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Walter Kirn

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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

Let me launch a rather elaborate metaphor, but a colorful one. The United States is like a member of a family who hits it big in Hollywood and they suddenly become rich and they have a big house and, you know, money coming in. And all of a sudden, all the relatives say, hey, man, can you help me? Help me with my car payment. Hey. My son just got sick. Can you help with his hospital bills?

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

And then after a while, that arrangement becomes institutionalized. Meanwhile, all the greedy relatives are doing quite well, but they decide we have to cry poor in order to keep living off our movie star cousin. At this point, the movie star is about to lose his mansion. He's mortgaged it 10 times. And he's got problems of his own. And it's time for the rest of the family to step up. Yes.

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

And then after a while, that arrangement becomes institutionalized. Meanwhile, all the greedy relatives are doing quite well, but they decide we have to cry poor in order to keep living off our movie star cousin. At this point, the movie star is about to lose his mansion. He's mortgaged it 10 times. And he's got problems of his own. And it's time for the rest of the family to step up. Yes.

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

And then after a while, that arrangement becomes institutionalized. Meanwhile, all the greedy relatives are doing quite well, but they decide we have to cry poor in order to keep living off our movie star cousin. At this point, the movie star is about to lose his mansion. He's mortgaged it 10 times. And he's got problems of his own. And it's time for the rest of the family to step up. Yes.

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

If we go down to paying 400 per dose and they go up from 90 to paying 400, the pharmaceutical company actually hasn't lost. They can go do its precious development and research all day long. But what's happened is that there is once again some sort of fairness in the family.

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

If we go down to paying 400 per dose and they go up from 90 to paying 400, the pharmaceutical company actually hasn't lost. They can go do its precious development and research all day long. But what's happened is that there is once again some sort of fairness in the family.

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

If we go down to paying 400 per dose and they go up from 90 to paying 400, the pharmaceutical company actually hasn't lost. They can go do its precious development and research all day long. But what's happened is that there is once again some sort of fairness in the family.

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

So only Trump, only Trump, Walter. Is he going to go on Broadway after he finishes his presidency? Because I saw I saw Jackie Mason on Broadway back when and he had nothing on Trump. This story. But this storytelling side of him is really effective, just like I just tried to use a colorful story to explain things.

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

So only Trump, only Trump, Walter. Is he going to go on Broadway after he finishes his presidency? Because I saw I saw Jackie Mason on Broadway back when and he had nothing on Trump. This story. But this storytelling side of him is really effective, just like I just tried to use a colorful story to explain things.

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

So only Trump, only Trump, Walter. Is he going to go on Broadway after he finishes his presidency? Because I saw I saw Jackie Mason on Broadway back when and he had nothing on Trump. This story. But this storytelling side of him is really effective, just like I just tried to use a colorful story to explain things.

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

Trump, from no tax on tips to other policies, often seems to come to his brilliant, uncontroversial, outrageous ideas by talking to people who are affected by the policies. Oh, my Lord, what a revolutionary way to do politics and to, you know.

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

Trump, from no tax on tips to other policies, often seems to come to his brilliant, uncontroversial, outrageous ideas by talking to people who are affected by the policies. Oh, my Lord, what a revolutionary way to do politics and to, you know.

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

Trump, from no tax on tips to other policies, often seems to come to his brilliant, uncontroversial, outrageous ideas by talking to people who are affected by the policies. Oh, my Lord, what a revolutionary way to do politics and to, you know.

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

research policy not go through a 10 billion dollar think tank but ask the waitress you know if she gets to tax too much on her tips that's right or ask his very fat friend who's on the fat drug the fat shot he's on the fat shot what i love is that embedded in that megan is he took a shot at the drug itself he said it's not working it's not working

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

research policy not go through a 10 billion dollar think tank but ask the waitress you know if she gets to tax too much on her tips that's right or ask his very fat friend who's on the fat drug the fat shot he's on the fat shot what i love is that embedded in that megan is he took a shot at the drug itself he said it's not working it's not working

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

research policy not go through a 10 billion dollar think tank but ask the waitress you know if she gets to tax too much on her tips that's right or ask his very fat friend who's on the fat drug the fat shot he's on the fat shot what i love is that embedded in that megan is he took a shot at the drug itself he said it's not working it's not working

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

That's a cross between cabaret and the Hunger Games, what we just saw there. That is truly a man singing for his supper. And his supper is provided by Pfizer. And if you go over to the actual news channels right up in the corner, it will say sponsored by Pfizer. You know, the COVID death count sponsored by Pfizer. Anderson Cooper is not going to like this. Rachel Maddow is not going to like this.

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

That's a cross between cabaret and the Hunger Games, what we just saw there. That is truly a man singing for his supper. And his supper is provided by Pfizer. And if you go over to the actual news channels right up in the corner, it will say sponsored by Pfizer. You know, the COVID death count sponsored by Pfizer. Anderson Cooper is not going to like this. Rachel Maddow is not going to like this.

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

That's a cross between cabaret and the Hunger Games, what we just saw there. That is truly a man singing for his supper. And his supper is provided by Pfizer. And if you go over to the actual news channels right up in the corner, it will say sponsored by Pfizer. You know, the COVID death count sponsored by Pfizer. Anderson Cooper is not going to like this. Rachel Maddow is not going to like this.

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

None of those people, but they're going to have to be very creative in finding a way to question it or oppose it. So I make a prediction. At first, they'll try to have their cake and eat it too. They'll applaud the sentiment, the goal, the idea in general, but they'll tell us the execution is terrible and is going to lead to disastrous consequences. for the very poorest among us.