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A reporter described 50-state participation and Trump said all states signed up, supplying program detail. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Transcript: Oval Office press availability, September 18, 2026 · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:be18d64fd5d7549adaea4e77282b1facdb6dfe77ece3ba1cc0808c71efd5d3df

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DANIEL BALDWIN: You kept reiterating that this generous program is 50 states participation. Do you think this is an admission from many Democrat officials who agreed to participate that your most favored nation, drug deals are actually effective at lowering prescription drug prices?
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Well, the Democrats were — they didn't help, but they all signed up.

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