Billionaire entrepreneur and prime adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, Elon Musk, touted that he has reaped the advantages of a controversial class of weight-loss medication, after fellow prime Trump adviser, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., mentioned the stylish new class of medicine is unhealthy for People’ well being.Â
“Ozempic Santa” Musk posted to X, previously Twitter, on Christmas Day, alongside a picture of himself in entrance of a well-decorated Christmas tree dressed as Santa Claus — however with out his signature large stomach. “Like Cocaine Bear, however Santa and Ozempic!”
In a follow-up put up, Musk clarified that he’s taking the brand-name model known as Mounjaro, however mentioned the clunky identify did not “have the identical ring to it.”
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Musk has been tapped by Trump — together with former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy — to move the soon-to-be Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE) geared toward slicing down on wasteful authorities spending and pink tape. In the meantime, Kennedy is Trump’s choose to guide the Division of Well being and Human Providers and, if confirmed, Trump has given Kennedy permission to “go wild on well being” so long as he would not intrude with Trump’s home vitality objectives.
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks with Donald Trump throughout a marketing campaign occasion on the Butler Farm Present, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Put up by way of Getty Pictures)
Musk’s social media put up over the vacations turned heads, contemplating Kennedy has expressed opposition to semaglutide. Initially developed as a diabetes remedy, semaglutide has been used extra broadly lately for its appetite-suppressing results.
“There’s an enormous push to promote this to the American individuals,” Kennedy mentioned of the semaglutide remedy Ozempic when requested about his ideas on the remedy in October by Fox Information’ Greg Gutfeld. “They make this drug in Denmark, and in Denmark they don’t advocate it for diabetes, or for weight problems. They advocate dietary and behavioral modifications.”Â
“They’re relying on promoting it to People as a result of we’re so silly and so hooked on medication,” Kennedy added. He additionally concluded that the U.S. may clear up the weight problems disaster in America “in a single day” if they only had entry to, and ate, higher high quality meals.
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Kennedy has run on a platform to “Make America Wholesome Once more,” however Ozempic, he says, is not going to assist in these efforts. Musk, nonetheless, has mentioned that “nothing would do extra to enhance public well being” than making Ozempic extra broadly out there.
Throughout President Joe Biden’s last days in workplace, his administration proposed increasing Medicare and Medicaid protection for semaglutides to make them extra broadly out there for many who need to reap the weight-losing advantages of the drug. Â Â
President-elect Trump shared a McDonald’s meal with Elon Musk, Donald Trump Jr., Home Speaker Mike Johnson and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Donald Trump Jr./X)
Moreover Musk, Kennedy may additionally probably conflict with Trump’s choose to guide the Facilities for Medicare and Medicaid Providers, Dr. Mehmet Oz, who has additionally expressed help for medication like Ozempic.Â
“I believe the quantity of fine accomplished by these drugs by serving to individuals drop pounds and enhance their cardiovascular system — and it might need long-term advantages in quite a lot of different areas as effectively, the place weight problems causes irritation — is very large,” Oz mentioned final yr in a video posted to his Instagram account.
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Kennedy, who very effectively may grow to be Oz’s boss if they’re each authorised by the Senate, appeared to cut back his criticism of the brand new weight-loss drug amid his efforts to courtroom help for his nomination from members of Congress.
Former Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. provides remarks on the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Lodge on Aug. 23, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona, forward of his choice to drop out of the 2024 presidential race and throw his help behind Trump. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Pictures)
“The primary line of response needs to be way of life. It needs to be consuming effectively, ensuring that you aren’t getting overweight,” Kennedy mentioned throughout a fast interview with CNBC on the ground of the New York Inventory Trade, earlier than including that anti-obesity medication like Ozempic “have a spot” within the American medical neighborhood. Â
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Representatives for Musk, Kennedy and the Trump transition staff didn’t present a remark to Fox Information Digital for this story.
