Trump admin live updates: Trump announces deal to sell weight-loss drugs including Ozempic for cheap on government site

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, said during the GLP-1 press conference Thursday that he was hoping the reduction in fertility drugs would lose to “lots of Trump babies.”

“We’ve dropped the infertility drugs to make lots of Trump babies I’m hoping by the midterms,” Dr. Oz said.

Camera feed to the White House’s GLP-1 event was cut short after an event attendee passed out on the ground.

Kennedy asserted that the Trump administration’s deal with drugmakers to make GLP-1s more affordable will allow Americans to lose “125 million pounds” by this time next year.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praised President Donald Trump for making GLP-1s such as Zepbound and Wegovy more affordable to people.

“Obesity is a disease of poverty. Overwhelming and these drug have only been available for people who have wealth,” Kennedy said.

While announcing a new deal for GLP-1s, President Donald Trump jokingly asked his cabinet members and staff if they were on the popular weight-loss drugs.

“You taking any of this stuff, Howard?” Trump asked Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, leading to laughter.

Lutnick responded, “Not yet.”

“Mehmet Oz, he doesn’t take it,” Trump added speaking of his CMS Administrator.

“And we have Steve, where’s Steve? Head of public relations for the White House – he’s taking it,” Trump said.

The Trump administration has reached a deal with two drug makers to lower prices of popular GLP-1 diabetes medications for Americans on Medicare and Medicaid as well as for those who purchase the drugs on the administration’s forthcoming TrumpRx web site.

The deal will also see Medicare and Medicaid expand coverage for the medications to permit Americans with certain medical conditions or a Body Mass Index above certain thresholds to receive the injections as treatments for obesity and other serious maladies.

It’s the latest in a series of announcements by drug companies that have capitulated to Trump’s demand that they offer their products on a “most-favored nation” pricing plan, bringing the cost Americans pay for their drugs down to a level on par with countries that pay lower prices through their single-payer health care systems.

Spirit Airlines joined other major airlines in waiving rebooking fees or airfare difference fees for customers during the travel advisory period issued by the FAA.

The airline contends that fare differences could apply “after the rebooking period from the Travel Advisory ends.”

American Airlines customers who are impacted by the reduction in flights due to the government shutdown will be permitted to change, cancel or request a refund for a flight without facing any penalty, the airline said Thursday.

“We expect the vast majority of our customers’ travel will be unaffected, and long-haul international travel will remain as scheduled,” American Airlines said. “As schedule changes are made, we’ll proactively reach out to customers who are impacted. As always, we encourage all customers to check their flight status on aa.com or the mobile app, which will provide real-time updates.”

Delta Airlines announced Thursday it will allow customers, even at the basic economy level, to change, cancel or refund flights if they are impacted by the FAA’s reduced flight order that begins Friday.

Reductions are expected to begin at most major airports in response to the ongoing government shutdown, which has led to air traffic controller shortages.

The FAA is ordering the reduction to keep air spaces safe.

“We will work to give customers as much notice as possible about any changes to their flights and apologize for any inconvenience these changes may cause. We encourage customers to check their flight status on delta.com or the Fly Delta app for the latest information,” a press release from Delta said.