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usaf-vet

(7,718 posts)
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 04:33 PM Sep 30

You have to be KIDDING. Trump is forming TrumpRx.


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All profits would likely go directly to his bank account, I would guess.
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You have to be KIDDING. Trump is forming TrumpRx. (Original Post) usaf-vet Sep 30 OP
Right after infrastructure week. Klarkashton Sep 30 #1
What gives you the idea it's to be run by the government? AZJonnie Sep 30 #4
Here: usaf-vet Sep 30 #7
Thanks. So it's implied, but not stated outright that it's to be government-run AZJonnie Sep 30 #13
L'tat, c'est moi DBoon Sep 30 #26
Wow, you should see what pharma companies have to do... ananda Sep 30 #20
it smells so communistic. Way to go, Donny. You had us all fooled rurallib Sep 30 #22
What scares me is the control over "prescriptions." ananda Sep 30 #25
Snake Oil, Inc. Baitball Blogger Sep 30 #2
Mentally ill drug addict selling drugs on his website. All perfectly legal. Irish_Dem Sep 30 #3
I assume Johonny Oct 1 #42
We have to admit the Trump Crime Syndicates rolls out its crime quickly. Irish_Dem Oct 1 #44
Cost Plus Kid Berwyn Sep 30 #5
BEWARE: He doesn't have to shoot Americans anymore, he can poison them with pills & medicine. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Sep 30 #6
Poisoning us is the first thing I thought of, too! slightlv Sep 30 #24
Lest we forget, B.See Sep 30 #8
I'm gunna' sign up and order me a MedBed RoadRunner Sep 30 #9
Me too! A tiny green elf appeared to me and said, "Q-Anon knows best." nt allegorical oracle Sep 30 #30
They probably will only sell expired drugs that pharmacies are getting rid of. Diamond_Dog Sep 30 #10
Why the surprise? Everything becomes private equity bucolic_frolic Sep 30 #11
Starting his own Silk Road? Blues Heron Sep 30 #12
Thanks but no thanks HappyH Sep 30 #14
Who would be stupid enough to join this Scam?? Ars Longa Sep 30 #15
How many people do you know who take Eliquis, for one? niyad Sep 30 #21
The backup plan in case Trumpcrypto flops. nt oasis Sep 30 #16
Bleach is on sale lame54 Sep 30 #17
TrumpRx shakeyslim Sep 30 #18
Welcome to DU! Trump RX is where you get your horse paste, brain worms, Maru Kitteh Sep 30 #19
Like I said during Covid, "We shall know the Trumpsters by the light that allegorical oracle Sep 30 #31
Tylenol at your supermarket, ivermectin at your feed store. niyad Sep 30 #23
Do you think Ivermectin is better than mRNA vaccine? Much better? Bernardo de La Paz Sep 30 #33
Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Oct 1 #41
This sounds a lot like socialism if you ask me. LonePirate Sep 30 #27
More like fascism, which is defined as direct government control of business. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 1 #40
And they don't even need to come up with a new tagline. C_U_L8R Sep 30 #28
How is this not completely illegal? Diraven Sep 30 #29
He is a mob boss grifting everything in sight. Irish_Dem Oct 1 #45
Will autographed Brainworms be available for a somewhat higher price over the garden variety? Ping Tung Sep 30 #32
Today pills. Tomorrow pods. I warned you. usonian Sep 30 #34
I can't get to the article. Is he in fact starting this or is it just a "cute" name Bristlecone Sep 30 #35
He's envious of ObamaCare. WarGamer Sep 30 #36
It Only Sells Deep State Witch Sep 30 #37
Wonder what his cut is. WestMichRad Sep 30 #38
Just another one of his grifts sakabatou Sep 30 #39
Jimmy Carter put his peanut farm NameAlreadyTaken Oct 1 #43

Klarkashton

(4,338 posts)
1. Right after infrastructure week.
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 04:37 PM
Sep 30

A retail online pharmacy run by the govt. Sure thing.

On its face pure bullshit.

AZJonnie

(1,881 posts)
4. What gives you the idea it's to be run by the government?
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 04:43 PM
Sep 30

Do you know something beyond what's in Leavitt's tweet? If so, please share the deets

AZJonnie

(1,881 posts)
13. Thanks. So it's implied, but not stated outright that it's to be government-run
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 05:12 PM
Sep 30
That same executive order instructed Kennedy to create “direct-to-consumer purchasing programs” to purchase drugs at the newly negotiated discounts


Is the closest confirmation I see in the article, unless I missed something therein. I mean, it sounds like the sort of scam Trump loves. Use the governments power to shake down corporations, then personally profit off of it. So I'd be a little surprised if it's actually to be 'government run' as opposed to lining his pockets but I guess we'll see

DBoon

(24,380 posts)
26. L'tat, c'est moi
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 07:59 PM
Sep 30

applies to Trump as well as Louis XIV

There is no distinction between Trump and the Federal government. Any money going into the government he believes is his.

ananda

(33,610 posts)
20. Wow, you should see what pharma companies have to do...
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 06:33 PM
Sep 30

to stop being subject to tariffs.

This won't end well.. because the government will be
controlling everything -- their prices, what they research,
and what they sell.

We are SO screwed.

ananda

(33,610 posts)
25. What scares me is the control over "prescriptions."
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 07:52 PM
Sep 30

Many many people will be forced to take dangerous
drugs; and many won't be able to get the ones
they want or need.

Not only will people die, but women will have no
choices whatsoever when it comes to their care
and that of the kids they're forced to have.

Irish_Dem

(76,262 posts)
3. Mentally ill drug addict selling drugs on his website. All perfectly legal.
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 04:42 PM
Sep 30

Isn't the new America great?

Johonny

(24,874 posts)
42. I assume
Wed Oct 1, 2025, 03:50 PM
Oct 1

If this isn't a website already being designed and rolled out by prescription drug companies they he is throwing his name on, there is no way Trump will be able to produce a group that can build, and maintain such a site. Think about how long it took to make the Obama exchanges and how iffy they were on roll out.

Irish_Dem

(76,262 posts)
44. We have to admit the Trump Crime Syndicates rolls out its crime quickly.
Wed Oct 1, 2025, 04:02 PM
Oct 1

And they are quite successful with their crimes, grifts, and scams.

RedWhiteBlueIsRacist

(1,278 posts)
6. BEWARE: He doesn't have to shoot Americans anymore, he can poison them with pills & medicine.
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 04:50 PM
Sep 30

SCOTUS will defend his right to do so.

B.See

(7,016 posts)
8. Lest we forget,
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 04:55 PM
Sep 30

during his first OCCUPATION, he tried to sabotage Obamacare while offering junk health 'insurance' plans that (reportedly) weren't worth the paper they were printed on.

HappyH

(118 posts)
14. Thanks but no thanks
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 05:41 PM
Sep 30

Buying drugs from a child rapist with 34 felony convictions for fraud does not seem like a good idea.

Maru Kitteh

(30,822 posts)
19. Welcome to DU! Trump RX is where you get your horse paste, brain worms,
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 06:33 PM
Sep 30

And the lightbulbs for your orifices. Enjoy!

allegorical oracle

(5,818 posts)
31. Like I said during Covid, "We shall know the Trumpsters by the light that
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 08:08 PM
Sep 30

shines from their rear-ends at night."

C_U_L8R

(48,281 posts)
28. And they don't even need to come up with a new tagline.
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 08:01 PM
Sep 30

“Everything TrumpRX touches dies.”

Diraven

(1,669 posts)
29. How is this not completely illegal?
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 08:03 PM
Sep 30

First he imposes huge tariffs on imported drugs using his authority as president, then he forms his own for profit company as a private citizen to personally negotiate with the drug companies to give them an exemption from tariffs he himself imposed only if they sell their drugs through his company. I mean if this is allowed he could do the same thing to every single industry in our country that depends on imports. It's like a mob boss forcing the entire country to pay him protection money.

Ping Tung

(3,870 posts)
32. Will autographed Brainworms be available for a somewhat higher price over the garden variety?
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 08:14 PM
Sep 30

Will medical fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin need separate prescriptions or will there be an All--In-One note be available for Special Discounts?

Bristlecone

(10,916 posts)
35. I can't get to the article. Is he in fact starting this or is it just a "cute" name
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 08:51 PM
Sep 30

I swear to god that if we changed the name ObamaCare to TrumpCare he would take full credit and it would take off with republicans.

WestMichRad

(2,707 posts)
38. Wonder what his cut is.
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 09:21 PM
Sep 30

Bearing his name, I have no doubt he is gaining some financial benefit from this. Because that’s what he does best… extortion.

NameAlreadyTaken

(2,082 posts)
43. Jimmy Carter put his peanut farm
Wed Oct 1, 2025, 03:55 PM
Oct 1

into a blind trust to avoid any impropriety or conflict of interest...

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