Discovering widespread floor amid the political divide? What an idea!
On Thursday’s (December 12) episode of The View, the cohosts have been united of their assist of Elon Musk after he confirmed assist for the federal authorities facilitating lower-cost entry to weight reduction medicines, like semaglutide, in contradiction to Trump’s well being secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Whoopi Goldberg, who reiterated her principle that Musk is the “actual vice chairman,” was the primary to share her settlement with Musk, saying, “What’s the draw back of a miracle drug that cuts [$210 billion a year in obesity-related costs] out of the price range? And if somebody’s physician examines them and prescribes a drugs, shouldn’t that be the one metric of healthcare protection? Why ought to a numbers-cruncher with no medical background have any say?” Later within the section, Goldberg revealed that her personal expertise taking Mounjaro was extraordinarily profitable for her as she neared 300 kilos and blasted RFK Jr. for encouraging “disgrace” for many who take the meds.
“I agree with Elon Musk on this,” Sara Haines added. “However the true downside is that it solely prices about $5 to make these medicines… they usually cost folks over $1,000 a month… There’s a enterprise mannequin someplace between $5 and $1,000. Can we not make this reasonably priced to everybody whereas additionally permitting it to be a enterprise?”
Alyssa Farah Griffin then famous a number of the different secondary advantages to the medicines, equivalent to doubtlessly stymying habit. As for why she thinks Musk’s place will win with the incoming administration? “Donald Trump would like to say he made American wholesome, match, and thin once more,” she stated. She additionally predicted that as a result of he “slimmed down slightly on the marketing campaign path,” she wouldn’t “rule out” that Trump himself may’ve taken the treatment.
From there, Pleasure Behar insisted that it’s essential to subsidize the meds as a result of weight problems is such a lethal situation, and Sunny Hostin argued that the meals staples given to lower-class people with want ought to be higher high quality.
“Elon’s proper on this,” Goldberg stated to conclude the dialogue.
“Additionally, possibly the mind worm will shrink!” Behar joked, in reference to RFK Jr.’s personal well being historical past.
The View, Weekdays, 11 a.m. ET, ABC