Truth Social post of August 21, 2026
PostStatementPublished 08/21Open the original
Summary
President Trump shares a report that Americans have stopped paying the world's pharmacy tab, with drug prices falling the most since 1963.
By industry
- Healthcare & Drug Pricing1 trading day+0.9%p15 stocks5 trading days+0.1%p15 stocks20 trading days−1.4%p15 stocks
Day by day after the announcement
| Day | Healthcare & Drug Pricing stocks | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 26/08/20 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 26/08/21 | +1.2% | +0.3% |
| 26/08/24 | +1.9% | +0.1% |
| 26/08/25 | +2.7% | +0.3% |
| 26/08/26 | +2.2% | +0.9% |
| 26/08/27 | +1.0% | +0.9% |
| 26/08/28 | +0.6% | +0.8% |
| 26/08/31 | +0.5% | +0.5% |
| 26/09/01 | +2.3% | −0.2% |
| 26/09/02 | +3.3% | +0.3% |
| 26/09/03 | +3.7% | +1.2% |
| 26/09/04 | +2.5% | +0.9% |
| 26/09/08 | −0.0% | +0.3% |
| 26/09/09 | −0.4% | −0.1% |
| 26/09/10 | −0.7% | −0.7% |
| 26/09/11 | −1.0% | +0.1% |
| 26/09/14 | +0.3% | −0.3% |
| 26/09/15 | −0.4% | −0.7% |
| 26/09/16 | −1.0% | −0.9% |
| 26/09/17 | −1.2% | −0.1% |
| 26/09/18 | −1.4% | −0.0% |
Korean stocks in these industries
- Samsung Biologics 207940
- Celltrion 068270
- SK Biopharmaceuticals 326030
Trades in these industries around the announcement
Members' and insiders' trades in the industries' stocks, 30 days before to 30 days after.
- Kevin Hern
Full saleUnitedhealth Group
Full saleUnitedhealth Group
UNH
$15K–$50K
Joint
$15K–$50K
Reported 09/25
Traded 09/10
- Sheldon Whitehouse
Partial saleAmgen
Partial saleAmgen
AMGN
$1K–$15K
Spouse
$1K–$15K
Reported 09/02
Traded 08/12
- Pete Sessions
Full saleAbbVie
Full saleAbbVie
ABBV
$15K–$50K
Self
$15K–$50K
Reported 09/18
Traded 09/14
- Thomas H. Kean Jr.
Partial saleJohnson & Johnson
Partial saleJohnson & Johnson
JNJ
$1K–$15K
Self
$1K–$15K
Reported 09/12
Traded 08/27
- John Boozman
Partial saleJohnson & Johnson
Partial saleJohnson & Johnson
JNJ
$1K–$15K
Joint
$1K–$15K
Reported 09/11
Traded 08/20
- David Taylor
Full saleAmgen
Full saleAmgen
AMGN
$1K–$15K
Self
$1K–$15K
Reported 09/05
Traded 08/26
- David Taylor
Full saleAmgen
Full saleAmgen
AMGN
$1K–$15K
Self
$1K–$15K
Reported 09/05
Traded 08/26
- Maria Salazar
BuyMerck
BuyMerck
MRK
$15K–$50K
Self
$15K–$50K
Reported 09/09
Traded 08/19
- Maria Salazar
BuyMerck
BuyMerck
MRK
$15K–$50K
Self
$15K–$50K
Reported 09/09
Traded 08/19