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Exactly. Well, thank you. Then I'll feel so guilty because I was really, really feeling weak for as somebody who I preach good health and good nutrition all the time. And I was not, I was exhibit A of exactly what you shouldn't do on a holiday, but I did it anyway. Anyway, so I'm back on it. Let's talk.
Exactly. Well, thank you. Then I'll feel so guilty because I was really, really feeling weak for as somebody who I preach good health and good nutrition all the time. And I was not, I was exhibit A of exactly what you shouldn't do on a holiday, but I did it anyway. Anyway, so I'm back on it. Let's talk.
I don't want to get into specifics about any particular cabinet nominee in the new Trump administration, but I'd like to get your thoughts in general on directionally. where this is going, where it's teeing up. And I don't mind talking specifically about Robert Kennedy Jr., who both you and I know personally and have supported.
I don't want to get into specifics about any particular cabinet nominee in the new Trump administration, but I'd like to get your thoughts in general on directionally. where this is going, where it's teeing up. And I don't mind talking specifically about Robert Kennedy Jr., who both you and I know personally and have supported.
So we can talk about him, but give me your thoughts just in general about where this is going and what you'd like to see.
So we can talk about him, but give me your thoughts just in general about where this is going and what you'd like to see.
I certainly agree with you on that. I think to be very clear, Bobby Kennedy is extremely threatening to a lot of people on both sides of the aisle, and it's not for the reasons they say. They throw out pejoratives like, oh, he's anti-vaccine or anti-this, when the reality is what they're threatened by is the fact that they will lose their control, they will lose money.
I certainly agree with you on that. I think to be very clear, Bobby Kennedy is extremely threatening to a lot of people on both sides of the aisle, and it's not for the reasons they say. They throw out pejoratives like, oh, he's anti-vaccine or anti-this, when the reality is what they're threatened by is the fact that they will lose their control, they will lose money.
He is going to do things like you know, eliminate the ability for people at our three letter agencies to own parts of patents on drugs or therapeutics that they are in a position to foist on the American people. He's going to eliminate things like pharmaceutical advertising on television and those sorts of things. And that's clearly why they want to keep him out. Do you believe that given the the
He is going to do things like you know, eliminate the ability for people at our three letter agencies to own parts of patents on drugs or therapeutics that they are in a position to foist on the American people. He's going to eliminate things like pharmaceutical advertising on television and those sorts of things. And that's clearly why they want to keep him out. Do you believe that given the the
sort of the force, given the amount of energy behind this campaign. And I think it was a brilliant move for Trump to embrace and bring him in. Do you think that they can pull off keeping him out? Can they keep him from, I don't know enough about how the process works in the confirmation process to know, can they actually effectively keep him from being confirmed?
sort of the force, given the amount of energy behind this campaign. And I think it was a brilliant move for Trump to embrace and bring him in. Do you think that they can pull off keeping him out? Can they keep him from, I don't know enough about how the process works in the confirmation process to know, can they actually effectively keep him from being confirmed?
Yeah, and Big Pharma is the biggest, most powerful lobby in all of Washington. They've given more money to political campaigns, again, on both sides of the aisle. There's probably a handful of senators who didn't take money over the years from Big Pharma to fund their campaigns. So I know that that's going to be really, really powerful. I don't know how it will all shake out.
Yeah, and Big Pharma is the biggest, most powerful lobby in all of Washington. They've given more money to political campaigns, again, on both sides of the aisle. There's probably a handful of senators who didn't take money over the years from Big Pharma to fund their campaigns. So I know that that's going to be really, really powerful. I don't know how it will all shake out.
What about the idea of Trump making Bobby a recess appointment?
What about the idea of Trump making Bobby a recess appointment?
Independent, I think that may be the way to go as well. Independent of the individual nominees, and some of them are a bit perplexing, I might throw it there, but independent of individuals, what are, in your mind, some of the top, I just rattled off a couple with regard to television advertising, for example, and the ownership of patents.
Independent, I think that may be the way to go as well. Independent of the individual nominees, and some of them are a bit perplexing, I might throw it there, but independent of individuals, what are, in your mind, some of the top, I just rattled off a couple with regard to television advertising, for example, and the ownership of patents.
What are the top initiatives that you think are important in these different agencies that need to happen, or what do you need to see? happen right out of the box to know that this is legit and that this campaign, that this new administration really is going to make good on their promises to the American people?
What are the top initiatives that you think are important in these different agencies that need to happen, or what do you need to see? happen right out of the box to know that this is legit and that this campaign, that this new administration really is going to make good on their promises to the American people?