WASHINGTON — When Hillary Clinton announced in December that she wanted a big increase in Alzheimer’s research, she did it in typical Clinton fashion — with a major speech and a six-point plan, led by a specific commitment of $2 billion a year in federal funds to find a cure by 2025.
When Donald Trump announced his own support for Alzheimer’s research last summer, he did it because someone asked him a question at a town hall. And his response was typical Trump. He assured the New Hampshire audience that Alzheimer’s was a “total top priority” for him — a bold promise with no specifics and no follow-up.
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I hope Trump will stop this FAKE Cancer industry; they just kill the patient with toxic drugs. Most RX is FRAUD; we need to stop funding this Nazi regime fake drugs which are ineffective and TOXIC! We need to stop funding this sick care; I only want insurance for Trauma care; I prefer to die of natural causes; Rx has nothing to offer!