Megyn Kelly Guest Tells Why Bernie Sanders Must ‘Get His Butt Over To The White House’ For Trump’s Drug Cuts

Editor-at-large for “County Highway” Walter Kirn told SiriusXM’s Megyn Kelly on Monday that Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders should “get his butt” to the White House to support President Donald Trump’s move to slash drug prices — an issue Sanders once championed.

A longtime critic of the pharmaceutical industry, Sanders has called out U.S. profits on the diabetes drug Ozempic, arguing it could be sold for under $100. While discussing Sanders’ criticism and Trump’s new executive order to cut drug costs, Kelly questioned how Democrats would respond before asking Kirn for his take.

“He says this could save people up to 80% on their drug costs. Number one, there’s likely to be another lawsuit by Big Pharma saying this is an inappropriate end around Congress,” Kelly added. “Number two, it’ll be really interesting to see how the Democrats react to Donald Trump pushing this kind of Bernie-blessed program when it comes to pharmaceuticals. There you go, you take it, Walter.”

“Is this a country of politics or a country of issues?” Kirn asked. “Because in this case, Bernie and Trump agree. Bernie has been loud on this matter for a long time. He should get his butt over to the White House and show some solidarity on this because they’re going to need it against the greatest lobby in American life next to the, I suppose, military-industrial complex.”

Trump was joined by members of his administration, including Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., on Monday as he signed an executive order aimed at leveling international drug prices and pressuring drugmakers to charge more in Europe.