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Fact Checking Trump’s Drug Price Claims; Could Putin Use a Stalemate To Push Beyond Ukraine?

Oct 8, 2026 · 25m

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President Donald Trump has been telling voters that the drug prices on TrumpRx.gov are the lowest in the world. But that’s not the case, according to a recent analysis of more than two dozen medications on the site. NBC News health and medical reporter Berkeley Lovelace Jr. breaks down where and why the savings are lower than the president has claimed. Then, Russia has been intensifying attacks on Ukraine, sending civilian deaths surging. While Ukraine has been striking back, it’s struggling without a full supply of air defenses. NBC News chief international correspondent Keir Simmons explains why there’s concern that Russian President Vladimir Putin could use this opportunity to extend the…