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Trump spoke on lowering drug prices. The tweets rolled in

Give that President Trump is famous for his Earth-shaking tweets, it seems appropriate to comb through Twitter for reactions to his new drug pricing plan.

Given that President Trump is famous for his Earth-shaking tweets, it seems appropriate to comb through Twitter reactions to his administration’s new drug pricing plan, which was unveiled Friday.

Many experts, analysts, and journalists noted the lack of detail in the proposals and the disconnect between Trump’s harsh words against drug makers and pharmacy benefit managers versus . They also pointed out that this plan is just that

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