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Trump lashes out against Pfizer over hiking of drug prices

President Trump accuses Pfizer of arbitrarily hiking prices and taking advantage of Americans struggling to afford prescription medicines.

WASHINGTON — Last week, it was a left-wing political group taking Pfizer to task for hiking prices on dozens of drugs. On Monday, it was the president, who accused the company of arbitrarily hiking prices and taking advantage of Americans struggling to afford prescription medicines.  

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