Since Karoline Leavitt went on maternity leave in late April, a roving cast has been handling the White House press briefings. We’ve seen Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent take the podium, and on Tuesday, it was Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Dr. Mehmet Oz’s turn. Like his predecessors, he brought some humor to the Brady Briefing Room.
He was asked about the debilitating effects of TDS and how we can combat the tragic disease. It’s very hard, he admitted:
REPORTER: Any medical advice for the Americans suffering from the series of symptoms known as Trump Derangement Syndrome?
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) June 2, 2026
DR. OZ: I am concerned about the folks that have spent all of their life on disliking the President. It is disheartening. Treating stupid is really hard. pic.twitter.com/X0L8mtb7w4
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But Dr. Oz also addressed some more serious subjects, too, including the TrumpRx federal prescription‑drug discount platform launched by President Trump in February. It’s expanding, he told reporters:
BREAKING: CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz announces a massive expansion to the TrumpRx program, adding 160 more medications to the platform, pushing the total to over 750 drugs.
— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 2, 2026
"We are adding 160 more drugs to this site. Now, the site already has 700 or so or 600 or so, drugs.… pic.twitter.com/6SwOp2RoZK
BREAKING: CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz announces a massive expansion to the TrumpRx program, adding 160 more medications to the platform, pushing the total to over 750 drugs.
"We are adding 160 more drugs to this site. Now, the site already has 700 or so or 600 or so, drugs. So it's going to take it over 750 total.”
“But that is an important number for other reasons. It means the four out of five medications that are picked up by Americans going into that same drug store that I mentioned earlier, now have the opportunity to double check that the price they're getting in that drugstore, wherever they're buying it from, is the best price out there."
Like other members of the Trump administration, Oz is outraged over the massive amount of fraud that’s been allowed to fester in seemingly all levels of government. He took a moment to “thank” former President Barack Obama:
.@DrOzCMS on the disaster known as Obamacare: "We believe that 35%, roughly, of the people that are using Obamacare exchanges... may not be legit. And that actual number may translate to 5-6 million people we could be paying premiums for." pic.twitter.com/ighVSi83m9
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 2, 2026
And the mission to combat fraud is far from complete:
WATCH: @DrOzCMS highlights the work of the Trump Administration's @WHFraudTF:
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 2, 2026
"Our agency has now suspended payments to 850—almost half—of all the hospices in California... and we’re going to keep aggressively going at this problem." pic.twitter.com/G4szLVREgi
While I miss Leavitt’s briefings — she was excellent at conducting them and will presumably be so again in the future — it’s also been fun to see some of the administration officials address the throng.
Who’s next? I vote for Hegseth.
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