The Megyn Kelly Show
Trump Takes On Big Pharma with Historic Drug Prices Exec Order, and Michelle Obama's Bitterness, with Walter Kirn | Ep. 1070
12 May 2025
Megyn Kelly is joined by Walter Kirn, editor-at-large for "County Highway," to discuss Trump’s historic executive order challenging Big Pharma and outrageous prescription drug prices, how Trump and Bernie Sanders are on the same page based on Bernie's past comments, why other countries in the world are paying reasonable drug prices but the United States has huge upcharges, Big Pharma whining while making billions in profit, why the rest of the world and other countries need to step up now and pay more, how Big Pharma owns so much of the media and political elite, Trump's new potential Air Force One “gift” from Qatar, how the leftist media is using it as a "chew toy" to stay distracted from bigger stories, the market spiking after the Trump administration announced a major temporary trade deal with China, the details of the deal and what it means in the future, Michelle Obama talking about the joys of divorce, her constant negativity about her husband and marriage generally, Halle Berry's inappropriate videos, and more.More from Walter Kirn - https://countyhighway.com/Everglades Foundation: Learn more about President Trump’s Everglades support project at https://www.EvergladesFoundation.orgSimpliSafe: Visit https://simplisafe.com/MEGYN to claim 50% off & your first month free!Hungryroot: https://Hungryroot.com/MK | Get 40% off your first box PLUS a free item in every box for life!Cozy Earth: Visit https://www.CozyEarth.com/MEGYN & Use code MEGYN for up to 40% offFollow The Megyn Kelly Show on all social platforms:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MegynKellyTwitter: http://Twitter.com/MegynKellyShowInstagram: http://Instagram.com/MegynKellyShowFacebook: http://Facebook.com/MegynKellyShow Find out more information at: https://www.devilmaycaremedia.com/megynkellyshow
Full Episode
Welcome to The Megyn Kelly Show, live on Sirius XM Channel 111 every weekday at noon east. Welcome to The Megyn Kelly Show. I hope everyone out there enjoyed their Mother's Day weekend because the news cycle has quickly moved into overdrive. Yes, for those of you who listen to AM Update, you are stuck with me for today's podcast, not my three wonderful children who anchored. The AM update today.
If you missed it, you missed a treat. It is still available on all of our podcast feeds and on youtube.com slash Megyn Kelly. More on that in just a bit. It's another day of deals for President Trump. I mean, it's really insane what just happened at the White House. Truly, like what just happened with the prescription drugs is it is earth shattering. We're going to talk about it in just a minute.
Also, a sort of trade deal with China. We're going to pause the retaliatory tariffs on one another for 90 days while we work it out. But it seems like they have the framework for a deal. And, you know, people like Charles Gasparino, who's been defensive of President Trump saying, look, he had to do this because of the bond markets, because of what was happening.
There's just a trade war with China is not winnable, is what he was saying, given the our economic status right now, our debt and how much we need to service it and so on. And so his take on why we have this pause with China was we had to. That smart people went to Trump and said, you've got to stop this. The United States economy cannot handle it. We need them as badly as they need us.
And so the White House is sort of saying, see, I'm playing chess and I'm winning. And smart guys like Charles, who doesn't have TDS, he's a Trump fan actually, are saying, look, the reality is this was not a winnable war. So whatever, it's good that it's paused. That's his take for what it's worth. Um, also this, I mentioned this new executive order on prescription drug prices.
I'm going to get to that. A deal to release the last American hostage in Gaza. Uh, he's got dual citizenship, American and Israeli, and he's coming home. Trump said he thinks today, and then there's this issue of an air force one gift, which he spoke to Trump did when he had a presser this morning at nine 30. We're going to get into all of it.
Joining me for the full show today, Walter Kern editor at large for County Highway and co-host of the America This Week podcast. Since President Trump's election, the eyes of the nation have been on Mar-a-Lago and the free state of Florida. It is a thriving, booming place. South Florida is a special place because of its amazing water for boating, swimming, fishing, and drinking.
Well, today, clean water is endangered by toxic algae. Did you know that? It's You may have heard of red tide or blue-green algae. It can be dangerous and it can be gross. In his first term, President Trump signed a law to solve the problem with a new reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee to keep clean, fresh water flowing constantly to South Florida.
President Trump said after years of rebuilding other nations, we are finally rebuilding our nation. Washington can finish the job in next year's budget and keep President Trump's promise. The Everglades Foundation, our advertiser, says that would be very good for Florida and good for the Everglades. Learn more about President Trump's Everglades support project at evergladesfoundation.org.
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