Trump claims unnamed drug can bring people back from death, boasts success of Right To Try Act

President Donald Trump has asserted that an experimental drug, which he did not name, has the ability to bring people back from the dead. He shared this claim during a press event focused on maternal healthcare, stating, "We've taken people that were dead. We had a person given the last rites - gone, the kids are crying, and everything - and started them on this drug. And the person became better."

Trump made these remarks while discussing the Right to Try Act, a law that permits terminally ill patients to access experimental treatments not yet fully approved by the Food and Drug Administration. He described the process of drug testing as "the ultimate test," acknowledging that "some [drugs] don’t work."

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We've taken people that were dead. We had a person given the last rites - gone, the kids are crying, and everything - and started them on this drug. And the person became better. It works.

Separately, the president has continued his administration's initiatives to reduce prescription drug costs and improve access. His website, TrumpRx.gov, launched in February, offers consumers access to discounted medications and currently lists over 750 drugs, encompassing both brand-name and generic options.

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And some [drugs] don’t work. You learn very fast. It’s called the ultimate test, I think, right? They test all these things. They use animals all over the place, they use everything to test because a person’s going to die.