Fox News anchor John Roberts responded on Wednesday by providing evidence to support his position in the ongoing dispute with the Biden campaign regarding their statements advocating for a cap on insulin prices. The exchange of comments began when Roberts questioned the Biden campaign’s promotion of an insulin price cap on Monday, stating that he believed it had already been implemented during the Trump administration.
Roberts pointed out that former President Donald Trump had signed an executive order in May 2020 to cap insulin prices for Medicare recipients. In response to Roberts’ comments, the Biden-Harris HQ campaign account accused him of spreading misinformation, referring to his statements as “a blatant lie.”
Fox host tries to claim Trump, not President Biden, capped insulin at $35/month
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… pic.twitter.com/iDrrBKEIhf
— Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) June 3, 2024
Roberts issued a response during the broadcast on Tuesday, specifically confronting the social media post from the Biden campaign by presenting evidence to challenge their assertion regarding his previous statements. Reading from a press release by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services dated May 26, 2020, the Fox News anchor highlighted discrepancies that contradicted the claims made by the Democratic president’s campaign.
“Today, under President Trump’s leadership, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that over 1,750 standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage plans with prescription drug coverage have applied to offer lower insulin costs through the Part D Senior Savings Model for the 2021 plan year. Across the nation, participating enhanced Part D prescription drug plans will provide Medicare beneficiaries access to a broad set of insulins at a maximum $35 copay for a month’s supply, from the beginning of the year through the Part D coverage gap. The model follows on the Trump Administration’s previously announced 13.5 percent decline in the average monthly basic Part D premium since 2017 to the lowest level in seven year,” the statement said.
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🔥 Fox News host John Roberts hits back at the Biden campaign after they accuse him of a ‘blatant lie’ over his reporting that Trump capped insulin at $35 a month
After providing the receipts showing it was Trump, not Biden, who capped insulin costs, John adds: "We invited a… pic.twitter.com/PV0Ma1Nnir
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