A man fainted in the Oval Office on Nov. 6 as the Trump administration announced sweeping price cuts to popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, starting in early 2026.
Eli Lilly CEO David A. Ricks was speaking about the deal when an unidentified man behind him, wearing a black suit, white shirt, and gray tie, started to sway back and forth.
Ricks noticed the man struggling and asked, “Are you OK?”
That’s when the man tipped over as a voice was heard asking, “Gordon, are you okay?”
Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, was standing steps away and quickly jumped into action to help the man as he apparently fainted….