Overview
- President Trump visited Thermo Fisher Scientific in Reading, Ohio, and Verst Logistics in Hebron, Kentucky, to highlight his administration’s TrumpRx platform and Most Favored Nation pricing deals as tools to lower prescription costs.
- At Thermo Fisher, which has announced a $2 billion U.S. manufacturing expansion over four years, Trump credited tariffs and America First trade policies for encouraging domestic pharmaceutical production.
- Trump described U.S. action against Iran as an “excursion” and said Operation Epic Fury is “way ahead of schedule,” predicting oil prices and markets would stabilize after initial volatility.
- In Hebron, the president stepped into Kentucky GOP politics by promoting Ed Gallrein in the primary challenge to Rep. Thomas Massie, underscoring the trip’s electoral overtones ahead of the midterms.
- Local authorities managed rolling traffic restrictions during the visit as national and regional outlets livestreamed the events, which also featured CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz discussing drug-pricing efforts.