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The excerpt shows a question about the 50-state program and Trump's reply that the states signed up, but it does not by itself establish whether Trump provided no detail at the event. DIRECT_TEXT

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

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.