which the New York Times notes is a key campaign issue for the president.

A PolitFact fact check asserts Biden is correct in his $35 cap claim but has exaggerated the price reduction.

The Biden campaign in November — when Trump slammed the Affordable Care Act as "out of control" — was quick to alert followers about Trump's position on universal health care.

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"If you or someone you know has had: diabetes —cancer —heart disease —asthma —AIDS/HIV —(or currently pregnant)," the message reads, "you should know Donald Trump is calling to 'terminate' the Affordable Care Act, which would allow you to be denied coverage for having a preexisting condition."

Trump has since walked away from vows to terminate the Obama administration program.

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