Why Donald Trump’s medical records say more than he realizes

Why Donald Trump’s medical records say more than he realizes

>> SO I’M ABOUT TO TALK ABOUT >> SO I’M ABOUT TO TALK ABOUT
SOMETHING. I FEEL A A LITTLE UGY SOMETHING. I FEEL A LITTLE UGLY
TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE IT SEEMS TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE IT SEEMS
PERSONAL. BUT IT TURNS OUT THE PERSONAL. BUT IT TURNS OUT THE
REASON I’M GOING TO DO IT, THE REASON I’M GOING TO DO IT, THE
REASON I FEEL OKAY ABOUT IT, REASON I FEEL OKAY ABOUT IT,
ACTUALLY, IS THAT IT’S ACTUALLY, IS THAT IT’S
EXPLICITLY NOT PERSONAL. IN THE EXPLICITLY NOT PERSONAL. IN THE
END, IT’S ABOUT THE COUNTRY. END, IT’S ABOUT THE COUNTRY.
IT’S ABOUT POLICY. IT’S ABOUT IT’S ABOUT POLICY. IT’S ABOUT
THE HEALALTH OF LITERALLY TENS F THE HEALTH OF LITERALLY TENS OF
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS. IT DOES MILLIONS OF AMERICANS. IT DOES
START IN A KIND OF PERSONAL START IN A KIND OF PERSONAL
PLACE. SO AGAIN, SLIGHT FACTCTOR PLACE. SO AGAIN, SLIGHT FACTOR
HERE, BUT WORK WITH ME. HERE IT HERE, BUT WORK WITH ME. HERE IT
IS. WE HAVE HAD ON THIS SHOW IS. WE HAVE HAD ON THIS SHOW
MANY TIMES BEFORE, FORMER FDA MANY TIMES BEFORE, FORMER FDA
COMMISSIONER DAVAVID KESSLER. HS COMMISSIONER DAVID KESSLER. HE’S
A BIG DEAL. HE HAS SERVED A BIG DEAL. HE HAS SERVED
MULTIPLE PRESIDENTS, DEMOCRAT MULTIPLE PRESIDENTS, DEMOCRAT
AND REPUBLICAN. AS I SAID, AND REPUBLICAN. AS I SAID,
FORMER COMMISSIONER OF THE FDA, FORMER COMMISSIONER OF THE FDA,
HE WAS MOST RECENTLY A VERY HE WAS MOST RECENTLY A VERY
SENIOR SCIENCE ADVISOR T TO SENIOR SCIENCE ADVISOR TO
PRESIDENT BIDEN. DAVID KESSLER PRESIDENT BIDEN. DAVID KESSLER
HAS BEEN THE DEAN OF THE MEDICAL HAS BEEN THE DEAN OF THE MEDICAL
SCHOOL AT YALE AND AT UC SAN SCHOOL AT YALE AND AT UC SAN
FRANCISCO. DAVID KESSLER, AS I FRANCISCO. DAVID KESSLER, AS I
SAY, A VERY BIG DEAL. AND AS A SAY, A VERY BIG DEAL. AND AS A
MEDICAL DOCTOR, DOCTOR KESSLER MEDICAL DOCTOR, DOCTOR KESSLER
RECENTLY LOOKED AT THE REPORT RECENTLY LOOKED AT THE REPORT
FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP’S OWN FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP’S OWN
ANNUAL PHYSICAL LAST MONTH. AND ANNUAL PHYSICAL LAST MONTH. AND
TO HIM, THAT REPORT TOLD A TO HIM, THAT REPORT TOLD A
STORY, A GOOD NEWS STORY THAT HE STORY, A GOOD NEWS STORY THAT HE
THOUGHT MORE AMERICANS SHOULD THOUGHT MORE AMERICANS SHOULD
KNOW ABOUT. THIS IS FROM A P PIE KNOW ABOUT. THIS IS FROM A PIECE
THAT DOCTOR KESSLER WROTE FOR THAT DOCTOR KESSLER WROTE FOR
THE ATLANTIC IT HAS JUST THE ATLANTIC IT HAS JUST
PUBLISHED IN THE PAST FEW PUBLISHED IN THE PAST FEW
MINUTES. HE SAYS, QUOTE, DURING MINUTES. HE SAYS, QUOTE, DURING
HIS FIRST TERM, A SCAN SHOWED HIS FIRST TERM, A SCAN SHOWED
SIGNS OF PLAQUE BUILDUP IN SIGNS OF PLAQUE BUILDUP IN
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S CORONARY PRESIDENT TRUMP’S CORONARY
ARTERIES, WHICH PUT HIM AT RISK ARTERIES, WHICH PUT HIM AT RISK
OF A HEART ATTACK IN 2020. HIS OF A HEART ATTACK IN 2020. HIS
BMI, HIS BODY MASS INDEX, WAS BMI, HIS BODY MASS INDEX, WAS
JUST OVER THE THRESHOLD FOR JUST OVER THE THRESHOLD FOR
OBESITY. THAT COMBINATION WOULD OBESITY. THAT COMBINATION WOULD
HAVE MADE HIM A CANDIDATE FOR A HAVE MADE HIM A CANDIDATE FOR A
GLP ONE DRUG THAT IS A WEIGHT GLP ONE DRUG THAT IS A WEIGHT
LOSS DRUG LIKE OZEMPIC OR LOSS DRUG LIKE OZEMPIC OR
WEGOVY. AND INDEED, THROUGHOUT WEGOVY. AND INDEED, THROUGHOUT
HIS 2024 CAMPAIGN, PEOPLE HIS 2024 CAMPAIGN, PEOPLE
SPECULATED THAT HE WAS TAKING SPECULATED THAT HE WAS TAKING
ONE. THEN LAST MONTH, TRUMP’S ONE. THEN LAST MONTH, TRUMP’S
LATEST PHYSICAL SHOWED THAT HE LATEST PHYSICAL SHOWED THAT HE
HAD DROPPED 20 POUNDS, WHICH HAD DROPPED 20 POUNDS, WHICH
MOVED HIM FROM OBESE TO MOVED HIM FROM OBESE TO
OVERWEIGHT. TRUMP HAS NEVER OVERWEIGHT. TRUMP HAS NEVER
PUBLICLY SAID HE IS ON A GLP PUBLICLY SAID HE IS ON A GLP
ONE, AND WHEN REACHED FOR ONE, AND WHEN REACHED FOR
COMMENT, THE WHITE HOUSESE DID T COMMENT, THE WHITE HOUSE DID NOT
ADDRESS QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THE ADDRESS QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THE
PRESIDENT LOST T THE WEIGHT. PRS PRESIDENT LOST THE WEIGHT. PRESS
SESECRETARY CAROLINE LEAVITT SAD SECRETARY CAROLINE LEAVITT SAID
TRUMP IS, QUOTE, IN PEPEAK TRUMP IS, QUOTE, IN PEAK
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CONDITION. PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CONDITION.
I’LL TELL YOU. WE ALSO REACHED I’LL TELL YOU. WE ALSO REACHED
OUT TO THE WHITE HOUSE FOR OUT TO THE WHITE HOUSE FOR
COMMENT. WE GOT THAT EXACT SAME COMMENT. WE GOT THAT EXACT SAME
RESPONSE ABOUT WHAT A BRILLIANT RESPONSE ABOUT WHAT A BRILLIANT
SPECIMEN OF MAN HE IS. BUT SPECIMEN OF MAN HE IS. BUT
DOCTOR, DOCTOR KESSLER GOES ON DOCTOR, DOCTOR KESSLER GOES ON
TO SAY THIS QUOTE, THE MOST TO SAY THIS QUOTE, THE MOST
REVEALING ASPECT OF THE REVEALING ASPECT OF THE
PRESIDENT’S MEMEDICAL REPORT WAS PRESIDENT’S MEDICAL REPORT WAS
THE LIST OF DRUGS HE IS TAKING, THE LIST OF DRUGS HE IS TAKING,
WHICH INCLUDES A COMBINATION WHICH INCLUDES A COMBINATION
THAT AMOUNTS TO WHAT DOCTORS THAT AMOUNTS TO WHAT DOCTORS
CALL INTENSIVE LIPID LOWERING CALL INTENSIVE LIPID LOWERING
THERAPY, A TREATMENT USUALLY THERAPY, A TREATMENT USUALLY
RESERVED FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE AT RESERVED FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE AT
SIGNIFICANT RISK OF CARDIAC SIGNIFICANT RISK OF CARDIAC
DISEASE. THAT DRUG REGIMEN SEEMS DISEASE. THAT DRUG REGIMEN SEEMS
TO BE WORKING HIS LDL. THE BAD TO BE WORKING HIS LDL. THE BAD
CHOLESTEROL HAS DROPPED CHOLESTEROL HAS DROPPED
DRAMATICALLY IN RECENT YEARS, SO DRAMATICALLY IN RECENT YEARS, SO
DOCTOR DAVID KESSLER SAYS HE DOCTOR DAVID KESSLER SAYS HE
SEES IN PRESIDENT TRUMP’P’S SEES IN PRESIDENT TRUMP’S
MEDICAL REPORT IS A SUCCESS MEDICAL REPORT IS A SUCCESS
STORY. SUCCESS AGAINST STORY. SUCCESS AGAINST
CONDITIONS THAT TENS OF MILLIONS CONDITIONS THAT TENS OF MILLIONS
OF AMERICANS STRUGGLE WITH, OF AMERICANS STRUGGLE WITH,
NAMELY OBESITY AND CARDIAC NAMELY OBESITY AND CARDIAC
DISEASE, AND THAT SUCCESS THAT DISEASE, AND THAT SUCCESS THAT
THAT PROGRESS IN THE PRESIDENT’S THAT PROGRESS IN THE PRESIDENT’S
OWN HEALTH REPORT APPEARS TO BE OWN HEALTH REPORT APPEARS TO BE
LARGELY THANKS TO MEDICAL LARGELY THANKS TO MEDICAL
SCIENCE. THE PRESIDENT IS ON SCIENCE. THE PRESIDENT IS ON
THESE TWO CHOLESTEROL LOWERING THESE TWO CHOLESTEROL LOWERING
DRUGS. THIS INTENSIVE LIPID DRUGS. THIS INTENSIVE LIPID
LOWERING THERAPY FOR PEOPLE AT LOWERING THERAPY FOR PEOPLE AT
RISK OF CARDIAC DISEASE. THAT RISK OF CARDIAC DISEASE. THAT
TREATMENT REALLY APPEARS TO BE TREATMENT REALLY APPEARS TO BE
WORKING FOR HIM. WE DO NOT K KNW WORKING FOR HIM. WE DO NOT KNOW
IF THE PRESIDENT’S DOCUMENENTED IF THE PRESIDENT’S DOCUMENTED
WEIGHT LOSS IS THANKS TO OZEMPIC WEIGHT LOSS IS THANKS TO OZEMPIC
OR WEGOVY OR ANY SIMILAR DRUG. OR WEGOVY OR ANY SIMILAR DRUG.
CERTAINLY NO SHAME IF IT IS. ANY CERTAINLY NO SHAME IF IT IS. ANY
SUCH DRUG IS NOT LISTED IN HIS SUCH DRUG IS NOT LISTED IN HIS
MEDICAL REPORT. THE WHITE HOUSE MEDICAL REPORT. THE WHITE HOUSE
WILL NOT SAY ONENE WAY OR THE WILL NOT SAY ONE WAY OR THE
OTHER WHEN THEY ARE ASKED. AND I OTHER WHEN THEY ARE ASKED. AND I
KNOW I SAID THIS WAS A LITTLE KNOW I SAID THIS WAS A LITTLE
EARLY TO TALK ABOUT BECAUSE THIS EARLY TO TALK ABOUT BECAUSE THIS
FEELS PERSONAL. BUT THE POINT OF FEELS PERSONAL. BUT THE POINT OF
THIS I IS NOT NECESSARILY THE THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY THE
PRESIDENT’S PERSONAL H HEALTH. E PRESIDENT’S PERSONAL HEALTH. THE
POINT HERE IS THAT THE PRESIDENT POINT HERE IS THAT THE PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES APPEARS TO OF THE UNITED STATES APPEARS TO
BE IMPROVING HIS OWN HEALTH BE IMPROVING HIS OWN HEALTH
THROUGH ACCESS TO GREAT MEDICAL THROUGH ACCESS TO GREAT MEDICAL
CARE AND GREAT MEDICAL SCIENCE. CARE AND GREAT MEDICAL SCIENCE.
THAT’S WHAT HE GETS. THAT’S WHAT HE GETS.
SIMULTANEOUSLY, HIS SIMULTANEOUSLY, HIS
ADMINISTSTRATION IS DOING SO MUH ADMINISTRATION IS DOING SO MUCH
TO HURT REGULAR AMERICANS, TO HURT REGULAR AMERICANS,
OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE THOSE OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE THOSE
SAME GOOD HEALTH OUTCOMES S THE SAME GOOD HEALTH OUTCOMES THE
SAME WAY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES SAME WAY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES
OF HEALTH, THE GOVERNMENT OF HEALTH, THE GOVERNMENT
RESEARCH AGENCY Y THAT PRODUCES RESEARCH AGENCY THAT PRODUCES
MUCH OF THE SCIEIENCE FOR THESE MUCH OF THE SCIENCE FOR THESE
SPECIFIC DRUGS, AND COUNTLESS SPECIFIC DRUGS, AND COUNTLESS
OTHERS. TRUMP HAS SLASHED ITS OTHERS. TRUMP HAS SLASHED ITS
BUDGET AND NEARLY $2 BILLION IN BUDGET AND NEARLY $2 BILLION IN
RESEARCH GRANTS THERE HAVE BEEN RESEARCH GRANTS THERE HAVE BEEN
CANCELED. THE FDA SHEPHERDS CANCELED. THE FDA SHEPHERDS
DRUGS TO MARKET AND MAKE SURE DRUGS TO MARKET AND MAKE SURE
THEY ARE SAFE. THE FDA IS THEY ARE SAFE. THE FDA IS
REELING FROM HUGE STAFFING CUTS, REELING FROM HUGE STAFFING CUTS,
AND THE STAFF THAT IS THERE AND THE STAFF THAT IS THERE
CAN’T COMPLETE BASIC TASKS CAN’T COMPLETE BASIC TASKS
BECAUSE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, BECAUSE, AMONG OTHER THINGS,
THEIR GOVERNMENT CREDIT CACARDS THEIR GOVERNMENT CREDIT CARDS
HAVE BEEN FROZEN. TRUMUMP AND HS HAVE BEEN FROZEN. TRUMP AND HIS
ALLIES IN CONGRESS ARE CURRENTLY ALLIES IN CONGRESS ARE CURRENTLY
DEBATING HOW MANY HUNDREDS OF DEBATING HOW MANY HUNDREDS OF
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS THEY’RE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS THEY’RE
GOING TO CUT FROM MEDIDICAID, GOING TO CUT FROM MEDICAID,
WHICH PROVIDES HEALTH INSURANCE, WHICH PROVIDES HEALTH INSURANCE,
TO TENS OF MILLIONS OF TO TENS OF MILLIONS OF
AMERICANS. AND AS FOR THOSE GOP AMERICANS. AND AS FOR THOSE GOP
ONE WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS, THAT CAN ONE WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS, THAT CAN
BE A LIFESAVER FOR SO MANY BE A LIFESAVER FOR SO MANY
PEOPLE. WELL, TRTRUMP HAS PEOPLE. WELL, TRUMP HAS
RESCINDED A BIDEN ADMINISTRATION RESCINDED A BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
PROPOSAL TO HAVE THOSE DRUGS PROPOSAL TO HAVE THOSE DRUGS
COVERED BY MEDICARE, EVEN AS THE COVERED BY MEDICARE, EVEN AS THE
WHITE HOUSE SAYS, MAYBE WEIGHT WHITE HOUSE SAYS, MAYBE WEIGHT
LOSS DRUGS WILL GET A BIG PRICE LOSS DRUGS WILL GET A BIG PRICE
CUT. THEY’LL SOLVE IT WITH CUT. THEY’LL SOLVE IT WITH
DEALS, IF YOU WANT TO BELIEVE DEALS, IF YOU WANT TO BELIEVE
THAT. BUT THEY’RE UNDOING THE THAT. BUT THEY’RE UNDOING THE
PLAN TO HAVE THEM COVERED BY PLAN TO HAVE THEM COVERED BY
MEDICARE, WHICH PUTS AT RISK THE MEDICARE, WHICH PUTS AT RISK THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR TENS OF MILLIONS OPPORTUNITY FOR TENS OF MILLIONS
OF AMERICANS TO BENEFIT FROM OF AMERICANS TO BENEFIT FROM
THOSE KINDS OF DRUGS. . PRESIDET THOSE KINDS OF DRUGS. PRESIDENT
TRUMP IS PERSONALLY BENEFITING TRUMP IS PERSONALLY BENEFITING
IN HIS OWN HEALTH FROM THE IN HIS OWN HEALTH FROM THE
SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE THE US GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE THE US GOVERNMENT
HAS BUBUILT UP OVER DECADES. HES HAS BUILT UP OVER DECADES. HE IS
SIMULTANEOUSLY IN THE PROCESS OF SIMULTANEOUSLY IN THE PROCESS OF
DESTROYING THAT INFRASTRUCTURE DESTROYING THAT INFRASTRUCTURE
FOR EVERYONE ELSE. JOINING US FOR EVERYONE ELSE. JOINING US
NOW IS FORMER FDA COMMISSIONER NOW IS FORMER FDA COMMISSIONER
DOCTOR DAVID KESSLER. HE HAS A DOCTOR DAVID KESSLER. HE HAS A
NEW BOOK THAT IS COMING OUT NEW BOOK THAT IS COMING OUT
TOMORROW. IT’S CALLED DIET, TOMORROW. IT’S CALLED DIET,
DRUGS AND DOPAMINE THE NEW DRUGS AND DOPAMINE THE NEW
SCIENCE OF ACHIEVING A HEALTHY SCIENCE OF ACHIEVING A HEALTHY
WEIGHT. DOCTOR DAVID KESSLER, WEIGHT. DOCTOR DAVID KESSLER,
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE BOOK. CONGRATULATIONS ON THE BOOK.
FIRST OF ALL, LET ME SAYAY I. I FIRST OF ALL, LET ME SAY I. I
BROUGHT HOME THE GALLEY WHEN I BROUGHT HOME THE GALLEY WHEN I
LAST SAW YOU, I READ IT, MY LAST SAW YOU, I READ IT, MY
PARTNER READ IT. WE THEN HANDED PARTNER READ IT. WE THEN HANDED
IT TO A NEIGHBOR WHO ALSO WANTED IT TO A NEIGHBOR WHO ALSO WANTED
TO READ IT. I REALLY APPRECIATE TO READ IT. I REALLY APPRECIATE
YOU WRITING THIS, PARTICULARLY YOU WRITING THIS, PARTICICULARLY
GIVEN YOUR EXPERTISE IN THIS GIVEN YOUR EXPERTISE I IN THIS
FIELD AND SO MANY OTHERS. THANK FIELD AND SO MANY OTHERS. THANK
YOU. YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> THANKNK YOU.
>> FOR HAVING ME, RACHEL. >> FOR HAVING ME, RACHEL.
>>>> SO FIRST, LET ME JUST ASK U >> SO FIRST, LET ME JUST ASK YOU
IF I ACCURATELY REPRESENTED YOUR IF I ACCURATELY REPRESENTED YOUR
TAKE ON THE PRESIDENT’T’S MEDICL TAKE ON THE PRESIDENT’S MEDICAL
REPORT AND WHY YOU THINKNK IT’S REPORT AND WHY YOU THINK IT’S
WORTH UNDERSTANDING IN TERMS OF WORTH UNDERSTANDING IN TERMS OF
HOW HE IS GOVERNING, HOW HE IS HOW HE IS GOVERNING, HOW HE IS
MANAGING HEALTH POLICY IN THE MANAGING HEALTH POLICY IN THE
COUNTRY. COUNTRY.
>> YOU KNOW, WEIGHGHT IS SUCH A >> YOU KNOW, WEIGHT IS SUCH A
FRAUGHT SUBJECT. THERE’S SO FRAUGHT SUBJECT. THERE’S SO
MUCH. STIGMA ATTACHED TO IT. BUT MUCH. STIGMA ATTACHED TO IT. BUT
IT’S. IT’S.
>> NOT ABOUT WEIGHT. >> NOT ABOUT WEIGHT.
>> IT’S REALLY ABOUTUT HEALTH. U >> IT’S REALLY ABOUT HEALTH. YOU
GOT THE FACTS EXACTLY RIGHT. GOT THE FACTS EXACTLY RIGHT.
LET’S JUST LET’S JUST. LET’S JUST LET’S JUST.
>> GO THROUGH THEM. >> GO THROUGH THEM.
>> THE PRESIDENT. >> THE PRESIDENT.
>> HAD A CARDIAC SCAN THAT >> HAD A CARDIAC SCAN THAT
SHOWED SOME PLAQUE. SHOWED SOME PLAQUE.
>> BUILDUP. >> BUIUILDUP.
>> AND THEY PUT HIM ON TWO. >> AND THEY PUT HIM ON TWO.
>> L LIPID LOWERING DRUGS. WHAT >> LIPID LOWERING DRUGS. WHAT
NO. NO.
>> ONE. >> ONE.
>> HAS S SAID. >> ABOUT THOSE.
>> T TWO. >> TWOWO.
>> LIPID LOWERING. >> LIPID LOWOWERING.
>> DRUGS IS WHAT. >> DRUGS IS WHAT.
>>>> THOSE ARE CALLED. >> THOSE ARE CALLED.
>> OR ISIS INTENSIVE LIPID. >> OR IS INTENSIVE LIPID.
LOWERING THERAPYPY, EZETIMIBE, LOWERING THERAPY, EZETIMIBE,
ROSUVASTATIN. ROSUSUVASTATIN.
>> AND THEY’RE. >> AND THEY’RE.
>> WORKING. HIS LIPIDS. DROPPED >> WORKING. HIS LIPIDS. DROPPED
DRAMATICALLY FROM. 143 TO 51. DRAMATICALLY FROM. 143 TO 51.
THAT REDUCES THE RISK OF HEART THAT REDUCES THE RISK OF HEART
ATTACK THAT. PROLONGS LIFE. BUT ATTACK THAT. PROLONGS LIFE. BUT
THE KEY IS. YOU SAID, IS THE. THE KEY IS. YOU SAID, IS THE.
>> SCIENCE OF THOSE DRUGS WAS >> SCIENCE OF THOSE DRUGS WAS
WORKED. WOWORKED.
>> OUT BY. >> OUT BY.
>> RESEARCRCH FUNDED. >> RESEARCH FUNDED.
>> B BY THE NIH AND. >> BY THE NIH AND.
>> SHEPHERDED BY THE FDA. THE >> SHEPHERDED BY THE FDA. THE
PRESIDENT IS. DESTROYING THOSE PRESIDENT IS. DESTROYING THOSE
INSTITUTIONS THAT. INSTITUTIONS THAT.
>> GAVE BIRTH. >> GAVE BIRTH.
>> TO THE DRUGS THAT ARE >> TO THE DRUGS THAT ARE
BENEFITING H HIM. BENEFITING HIM.
>> I THINK WE TEND TO THINK OF >> I THINK WE TEND TO THINK OF
DRUG DEVELOPMENT AS THE PROVINCE DRUG DEVELOPMENT AS THE PROVINCE
OF PRIVATE COMPANIES, OF OF PRIVATE COMPANIES, OF
PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES. CAN PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES. CAN
YOU EXPLAIN TO AN AUDIENCE THAT YOU EXPLAIN TO AN AUDIENCE THAHT
MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THE SORT OF MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THE SORT OF
WEIGHT OF WHAT YOU JUST SAID? WEIGHT OF WHAT YOU JUST SAID?
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE FEDERAL CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT’S ROLE IN RESEARCHING GOVERNMENT’S ROLE IN RESEARCHING
AND CREATING D DRUGS AND GETTING AND CREATING DRUGS AND GETTING
THEM TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, THE THEM TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, THE
PART OF IT THAT CAN’T HAPPEN PART OF IT THAT CAN’T HAPPEN
WITHOUT THE US GOVERNMENT. WITHOUT THE US GOVERNMENT.
>> SO A DRUG HAS. >> SO A DRUG HAS.
>> TO WORK ON. >> TO WORK ON.
>> A CERERTAIN TARGET. >> A CERTAIN TARGET.
>> AND WHILE. >> AND WHILE.
>>>> THE DRUG. COMPANIES WILL. >> THE DRUG. COMPANIES WILL.
>> CHEMICALLY SYNTHESIZE. >> CHEMICALLY SYNTHESIZE.
>> THE. >> THE.
>> DRUG AND DODO. >> DRUG AND DO.
>> THE CLINICAL. >> THE CLINICAL.
>> TRIALS. >> TRIALS.
>> THE IDENTIFICATION. >> THE IDENTIFICATION.
>> OF THAT TARGET. >> OF THAT TARGET.
>> THE RECEPTOR. >> THE RECEPTOR.
>> I MEAN, THAT WAS. >> I MEAN, THAT WAS.
>> DONE BY. >> DONE BY.
>> RESEARCH FUNDEDED. IT WAS >> RESEARCH FUNDED. IT WAS
NOBEL. NOBEL.
>> PRIZE WINNING WORK. >> PRIZEZE WINNING WORK.
>> BY BROWN. >> BY BROWN.
>> AND GOLDSTEIN. >> AND GOLDSTEIN..
>> RIGHT. THEY IDENTIFIED, YOU >> RIGHT. THEY IDENTIFIED, YOU
KNOW, THROUGH NIH FUNDING. KNOW, THROUGH NIH FUNDING.
BECAUSE NO. BECAUSE NO.
>> DRUG COMPANY. >> DRUG COMPANY.
>>>> HAS THAT CAPABILITY. THEY >> HAS THAT CAPABILITY. THEY
IDENTIFIED. IDENTIFIED..
>> THE RECEPTORS THAT THE. >> THE RECEPTORS THAT THE.
>> DRURUGS CAN. >> DRUGS CAN..
>> WORK ON. >> WORK ON.
>> IT WAS ALALSO TRUE FOR THE >> IT WAS ALSO TRUE FOR THE
CURRENT WEIGHT. CURRENT T WEIGHT.
>> LOSS DRUGS. THE GLP. ONE >> LOSS DRUGS. THE GLP. . ONE
DRUGS. DRUGS.S.
>> WERE DONE BY. >> WERE DONE BY.
>> YOU KNOW,W, A NUMBER OF >> YOU KNOW, A NUMBER OF
RESEARCH LABS, INCLUDING, YOU RESEARCH LABS, INCLUDING, YOU
KNOW, A GREAT RESEARCH LAB UP AT KNOW, A GREAT RESEARCH LAB UP AT
HARVARD, AT MASS GENERAL HARVARD, AT MASS GENERAL
HOSPITAL. HOSPITAL.
>> WHEN YOU WERE LAST HERE, >> WHEN YOU WERE LAST HERE,
DOCTOR KESSLER, YOU SAID DOCTOR KESSLER, YOU SAID
SOMETHING THAT GOT A VERY LARGE SOMETHING THAT GOT A VERY LARGE
RESPONSE FROM OUR AUDIENCE. RESPONSE FROM OUR AUDIENCE.
PEOPLE CONTINUE TOTO ASK ME ABOT PEOPLE CONTINUE TO ASK ME ABOUT
IT. . YOU TALKED ABOUT WHEN IT. YOU TALKED ABOUT WHEN
PRESIDENT TRUMP HIMSELF HAD PRESIDENT TRUMP HIMSELF HAD
COVID DURING HIS FIRST TERM AND COVID DURING HIS FIRST TERM AND
HE WAS VERY ILL. WE LEARARNED HE WAS VERY ILL. WE LEARNED
LATER JUST HOW SERIOUSLY HE ILL LATER JUST HOW SERIOUSLY HE ILL
HE WAS. AND YOU TALKED ABOUT HIS HE WAS. AND YOU TALKED ABOUT HIS
TREATMENT, VERY SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT, VERY SUCCESSFUL
TREATMENT AT WALTER REED WHEN HE TREATMENT AT WALTER REED WHEN HE
RECEIVED MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY RECEIVED MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY
INFUSIONS. AND YOU SORT OF BROKE INFUSIONS. AND YOU SORT OF BROKE
THE NEWS ON OUR SHOW THAT THE THE NEWS ON OUR SHOW THAT THE
DOCTOR WHO MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR DOCTOR WHO MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR
TRUMP TO GET THAT TREATMENT, TRUMP TO GET THAT TREATMENT,
WHICH VERY WELL COULD HAVE SAVED WHICH VERY WELL COULD HAVE SAVED
HIS LIFE, IS ONE OF THE HIS LIFE, IS ONE OF THE
OFFICIALS AT FDA, ONE OF THE OFFICIALS AT FDA, ONE OF THE
OFFICIALS IN THE FEDERAL OFFICIALS IN THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT WHO WHO TRUMP HAD GOVERNMENT WHO WHO TRUMP HAD
FIRED. AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT’S FIRED. AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT’S
FOLLOWING THE SORT OF SAME LINES FOLLOWING THE SORT OF SAME LINES
THAT YOU’RE DESCRIBING HERE THAT YOU’RE DESCRIBING HERE
TODAY, SOMETHING WHICH HE’S TODAY, SOMETHING WHICH HE’S
BENEFITING FROM, WHICH MAY HAVE BENEFITING FROM, WHICH MAY HAVE
INDEED SAVED HIS LIFE, IS INDEED SAVED HIS LIFE, IS
SOMETHING THAT HE’S CUTTTTING OF SOMETHING THAT HE’S CUTTING OFF
IN TERMS OF THE ABILITY FOR THAT IN TERMS OF THE ABILITY FOR THAT
EXPERTISE TO CONTINUE TO BENEFIT EXPERTISE TO CONTINUE TO BENEFIT
NOT JUST HIMSELF, BUT BUT THE NOT JUST HIMSELF, BUT BUT THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE. I FEEL LIKE I’M AMERICAN PEOPLE. I FEEL LIKE I’M
SEEING CONTINUITIES BETWEEN SEEING CONTINUITIES BETWEEN
THOSE TWO STORIES, BUT I WANTED THOSE TWO STORIES, BUT I WANTED
TO ASK YOU, IF YOU SEE IT THAT TO ASK YOU, IF YOU SEE IT THAT
WAY. WAY.
>> I THINK. >> I THINKNK.
>> YOU’VE YOU KNOW, YOU GOT IT. >> YOU’VE YOU KNOW, YOU GOT IT.
EXACTLY. EXACTLY.
>> I WAS TOLD THIS WEEKEND THAT. >> I WAS TOLD THIS WEEKEND THAT.
>> THERE’S. >> THERE’S’S.
>> 6700 RECUSALS. >> 6700 RECUSALS.
>> TODAY AT FDA. >> TODAY AT FDA.
>> THAT MEANS. RECUSALS >> THAT MEANS. RECUSALS
RECUSALS. RECUCUSALS.
>> YOU HAVE TO. SUBMIT THOSE >> YOU HAVE TO. SUBMIT THOSE
WHEN. >> YOU’RE.
>> L LOOKING FOR JOBS. SO THERE. >> LOOKING FOR JOBS. SO THTHERE.
>> IS AN EXODUS. THAT KIND OF. >> IS AN EXODUS. THAT KIND OF.
>> EXPERTISE. THOSE NIGHTS. >> EXPERTISE. THOSE NIGHTS.
>> THAT I WAS ON WITH. YOU WHEN >> THAT I WAS ON WITH. YOU WHEN
WE WERE FACING COVID, WE GOT WE WERE FACING COVID, WE GOT
THROUGH THOSE BECAUSE I WAS ABLE THROUGH THOSE BECAUSE I WAS ABLE
TO RELY WHEN I WAS CO-LEADING TO RELY WHEN I WAS CO-LEADING
OPERATION WARP SPEED ON A GREAT OPERATION WARP SPEED ON A GREAT
DEAL OF. DEAL OF.
>> EXPERTISE. >> EXPERTISE.
>> AND THE T TRUMP >> AND THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION’S GOING T TO NEED ADMINISTRATION’S GOING TO NEED
TO RELY. TO RELY.
>> ON THAT. >> ON THAT.
>> THOSE EXPERTISE, THEY. >> THOSE EXPERTISE, , THEY.
>> JUST HAVEN’T FIGURED. >> JUST HAVEN’T FIGURED.
>> THAT T OUT YET. THERE ARE GOG >> THAT OUT YET. THERE ARE GOING
TO BE MOMENTS WHERE THEY’R’RE TO BE MOMENTS S WHERE THEY’RE
GOING TO TURN. AROUND AND FIND GOING TO TURN. AROUND AND FIND
NO ONE IS S THERE WITH THAT KIND NO ONE IS THERE WITH THAT KIND
OF EXPERTISE, AND THAT SHOULD OF EXPERTISE, AND THAT SHOULD
CONCERN ALL OF US. CONCERN ALL OF US.
>> DOCTOR DAVID KESSLER, FORMER >> DOCTOR DAVID KESSLER, FORMER
FDA COMMISSIONER AND SO MUCH FDA COMMISSIONER AND SO MUCH
ELSE, LONG RECORD OF SERVICE IN ELSE, LONG RECORD OF SERVICE IN
OUR GOVERNMENT AT THE HIGHEST OUR GOVERNMENT AT THE HIGHEST
LEVELS OF OUR HEALTH LEVELS OF OUR HEALTH
INFRASTRUCTURE. DOCTOR KESSLER’S INFRASTRUCTURE. DOCTOR KESSLER’S
NEW BOOK IS OUT TOMORROW. . IT’S NEW BOOK IS OUT TOMORROW. IT’S
CALLED DIET, DRUGS, ANAND DOPAME CALLED DIET, DRUGS, AND DOPAMINE
THE NEW SCIENCE OF ACHIEVING A THE NEW SCIENCE OF ACHIEVING A
HEALTHY WEIGHT. DOCTOR KESSLER,

Dr. David Kessler, former FDA commissioner, talks with Rachel Maddow about how Donald Trump’s medical evaluation forms show Trump to be the beneficiary of a drug regimen made possible through the American medical system and its associated scientific research, which are now suffering debilitating cuts at Trump’s hand.

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