During a press conference Tuesday, President Donald Trump joined Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla to announce a vague, “voluntary” pricing agreement with Pfizer.
And, of course, they couldn’t stop themselves from making a joke about COVID-19.
“God bless you, Bobby. I hope I didn’t catch COVID just there,” Trump said after Kennedy sneezed behind him.
Trump then turned to Bourla and said, “Don’t you have Paxlovid? He’s got Paxlovid. Give me a Paxlovid immediately.”
If an anti-vaxxer sneezes, do Big Pharma drugs suddenly work?
After promising to cut drug prices by more than 1,500% (see: math), Trump unveiled new tariffs that could potentially double the cost of drugs for Americans.
Basically, Trump’s new “voluntary” pricing agreement