President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he plans to resurrect a controversial policy from his first term that aims to reduce drug costs by basing payments for certain medicines on their prices in other countries.

The executive order directs Trump's administration to take actions against "discriminatory" policies in foreign countries that suppress drug prices.

President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order lowering prescription drug prices through a “Most Favored Nation” policy in a move that is legally dubious and is sure to face fierce opposition from pharmaceutical companies.