New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- Donald Trump claimed drug costs would decrease by a thousand per cent, confusing viewers when he later stated a $10 pill would rise to $20. His statement left many baffled on social media.

In an interview with Fox News, Trump said, "We're gonna be reducing drug costs over the next year and a half, not 50 or 60 per cent but by a thousand per cent," before adding, "It'll go from $10 to $20 for us."

Trump made the statement while highlighting the fact that the US has been paying inflated prices for pharmaceuticals for a long time. He claimed that the pharmaceutical companies agreed with his viewpoint, and that he would use tariffs to persuade trading partners who disagreed.

"For the countries that don't agree, I use...