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Donald Trump: “As president, I'm also taking in the gigantic health…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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President Trump Delivers Remarks on the Economy, Dec. 19, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 19:16

I said, no, no. Maybe triple or quadruple, but it's still much lower than we were playing. You know, we were paying a number that was crazy, 13, 14 times more. As president, I'm also taking in the gigantic health insurance companies that have gotten rich on billions of dollars of government subsidies. And I want the money to go directly to the people. I want the money to be paid directly to the people so that they can buy their own health insurance, which will give far better benefits at much lower cost. (19:16–19:24)

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Asserts that health insurance companies have profited from government subsidies.

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