U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he gives remarks outside the West Wing at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura
President Donald Trump shared a personal anecdote of a wealthy friend whom he ended up mocking for his failed weight-loss effort using what the president called “the fat drug.”
The off-the-cuff remarks came Tuesday during an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity aboard Air Force One as Trump traveled to the Middle East.
“I told this story today, it was well-received,” Trump said. “A friend of mine – who’s slightly overweight to put it mildly – went to a drug store in London and he was able to get one of the ‘fat shots.’ I call it the ‘fat shot.’"
Trump went on to laud his recent prescription drug price initiative and told Hannity that after purchasing "maybe Ozempic," his unnamed friend called the MAGA leader to complain about the difference in drug prices between the two countries.
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“He called me and said, ‘Strange thing happened, I just bought a drug – same company, same plan, same everything – everything was the same, in one case, I paid in New York $1,300, and in London I’m paying $88,’” Trump said.
But Trump didn’t stop there.
“He’s a very smart guy,” he said. “He’s a very rich guy. His big problem is he’s seriously overweight, but I don’t think the drug worked, to be honest with you, but it makes him feel good anyway.”
Trump concluded that “the drug rules are very screwed up" in the United States.
“And I’m doing something about it.”
Trump: "A friend of mine, who's slightly overweight to put it mildly, went to a drug store in London and he was able to get one of the fat shots. I called it the fat shot. The jabs ... he said I was very concerned I would use his name." pic.twitter.com/vMUKrpbp2U
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 14, 2025