Overview
- The clip, which circulated Wednesday, shows President Trump saying he told a "very obese" friend that the friend's weight‑loss drugs "are not working — you look like shit" while recounting the friend had complained about Ozempic prices.
- The White House responded by publishing the president's BMI as 29.7 and by saying his physician offered preventive counseling on diet and weight; the administration also denied reports that Trump received a compassionate‑use exemption for an experimental weight‑loss drug.
- Video and audio of the remark drew immediate mockery on social media and speculation about who the unnamed friend might be, with some users naming figures such as Steven Cheung though no identification has been confirmed.
- Commentators across outlets used the episode to question the president's tone and fitness for office, saying the public insult was consistent with past instances of Trump's weight‑focused barbs and that it could affect perceptions of his judgment.
- The episode ties into a larger public conversation about GLP‑1 weight‑loss drugs, including their cost and access, and it may sharpen scrutiny of both presidential health transparency and the political optics of drug coverage.