Trump Makes Eyebrow-Raising Claim About Foe-Turned-Friend Mark Cuban

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-makes-eyebrow-raising-claim-about-foe-turned-friend-mark-cuban/

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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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[canetoad]

1. Lately

If you look at tsf's skull it's like using x-ray vision. His hair is transparent.

[Fiendish Thingy]

2. Just a reminder:

There was a strong contingent on DU not too long ago that felt Cuban would be the perfect 2028 Dem presidential nominee.


Let that be a lesson to us all.

No celebrities, and no billionaires for president- ever.

[Mr. Evil]

11. Um...

J. D. Pritzker is a billionaire.

[Fiendish Thingy]

18. Yup.

My position hasn’t changed.

[C_U_L8R]

3. Avarice trumps integrity

So gross.

[msongs]

4. trump.scam and his prosties nt

[JT45242]

5. Mark cuban is officially a piece of shit billionaire scumbag

Knew he made his money with questionable ethics but thought he was trying to make amends of late.

Sadly, no, morally corrupt piece of crap

[Intractable]

6. I buy my prescriptions from his "costplusdrugs.com"

It's substantially cheaper than using my local pharmacy, even with my insurance.

It's disappointing to see him on stage with Trump.

The rich have more in common with each other, than any of them have with the common person.

[MIButterfly]

7. So Mark Cuban has gone over to the dark side

Standing there with DJT and Dr. Oz. You know that old expression: you're known by the company you keep.

I wouldn't let DJT scoop out my cats' litter boxes; his toxicity might render the litter useless.

Okay, I don't even know what that means, but I think you get my point.

[LudwigPastorius]

8. Hunh...

I thought he was smart enough not to get in bed with a fascist.

The ultra-rich will happily march us into a dictatorship if we let them.

[purr-rat beauty]

9. Lemme guess

It's got to do with Epstein

[FM123]

10. What a disappointment he turned out to be.

I guess that old saying might be true - turds of a feather.....

[RT Atlanta]

12. Mark got his 12 pieces of silver, no doubt

in some shape or form.....

[ColoringFool]

13. I Naively Thought Cuban Was A Good Guy. Nope. Just Another.....

Wealthy man with fungible ethics.

[FascismIsDeath]

14. Is Mark Cuban really "switching sides" or is he is very dedicated to the mission of getting people cheap medications?

I haven't seen much about this yet but I feel like Cuban has been doing good things with his initiative to get people cheaper medicine and if this is just a thing where "I need to advanced this now, because people need it NOW, not in November, not in 2029 when we have a new President" or whatever, then I'm okay with it. I'd like to see more context and hear what he has to say later.

[MIButterfly]

15. But couldn't he do that without getting in bed with DJT and Dr. Oz?

Those two are not exactly the most trustworthy or honest individuals. They're not out to do any good for we, the people; they're out to enrich themselves.

I would love nothing more than to be proven wrong about this, but until I am, color me skeptical.

[eShirl]

16. Here's the problem. Anything with Trump's name on it is some kind of grift for his benefit.

[durablend]

17. "We stole all your money but you're getting cheap* drugs"

[Baitball Blogger]

19. Trump's combover is really thinning out.

How much longer before he has to wear a toupee?