00:00Well, this is very exciting because, again, we're bringing drug prices down to a level of stability as well as possible.
00:08Tremendous cuts, 200 percent, 300 percent, 500 percent, 700 percent, a little more than that.
00:16So today I'm thrilled to announce that the two world's largest pharmaceutical manufacturers,
00:23Eli Lilly and Noah Nordisk, have agreed to offer their most popular GLP-1 weight loss drug.
00:32I call it the fat drug, remember?
00:36At drastic discounts. They're very effective drugs.
00:40And so far I've never heard anything bad about them. I only hear good about them.
00:44Is there anything bad about them, Bob? Yeah, I haven't heard anything bad about them.
00:50Someday maybe it'll come out, which will notify you immediately.
00:54But so far I haven't heard that.
00:56Including the drugs known as Zepard and Wegovy, often called Ozepic.
01:04It's a triumph for American patients that will save lives and improve the health of millions and millions of Americans.
01:12Amazing thing. They are amazing.
01:15I want to thank Eli Lilly, CEO David Ricks, a friend of mine.
01:20We've worked long and hard. He and I got this whole thing started in a way.
01:24And Novo Nordisk, CEO Mike Dostar, for joining us today.
01:31Great, talented people. They make a lot of money.
01:36I looked at the money, but they're entitled to the money because the companies have done very well.
01:41Along with Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary Howard Lutnik.
01:47Do you take any of this stuff, Howard?
01:49Not yet.
01:50Okay, good.
01:51CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, he doesn't take it.
01:55But this is a great day for American health and healthcare and for all of American patients.
02:01These are things that are miracles to have this happen.
02:04And they're, you know, we're bringing all our medicines again because of tariffs.
02:08We're bringing all our medicines. If you remember where, during COVID, we made almost no medicine here.
02:15We had to go to China. We had to go to Ireland. We had to go to other places, UK, to get our medicine.
02:21We didn't make it here. Now we're making it. We'll soon be making it all here.
02:25Again, because of tariffs. And my election. But because of tariffs, much more.
02:30For years, politicians have talked about making healthcare affordable. But my administration is actually doing it.
02:37Americans deserve the best healthcare in the world. And we're now getting the best healthcare at the lowest price.
02:43President Trump is the friend of the forgotten American. Obesity is a disease of poverty. Overwhelmingly.
02:53And this drug, these drugs, have only been available for people who have wealth.
03:00If we want to solve the chronic disease crisis, we have to tackle obesity. Obesity is the number one driver of chronic disease.
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