Trump Makes Eyebrow-Raising Claim About Foe-Turned-Friend Mark Cuban [View all]

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President Donald Trump has supposedly squashed his beef with the billionaire he once called “weak,” “pathetic,” and a “loser.” During a healthcare affordability event on Monday, Trump, 79, was joined by billionaire former Dallas Mavericks owner and Shark Tank personality Mark Cuban, who had once called the president the “most unethical” person he had ever done business with.

Cuban, 67, appeared alongside the president’s health corps of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Medicare and Medicaid administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz to praise the near-octogenarian’s “TrumpRx” initiative. “Thank you for having me, Mr. President,” Cuban said. “I think, other than you, I’ve been the biggest proponent of TrumpRx.com. And the reason for that is, Republicans want cheaper drugs, independents want cheaper drugs, Democrats want cheaper drugs. And together, I think we’re gonna do something special.”

After the presentation, one reporter asked the president why one of his most vocal critics appeared on the stage beside him. “It’s pretty remarkable seeing you and Mark Cuban up there, and the fact that, you know, obviously, Mark endorsed Kamala Harris back in 2024,” the reporter said. “Well, he made a mistake. It was a big mistake,” Trump said, turning to look at Cuban laughing behind him. “What does this say about what you two are building here?” the reporter asked before Trump cut off the rest of his question.

“Well, it says we love people, we love our country. He wants to—he’s got a good company, and he’s going to do a lot of business with us,“ Trump said. ”And, uh, I’m gonna get drugs out through Amazon, through the whole group, and we’re gonna get drugs out. And uh, Mark wanted to be a part of it, and I think Mark was very gracious. He said, ‘This is something that really works, the first time you’ve seen it.’ “And uh, he had to believe that if he said it about me, you have to understand that,” the president added, before making an eyebrow-raising statement. “But uh, look, I have a lot of respect for Mark, frankly, and I always have.”

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