Donald Trump was blatantly lying on Saturday when he claimed credit for lower insulin costs, according to Joe Biden's campaign.
The former president over the weekend took to his own social media network, Truth Social, to proclaim that he is the one who got millions of Americans low insulin pricing.
"Low INSULIN PRICING was gotten for millions of Americans by me, and the Trump Administration, not by Crooked Joe Biden," Trump wrote Saturday. "He had NOTHING to do with it. It was all done long before he so sadly entered office. All he does is try to take credit for things done by others, in this case, ME!"
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It didn't take long for the Biden campaign to hit back against the ex-president.
"A desperate and delusional Trump tries to take credit for President Biden’s historic law lowering insulin costs," Biden-Harris HQ wrote.
The statement continued:
"FACT CHECK: This is a blatant lie. Trump did not cap insulin costs, President Biden did for seniors through the Inflation Reduction Act. Trump’s Project 2025 wants to repeal it, which would raise insulin costs for over a million Americans."
@ConserveLetters chimed in, as well:
"Fact Check: The convicted felon is lying. His insulin measures targeted ~1,400 clinics. It helped SOME low-income patients but NOT the majority. Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act capped insulin at $35/month for ALL Medicare recipients. He's taking credit for Biden's achievements."
@JJohnsonLaw added, "NOT ONLY IS THIS A LIE, TRUMP IS RUNNING ON REPEALING BIDEN’S ACCOMPLISHMENT. SHAMELESS."
@realjakecobb also offered a needed "Fact Check."
"Biden and Democrats actually passed legislation that reduces the price of drug prescriptions and capped the price of insulin for millions of Americans! Trump instituted some policies for capping insulin but they were extremely limited," he wrote. "In other words, not millions, thousands. Expect to hear this talking point from MAGA this week. Be prepared with the actual facts."
