The women on The View completely lost it over Trump’s drug price plan and acted like lowering prescription costs would somehow kill people. People in the comments were ripping them apart for turning every single thing into hysterical doom while normal families are getting crushed by basic bills and medication costs.
Nothing much between the ears with those ladies. They just spew hate towards Trump & his Adm. Facts be damned. That's it. That is the purpose of the show.
— Leeze (@chan_leeze) May 21, 2026
Joy said Trump putting his name on prescriptions means ‘we’re all going to die.’
Reality: TrumpRx just slashed Ozempic/Wegovy to ~$200, fertility drugs 80%+, insulin under $35. More people getting meds = more lives saved, more babies born.
If Biden did this you’d be calling it…
— Political Spittoon (@politicalspitt) May 21, 2026
This isn’t about health.
It’s about protecting the status quo.
We have seen this playbook since the 1990s.
Whenever a policy threatens the profit margins of Big Pharma, the media pivots to “doomsday” rhetoric.
In 2023, the U.S. paid nearly 3x more for common drugs than other OECD nations.
The data is clear: the current system is designed for rent-seeking, not patient outcomes.
When insulin prices were slashed in previous policy attempts, the narrative was the same.
They predicted chaos.
The result was simply more access for diabetics.
The systemic pattern is clear.
Institutional talking heads prioritize political branding over the cost of living.
They are terrified of a world where costs decrease without their permission.
They would rather you pay 80 percent more for fertility drugs or insulin than give a political rival a win.