22-05-2025
Donald Trump declares he invented a brand-new word that linguists say has been in dictionaries for over 500 years
Donald Trump said he invented the word "equalize" while announcing a drug price order, but the word has existed for centuries.
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On Monday, May 19, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a new executive order . The order tells prescription drug companies to lower their prices within 30 days, claims they don't do it, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will step in. That department is led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The department will then make new rules to match U.S. drug prices with cheaper prices in other explaining the plan, Trump said he had invented a new word, "equalize." He called it the best word and said everyone would pay the same amount. He explained the U.S. would pay the same drug prices as Europe, as mentioned in the report by Trump didn't really invent the word. Merriam-Webster Dictionary says "equalize" was first used in 1599. The word is still used a lot today. Trump himself has used the word before, like in a speech to Congress on March 5, according to that March 5 speech, he talked about how the U.S. gave more money to Ukraine for defense against Russia than Europe. He said, "It's hard to believe they wouldn't have stopped it and said at some point, come on, let's equalize", as mentioned in the report by isn't the first time Trump went viral for weird words. On April 2, during his 'Liberation Day' speech, he got super excited about the word 'groceries.' He said, 'It's such an old-fashioned term but a beautiful term, groceries.' Trump explained groceries as 'a bag with different things in it', this information is from a report by People.Q1. Did Donald Trump really invent the word "equalize"?No, the word has been used since 1599, according to dictionaries.Q2. What was Trump's new order about drug prices?It tells drug companies to lower prices in 30 days or face new rules.
