Concha weighs in on Ozempic, Sydney Sweeney, and Sean Casten comments
Joe Concha, a Washington Examiner columnist, commented on several current topics during an appearance on *Hannity*. He praised the Trump administration’s recent initiative to make weight loss drugs like Ozempic more affordable, highlighting the potential health benefits such as improved workforce health and reduced cardiac issues.Concha also addressed the cultural dynamics behind public reactions, noting that teasing among friends-from President Trump and his New York/Jersey background-is a sign of affection.
The discussion then shifted to Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle jeans advertisement, which sparked controversy online. Concha applauded Sweeney’s mature and calm handling of the backlash, calling the debate “the stupidest controversy of the year.” He also reflected on political rhetoric, criticizing a comparison made by Rep. Sean Casten that likened Trump and Republican lawmakers to Soviet dictator joseph Stalin, calling this hyperbolic and unfair. concha pointed out that Senate Republicans have voted to reopen the government, countering Democrat claims blaming Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson for the shutdown. He concluded that extreme comparisons have become a common pattern in political discourse.
Joe Concha weighs in on Ozempic debate, Sydney Sweeney, and political rhetoric
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha praised the Trump administration’s latest efforts to make medications such as Ozempic more affordable, saying it could lead to broad health benefits.
“Overall, making America thinner is only good for the workforce in terms of overall health, only good for preventing cardiac issues, only great for people, making them feel better about themselves from a confidence perspective, so we can make weight loss therapy drugs more affordable, who would not be for that?” Concha said Thursday on Hannity.
He noted that cultural dynamics often shape reactions to public figures, saying, “When you grow up in Jersey or the president grew up in next-door New York, the more you bust your friends’ chops, the more that is a sign of affection and respect. I know that sounds backwards, but that’s the way it works.”
Thursday, President Donald Trump announced a deal between Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to sell weight loss drugs at discounted prices.
The Hannity segment then turned to the online backlash surrounding actor Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle jeans advertisement. Concha praised Sweeney for how she handled the criticism, when she said the attention “was a surprise” and described the moment Trump acknowledged the controversy as “surreal.”
“Sydney Sweeney handled that perfectly and calmly and with a maturity well beyond her years,” Concha said. He went on to call the debate “by far … the stupidest controversy of the year.”
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Sweeney’s American Eagle jeans ad sparked criticism earlier this year and quickly grew into a larger cultural debate, with even Trump weighing in on it.
Concha also responded to remarks from Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL), who recently compared Trump and Republican lawmakers to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. Concha criticized the comparison, pointing to the government shutdown.
“It is so weird. … Democrats elected literally a communist in New York City and are comparing President Trump and [House] Speaker [Mike] Johnson to an actual communist that killed something like … in Stalin’s case, 50 million people,” he said.
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Concha added that Senate Republicans have voted to advance legislation to reopen the government, saying, “Democrats keep making the argument that it’s Trump’s fault and Johnson’s fault when they keep voting literally to open the government.”
He concluded that such rhetoric has become a pattern: “I guess they ran out of Hitler, so they went to Stalin. Chairman Mao is next. That’s the way it works … as hyperbolic and fearmongering as possible.”
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