President Trump's anecdote on a friend taking a 'fat shot' is going viral. Talking to reporters on Monday, May 12, Donald Trump said that a “neurotic” and rich friend got their “fat shot” at a discount while traveling abroad — and that this episode prompted a drug company executive to admit to him that they were overcharging Americans. Trump shared the anecdote as he signed an executive order intended to drastically reduce the price Americans pay for pharmaceutical products.
“A friend of mine who’s a businessman — very, very, very top guy, most of you would have heard of him — a highly neurotic, brilliant businessman, seriously overweight, and he takes the fat shot,” Trump told reporters. “And he called me up … he’s a rough guy, smart guy, very successful, very rich … ‘Mr. President, could I ask you a question? I’m in London, and I just paid for this damn fat drug I take.’ “I said, ‘It’s not working,'” the President joked.
‘He said, ‘I just paid $88 and in New York I pay $1,300. What the hell is going on?’ He said, ‘So I checked, and it’s the same box made in the same plant by the same company. It’s the identical pill that I buy in New York. And here I’m paying $88 in London, and in New York, I’m paying $1,300.’ “Now, this is a great businessman, so — but he’s not familiar with this crazy situation that we have. But he was stunned,” Trump added.
“I brought it up with the drug companies, represented by somebody who's a very, very smart, good person too. And we argued about it for about a half-hour. And then finally, he just said, because they can’t justify it, he just said, ‘Look, you got me. You got me. I can no longer justify [the price difference].'”
Donald Trump's fat friend is ' Ozempic Santa Elon Musk ' or ...
Trump’s story has made everyone speculate who the person he shared the story about is. Most people think Trump was talking about Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
Reason being that Elon Musk has publicly stated that he uses a weight-loss drug called Mounjaro, which is made by Eli Lilly, and jokingly referred to himself as “Ozempic Santa,” in the photo he posted of himself on Christmas in 2024. In the picture, Musk is standing in front of a large Christmas tree. He can be seen smiling in the attire with a large Santa beard, with his hands placed on his waist.
Sharing his 'Santa' look on Twitter, Musk wrote: "Ozempic Santa." Responding to a comment on the post, Musk said that he uses Mounjaro, a medication similar to Ozempic, primarily used to manage type-2 diabetes by lowering blood sugar levels. He jokingly added, "Like Cocaine Bear, but Santa and Ozempic! Technically, Mounjaro, but that doesn't have the same ring to it."
What is President Trump's executive order on pharma companies
President Trump signed an executive order on Monday aimed at reducing Americans’ pharmaceutical costs by up to 90% by linking prices paid by government programs like Medicare to those charged to overseas customers.
“We’ve been subsidizing other countries globally,” Trump said at the White House signing, describing the order as one of his “most important.” He noted that some prescription drug prices could drop by 50 to 90% almost immediately. “Big Pharma will either comply voluntarily, or we’ll use federal authority to ensure fair pricing.”
The order revives Trump’s “most favored nation” policy from his first term, now with a renewed focus on shifting more research and development costs to foreign countries, which experts say the U.S. has disproportionately borne.
“A friend of mine who’s a businessman — very, very, very top guy, most of you would have heard of him — a highly neurotic, brilliant businessman, seriously overweight, and he takes the fat shot,” Trump told reporters. “And he called me up … he’s a rough guy, smart guy, very successful, very rich … ‘Mr. President, could I ask you a question? I’m in London, and I just paid for this damn fat drug I take.’ “I said, ‘It’s not working,'” the President joked.
‘He said, ‘I just paid $88 and in New York I pay $1,300. What the hell is going on?’ He said, ‘So I checked, and it’s the same box made in the same plant by the same company. It’s the identical pill that I buy in New York. And here I’m paying $88 in London, and in New York, I’m paying $1,300.’ “Now, this is a great businessman, so — but he’s not familiar with this crazy situation that we have. But he was stunned,” Trump added.
“I brought it up with the drug companies, represented by somebody who's a very, very smart, good person too. And we argued about it for about a half-hour. And then finally, he just said, because they can’t justify it, he just said, ‘Look, you got me. You got me. I can no longer justify [the price difference].'”
Trump on Ozempic: “A friend of mine who is a businessman… Most of you would've heard of him. Highly neurotic. Brilliant businessman. Seriously overweight. And he takes the fat shot drug... I said it’s not working.”
— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) May 12, 2025
No freaking way. 😭pic.twitter.com/d06YoLShNH
Donald Trump's fat friend is ' Ozempic Santa Elon Musk ' or ...
Trump’s story has made everyone speculate who the person he shared the story about is. Most people think Trump was talking about Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
Reason being that Elon Musk has publicly stated that he uses a weight-loss drug called Mounjaro, which is made by Eli Lilly, and jokingly referred to himself as “Ozempic Santa,” in the photo he posted of himself on Christmas in 2024. In the picture, Musk is standing in front of a large Christmas tree. He can be seen smiling in the attire with a large Santa beard, with his hands placed on his waist.
Sharing his 'Santa' look on Twitter, Musk wrote: "Ozempic Santa." Responding to a comment on the post, Musk said that he uses Mounjaro, a medication similar to Ozempic, primarily used to manage type-2 diabetes by lowering blood sugar levels. He jokingly added, "Like Cocaine Bear, but Santa and Ozempic! Technically, Mounjaro, but that doesn't have the same ring to it."
Ozempic Santa pic.twitter.com/7YECSNpWoz
— gorklon rust (@elonmusk) December 26, 2024
What is President Trump's executive order on pharma companies
President Trump signed an executive order on Monday aimed at reducing Americans’ pharmaceutical costs by up to 90% by linking prices paid by government programs like Medicare to those charged to overseas customers.
“We’ve been subsidizing other countries globally,” Trump said at the White House signing, describing the order as one of his “most important.” He noted that some prescription drug prices could drop by 50 to 90% almost immediately. “Big Pharma will either comply voluntarily, or we’ll use federal authority to ensure fair pricing.”
The order revives Trump’s “most favored nation” policy from his first term, now with a renewed focus on shifting more research and development costs to foreign countries, which experts say the U.S. has disproportionately borne.
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