A report from
STAT News
revealed that a 79-year-old man was granted unique access to a weight loss medication through the compassionate use provision, typically reserved for terminally ill patients, in 2025. This sparked widespread speculation that Donald Trump might be the individual in question.
Initially, the White House avoided answering questions from the press but later denied that Trump was the recipient of the drug. However, when the president unexpectedly canceled a planned signing ceremony for a bipartisan housing bill on Wednesday, it prompted further inquiries from Congress members regarding Trump’s health.
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At a press conference, Rep. Ted Lieu commented:
Inflation is up. Grocery prices are up. Utility costs are up. Housing prices are up. We have a bipartisan housing bill that both Congress and the Senate passed. There was supposed to be a big signing ceremony today in the Capitol, and then all of a sudden Donald Trump decides he’s not coming to sign the bill.
Well, why is that? Did he wake up on the wrong side of the bed? Is he unable to stay awake today? What’s causing him to chicken out again? Is it Taco Wednesday, or is it side effects from a drug? We don’t know.
Rep. Lieu was candid in his remarks, hinting that Trump might be seriously ill.
