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Trump’s new tone with drug makers: gratitude

President Trump listens to health secretary Alex Azar speak in the Rose Garden.

WASHINGTON — The drug industry’s much-publicized pledges not to hike their prices — however temporary they might be — are clearly keeping President Trump happy.

Tuesday, at a dinner at his New Jersey golf course, Trump didn’t accuse the industry of or lament “RIPOFF” prices, as he has

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