{"id":2618334,"date":"2026-06-24T07:14:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T11:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-denies-report-trump-got-access-to-experimental-weight-loss-drug\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T07:16:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T11:16:29","slug":"white-house-denies-report-trump-got-access-to-experimental-weight-loss-drug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-denies-report-trump-got-access-to-experimental-weight-loss-drug\/","title":{"rendered":"White House denies report Trump got access to experimental weight loss drug"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-denies-report-trump-got-access-to-experimental-weight-loss-drug%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2618334&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The White House strongly denied reports suggesting that President Donald Trump was the recipient of an unreleased weight-loss drug through a compassionate use program at Eli Lilly. The reports claimed a senior NIH official applied for the drug, retatrutide, for a &#8220;well-connected&#8221; individual with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obesity-epidemic-in-military-elicits-calls-to-reform-diet-of-us-armed-forces-expert\/\" title=\"Calls for reforming the US Armed Forces&#039; diet due to ... epidemic: Expert.\">obesity-related health issues<\/a>, fueling speculation it was Trump. White House spokesperson Kush desai emphasized that the application was not for Trump. <\/p>\n<p>Retatrutide, an experimental drug shown in clinical trials to significantly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/7-evidence-based-ways-to-burn-more-fat-while-sleeping\/\" title=\"7 Evidence-Based Ways To Burn More Fat While Sleeping\">reduce body weight<\/a>, has not yet been approved by the FDA, which has warned against unapproved use of similar drugs. Trump,who in his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recent medical exam weighed 238 pounds<\/a> and has joked about GLP-1 weight-loss drugs,has never taken such medication but indicated he probably should.Eli Lilly stated they do not comment on individual cases and that in rare instances,they may provide investigational drugs to patients outside trials following regulations. The article also covers related recent news and political commentary surrounding Trump and ongoing developments in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/medicare-coverage-for-weight-loss-drugs-the-push-to-expand-availability-for-older-americans\/\" title=\"Expanding weight loss ... ... for older Americans under Medicare.\">weight-loss treatments<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a> issued a stark rebuke on Tuesday evening of a report suggesting that President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> could be the one \u201cwell-connected,\u201d 79-year-old man who requested an unreleased <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/weight-loss-drugs\/\">weight loss drug<\/a> from the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White House Senior Deputy Press Secretary Kush Desai put out a statement denying that the single approval of Eli Lilly\u2019s highly anticipated <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4578113\/eli-lilly-weight-loss-drug-dramatic-effects-in-clinical-trial\/\">weight-loss drug retatrutide<\/a> was for Trump, after STAT news reported that the company granted a \u201ccompassionate use\u201d approval of the drug to one person.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i 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President,\u201d Desai <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KushDesai47\/status\/2069439183458914798?s=20\">wrote<\/a>, tagging in STAT reporter Lizzy Lawrence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2026\/06\/23\/eli-lilly-unusual-weight-loss-drug-trial-compassionate-use-retatrutide-trump\/\">report<\/a> detailed that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-carlson-if-youre-looking-for-election-rigging-look-no-further-than-media-treatment-of-hunter-biden-saga\/\" title=\"FNC&#039;s Carlson: &#039;If You&#039;re Looking for Election Rigging, Look No Further&#039; Than Media Treatment of Hunter Biden Saga\">senior official<\/a> at the National Institutes of Health\u00a0submitted an application in April to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/statnews\/status\/2069487366448816424?s=20\">treat<\/a> a \u201cwell-connected,\u201d per the report, patient with refractory obesity, who also had sleep apnea and pulmonary hypertension, with the Food and Drug Administration giving the go-ahead on the application.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSources told STAT that application drew interest from top health officials. Given the demographics and the peculiar nature of the application, I asked the WH if this patient was President Trump, who turned 80 a week ago. I did not get a direct answer,\u201d Lawrence <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LizzyLaw_\/status\/2069396756408811639?s=20\">wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FDA has not yet approved retatrutide, Eli Lilly\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4578113\/eli-lilly-weight-loss-drug-dramatic-effects-in-clinical-trial\/\">experimental drug<\/a>, which has been shown to reduce body weight to levels similar to those achieved with gastric bypass surgery, and has<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/drugs\/drug-alerts-and-statements\/fdas-concerns-unapproved-glp-1-drugs-used-weight-loss\"> publicly warned against<\/a> the use of unapproved compounded GLP-1 drugs. The drug, which may help users maintain muscle mass better than other GLP-1s, has sparked buzz online and anticipation among people awaiting its possible FDA approval.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his latest May 2026 physical, Trump, who stands at 6 feet 3 inches tall, weighed 238 pounds, making his body mass index around 29.7, which is in the overweight category and under the 30 BMI threshold for obesity. Trump has often joked about GLP-1s, calling in \u201cthe fat drug,\u201d just as recently as Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump told the <em>New York Times <\/em>in January that he has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/08\/us\/politics\/trump-weight-obesity-drugs.html\">never taken<\/a> a GLP-1 himself but that he \u201cprobably should.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4578113\/eli-lilly-weight-loss-drug-dramatic-effects-in-clinical-trial\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4578113\">NEW ELI LILLY WEIGHT LOSS DRUG HAS DRAMATIC EFFECTS IN CLINICAL TRIAL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A spokesperson for Eli Lilly told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that they \u201cdo not comment on the specifics of individual cases.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLilly\u2019s expanded access policy is available on our website,\u201d the Eli Lilly spokesperson said, pointing to their expanded or compassionate use <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/protect.checkpoint.com\/v2\/r01\/___https:\/*www.lilly.com\/science\/clinical-trials\/expanded-access___.YzJ1OmJvc3Rvbmdsb2JlMTpjOmc6MzFjOWE0YzE5ZDNjYTc0OTFhMWU0NjA1NzEzYjAxZmY6NzpkNDY4OjY4Y2U5YWQzMWEwYjNlMWMwMWVmNjRlZWU4MjAyNTA2MGIwMzZiZWEzNjUxYTJlNzg3ZTI2NTBhNTg1OTkwNjI6aDpUOkY__;Lw!!A_kSX19cfVk!HSk2-F37kPonnBQ5CNjsjzD0nJSwqgjL9KGMcSGqxPZBIDvg8iA-oc9v2VbxB5LxVsZwn5dbvTOlV6SK9O3G6447Rf0-$\">webpage<\/a>. \u201cIn rare situations, when individuals can\u2019t join a clinical trial and have run out of treatment options, Lilly may provide an investigational medicine in coordination with a requesting physician. We make these decisions following all applicable regulations.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House denies Trump requested unreleased weight-loss drug<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2618335,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP25310681864669.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[8458,81635,3634,76578,32127],"class_list":["post-2618334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-denial","tag-experimental-treatment","tag-trump","tag-weight-loss-drug","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP25310681864669.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2618334"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2618338,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618334\/revisions\/2618338"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2618335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2618334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2618334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2618334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}