Trump suggests theory about Comey’s ’86 47′ post, says he did it ‘for a reason’
President Donald Trump is condemning a cryptic social media post from former FBI Director James Comey, which Trump and others interpreted as a veiled call for his assassination.
In an exclusive interview with Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier during a visit to Abu Dhabi, Trump said the now-deleted post, which showed seashells arranged to form the numbers “86 47,” was deliberate.
“He wasn’t very competent. But he was competent enough to know what that meant. And, he did it for a reason,” Trump said in an interview that aired Friday on “Special Report.”
The post, shared on Instagram, featured the caption, “Cool shell formation on my beach walk.” Some interpreted it as a coded message, with “86” being slang for “get rid of,” and “47” referring to Trump, who is the 47th president of the United States.
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Comey later deleted the post and issued an apology, saying, “I didn’t realize some folks associate those numbers with violence. It never occurred to me but I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down.”
Trump, however, is not convinced.
“He knew exactly what that meant. A child knows what that meant,” he said. “If you’re the FBI director, and you don’t know what that meant – that meant assassination, and it says it loud and clear.”
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When asked whether Comey should face consequences, Trump declined to give a definitive answer but said the Justice Department and U.S. Secret Service are investigating.
“If he had a clean history – he doesn’t, he’s a dirty cop … I could understand if there was a leniency. But I’m going to let them make that decision,” he said.
Trump also used the interview to highlight recent foreign policy developments, claiming success in brokering peace and securing economic deals in the Middle East.
“I’m using trade to settle scores and to make peace,” Trump said.
He pointed to a recent ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan, calling it a major breakthrough that averted what he claimed was the potential for nuclear war.
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“That was going to be a nuclear war, I think, or close … And now everyone’s happy,” Trump said. “In fact, I told my people, call them up, let’s start trading immediately.”
Earlier this month, Trump announced the ceasefire in a Truth Social post, congratulating both nuclear powers for showing what he called “common sense.”
He said he’s also looking to use his trade strategy with Iran, which he claims is looking to make a deal with the United States. The president reiterated his stance that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, and noted the solution will either be “violent or not violent” and said he would prefer the peaceful option.
Trump is returning to Washington with what he described as three major investment deals from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar, amounting to billions of dollars in commitments to the U.S. economy.
He also criticized President Joe Biden’s approach to the region, saying, “It’s a great region, but it was never treated properly. And it was certainly not treated well by Biden, who didn’t know he was alive, frankly.”
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Trump added that he has eased “crippling” sanctions on Syria, claiming the country’s leadership requested relief to prove they could change.
The president also commented on the ongoing war in Ukraine, saying Russian President Vladimir Putin is growing “tired” of the conflict. Trump said he believes he could pressure Russia into peace talks using economic leverage, as he claims to have done with Iran, but only if he has to.
He criticized Biden for what he views as a failure to prevent the war, repeating his longstanding argument that the invasion would not have happened under his administration.
Toward the end of the interview, Trump discussed the investigations into two assassination attempts against him during the 2024 campaign season. He revealed that, while some information remains classified, he has been briefed by officials and still has questions.
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“I thought it was strange,” Trump said of one suspect. “The one guy had 18 cell phones, okay? I have a lot of cell phones, but I have like two.”
Discussing the Butler, Pennsylvania incident, where a bullet grazed his ear, Trump said investigators found unusual activity on the assailant’s phone.
“Three apps. Very unusual apps. And two of them were foreign apps,” he noted.
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Trump says that although he continues to feel uneasy, he’s been assured by officials that he is not currently at risk.
“They tell me it’s fine,” he said. “It’s a bit hard to be believe as I get that throbbing feeling. I get a little throbbing feeling,” he added, touching on the lingering effects of his injury.
Ivanka Trump sends message to Eagles player who called her ‘beautiful’
President Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, showed the inside of the Philadelphia Eagles’ locker room in an X post Friday.
She appeared to be looking for cornerback Eli Ricks, the player who said she was “beautiful” during the team’s White House visit in April.
Ivanka’s post was in direct response to Ricks’ original tweet that said, “Donald trump daughter is beautiful,” from April 28.
Ricks later wrote, “After seeing her in person, Ivanka is exactly my type.”
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In response, she told Ricks. “Missed you today,” and included a photo of a note to the cornerback that said, “stopped by to say hi! Sorry to miss you! Go Birds!”
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The president’s daughter then shared a series of videos and photos showing her son Theo at the Eagles’ training complex playing catch on the practice field.
Ricks joined the Eagles in 2023 as an undrafted free agent out of LSU and Alabama.
He played 16 games in 2023 and seven in 2024, registering 21 tackles and three pass breakups. A lot of his snaps have come on special teams.
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Ivanka is married to Jared Kushner, and they have three children — Theo, Arabella and Joseph.
Slain cop’s niece delivers damning testimony against his ex-lover
Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe’s niece told jurors that his relationship with his suspected killer began to deteriorate in the weeks before his death.
O’Keefe, 46, was found dead on Jan. 29, 2022. His then-girlfriend, 45-year-old Karen Read, is currently on trial in connection with his murder.
The niece, whose name is not being disclosed because she is a juvenile, testified Wednesday morning after the prior day’s testimony was canceled abruptly minutes before it had been scheduled to start.
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To protect the juvenile’s privacy, the judge also ordered news cameras not to record her testimony, but the court reserved space for 10 reporters inside the courtroom.
“This was someone who, to me, could not hide her animosity toward Karen,” said John DePetro, a New England radio host who was in court for the proceedings. “The things she said were significant — there was a lot of fighting in December and January, and the fighting seemed to increase.”
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That aligns with the timing of an argument Read allegedly picked with O’Keefe after a New Year’s trip to Aruba, where she accused him of cheating on her with a friend’s sister — something that O’Keefe denied, according to his niece.
“On more than one occasion after they had fought, the niece said John had said to [Read], ‘Why don’t you just go home?'” he told Fox News Digital. “And she wouldn’t leave the house.”
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Another key part of the niece’s testimony is from the morning Read and two other women found O’Keefe dead outside 34 Fairview Road in Canton, a suburb about 20 miles south of Boston.
She testified that a “frantic” Read woke her up between 4:30 and 5 a.m. on Jan. 29, 2022, according to Ted Daniel of WFXT-TV, who was also in the courtroom. Read wanted phone numbers for O’Keefe’s friends, Kerry Roberts and Jennifer McCabe, who were with Read at roughly 6 a.m. when they discovered O’Keefe unresponsive under a dusting of snow.
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The niece allegedly overheard her asking whether she could have “done something” or if O’Keefe may have been “hit by a plow.”
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“I don’t think it damaged the defense case, and I think some people were expecting she would be very harsh about Karen Read,” said Grace Edwards, a Massachusetts defense attorney who has been following the case.
“But it appears she told it like it was and was not biased against her. She testified to things already in the record with respect to their relationship — we already saw the text messages between them — and there was no evidence of any physical violence.”
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Read could face up to life in prison if convicted of the top charge, second-degree murder.
She has pleaded not guilty, and her defense denies her vehicle collided with O’Keefe at all.
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Caitlin Clark pours gasoline on fiery rivalry with Angel Reese ahead of opener
Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will renew their rivalry Saturday in the WNBA season opener between the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky.
Clark opened up to ESPN about facing her rival to start their second season.
“Rivalries are real, and that’s what makes sports so amazing,” Clark said. “There’s certain teams that those games just mean a little bit more. [We] come out here and play the same way every night, but [a rivalry] gets the fans involved, and they love it.”
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The two players have been pitted against each other on the court and by fans and media ever since their controversial battle in the 2023 NCAA championship game. Reese taunted Clark by pointing to her ring finger during the game, prompting outrage and sparking an ongoing feud between fans.
Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes got revenge on Reese’s LSU Tigers a year later in the Elite Eight, but the tension hit a whole new level when the players reached the pros for their rookie WNBA seasons.
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Clark took a series of questionable fouls from Reese’s Sky throughout the 2024 season, including one from Reese June 16.
Clark also took an infamous illegal hip check from Chicago Sky forward Chennedy Carter June 1. Then, in late August, Chicago’s Diamond DeShields committed a hard foul on Clark, who went flying across the floor. The foul was later upgraded to a flagrant violation, and DeShields later posted screenshots of hate messages she had received from the foul.
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But Clark’s team prevailed, taking three of the four meetings between the two teams last year, which were among the most-watched WNBA contests all season.
The Sky and Fever meet five times in 2025.
Doctors weigh in on popular weight-loss drugs causing mental health complications
GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), medications that help control type 2 diabetes and obesity, can have a profound impact on physical wellness – but what about mental health?
Some examples of these medications include semaglutides, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, and liraglutide, like Victoza and Saxenda.
Various studies have pointed toward GLP-1 RAs causing mental health complications, such as anxiety and depression.
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) published research in June 2024 that considered the correlation between semaglutide therapy and “exacerbating mood disturbances.”
The study highlighted the association of negative mood changes in patients with type 2 diabetes with a history of depression, warning healthcare providers to be aware of this “potential risk.”
But a more recent study, published in the journal Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, suggested that these mood changes were linked to genetic variations across diverse populations and ancestries within the U.K. Biobank.
While GLP-1 RA variants had “consistent cardiometabolic effects” across all groups, the researchers said the negative impacts on mental health were “more varied,” concluding that any behavioral changes are “likely not acting directly through [the medications].”
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Doctors weigh in on medications and mood
Dr. Brett Osborn, a Florida neurosurgeon who often prescribes GLP-1 RAs to his patients, believes that there is “no consistent causal relationship” between these medications and mental illness.
“Researchers assayed genetic markers across almost half a million people from different backgrounds in search of a link between the gene behind GLP-1 receptors and mental health problems like depression, anxiety or suicidal ideation — and they didn’t find it,” he summarized.
People who are obese or battling type 2 diabetes are “often already depressed” without the medication, the doctor pointed out.
“These conditions take a toll – physically, emotionally and socially,” he said. “So, yes, a large portion of patients starting GLP-1 drugs are already dealing with mental health struggles. But that’s not because of the drug — that’s because of the disease.”
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Once these individuals begin dropping weight, blood sugar stabilizes and energy improves, which usually lifts their mood as well.
“GLP-1 drugs help people reclaim their health,” Osborn noted. “They reduce inflammation. They lower blood sugar. They shrink waistlines.”
“And when people look and feel better, when their bodies finally start working for them instead of against them, they often smile more, not less.”
Dr. Muhammad Ghanem, a bariatric surgeon at Orlando Health Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery Institute, shared in a separate interview with Fox News Digital that while some of his patients have reported mood changes, others “don’t have that at all.”
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“Depression or mood changes are very common regardless, especially nowadays, and so it’s hard to [determine] whether this is related to the GLP-1 agonist medications, or whether it just happens to be that they started suffering from these after they started that medication,” he said.
“It’s really hard to tell whether it’s a personality change that can happen because of weight loss or if it’s a side effect because of mood changes,” he added. “I don’t think we have enough data to reach that conclusion yet.”
Patients who lose weight with GLP-1 RAs can experience a “big boost” in confidence, as well as a change in personality and even relationships, according to Ghanem.
“It really depends on the person and the support system they have,” he said. “You need proper, randomized controlled trials to reach a conclusion, and better studies to determine whether this is related to the medication itself or just weight loss.”
“It’s important for all doctors who prescribe these drugs to be aware and check the patient’s history.”
For those who are interested in these medications or are experiencing mood changes while taking them, the surgeon stressed the importance of keeping in close contact with medical providers.
“Just like any other medication, they can have potential side effects,” he said.
Ghanem recommended seeking out professionals and practices who take a “holistic approach” to weight loss, offering mental health support in addition to medication.
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Dr. Brunilda Nazario, MD, chief physician editor of medical affairs at WebMD, told Fox News Digital that “obesity is complicated.”
“Obesity specialists … are cautiously excited about how well these drugs work,” she said.
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“With current studies showing conflicting results on mood disorders and the use of GLP-1 drugs, it’s important for all doctors who prescribe these drugs to be aware and check the patient’s history before prescribing [them].”
Nazario stressed that it’s “vital” for GLP-1 RA users to listen to their bodies, urging them to pay attention to their feelings and know the symptoms of mood disorders.
“Don’t be afraid to ask for help if you feel something is not right — your health depends on it,” he added.
Nazario noted that GLP-1 RAs can affect mood in many different ways.
“They are not all negative — they have the potential to improve mood as well,” she said. “Just seeing great results can boost self-esteem, confidence and body image.”
104-year-old veteran who invited Trump to birthday party gets big surprise
President Donald Trump helped a World War II veteran make his birthday wish come true on Thursday.
Ohio resident Denver Moore, who just turned 104, is a longtime supporter of the president. He went viral in March after inviting Trump to his upcoming birthday party in a TikTok video that has since amassed over 890,000 views.
“President Trump… I’m gonna be 104 in May, and I’m inviting you to my birthday party in Canal Fulton,” he said in the video. “I got to vote for you again, and I hope I can vote for you some more.”
On Thursday, Moore found out he had received a video message from the president delivered by his congressman, Rep. Michael Rulli, R-Ohio.
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“Hi, Denver!” Trump says in the video message.
“I want to wish you a very happy 104th birthday from your all-time favorite president. That’s me, Donald Trump,” he continues. “And I’m sorry we weren’t able to get to your party. I would love to get to your party, but I’m working on Russia, Ukraine, China, and all sorts of other places, and I know you want us to do well.”
“But I want just to thank you for your incredible service to our nation and for your support for making America great again. A very, very special man you are, and happy birthday,” he continued.
Trump is currently wrapping up a whirlwind historic tour to the Middle East. On Thursday he arrived in the United Arab Emirates, the first U.S. president to travel to the nation in nearly 20 years.
Moore, who lives at Danbury Senior Living facility in Massillon, a town just south of Cleveland, reacted to the message in a report by WEWS News 5 Cleveland reporter Rob Powers.
After watching the video, Moore joked about Trump fulfilling his birthday wish, “Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.”
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Moore spoke to Fox News Digital in April about his birthday request to his “favorite president” going viral.
After the video was posted in March, people from all over the country – and even as far away as Africa – reached out to him to cheer him on, sending messages and birthday cards to the veteran.
“It’s been quite a ride,” Moore said.
Congressman Rulli told Fox News Digital that when he saw the viral video of Moore, he was “struck not only by the incredible milestone of his life but also by his deep sense of patriotism and service.”
“I was even more surprised to learn that this remarkable WWII veteran was a resident at a facility right in my district,” he said.
The congressman said he reached out to the White House to see if President Trump could honor Moore’s “heartfelt request.”
“President Trump and his team went above and beyond, recording a special video message just for him. I am incredibly grateful to the compassionate team at Danbury Senior Living, who worked hand in hand with my office to ensure Mr. Moore’s birthday was truly unforgettable,” Rulli said.
“His life and service are a testament to the spirit of our nation, and I’m proud we could celebrate him in such a meaningful way,” he added.
Moore has been a longtime supporter of Trump and says he agrees with most of the actions he’s taken.
“He may make a mistake or two, but he’s doing most everything right,” he previously told Fox News Digital.
Moore served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII before working for the U.S. Postal Service. He raised three children with his late wife Thelma Lee, to whom he was married for 75 years before she died in 2022 at age 95.
Moore’s family and friends say he is still mentally sharp and stays physically active, despite his advanced age.
That could be his secret to living a long healthy life.
“I was always active, doing something. I carried mail for 20 years, walking, and that was good. I grew up on a farm. We did everything. And if we didn’t have anything to do, we created something. So it’s just this: stay active,” he said about his advice for living a long life.
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He added, “Marry the right woman and live with her all of her life.”
New documentary ‘I Was Honey Boo Boo’ exposes reality TV family’s dark underbelly
Behind Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson’s pageant dresses and charismatic personality was a little girl navigating a storm of chaos, emotional neglect and her mom’s drug addiction.
In her new Lifetime biopic, “I was Honey Boo Boo,” Thompson pulls back the curtain on the trauma she endured while growing up in the spotlight, beginning at the young age of 6.
“For me, it’s not about fame, and it’s not about the money,” she said. “Honestly, my story is simple. It’s about a mom and a daughter and breaking the cycle of emotional abuse.”
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Thompson was the star of multiple reality television shows, including “Toddlers and Tiaras,” “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” and “Mama June: Family Crisis.”
Now 19 years old, Thompson revealed how her on-screen confidence concealed the harsh reality of constant criticism and family struggles, particularly with her mother, June “Mama June” Shannon.
“My mama put men, money and eventually even drugs ahead of me,” Thompson began her biopic, narrating the movie.
Thompson rose to fame during her breakout on “Toddlers & Tiaras,” which would eventually lead to her spinoff, “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.”
She recalled the moment she stopped being a daughter and became a dollar sign to Mama June.
A scene in her biopic showed Thompson being scouted for the TLC series.
“The cycle of pain started even before I could recognize it. It started when my mom looked at me, and, for the first time, she just didn’t see me. She saw her own potential,” Thompson remarked.
As the former child star continued to vie for her mother’s attention, her reality show, “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo,” became an “overnight hit.”
“Everything was going well for us. Young and naïve me loved every minute of it. Mama told me over and over again how important I was to her, and I loved being her little moneymaker. It made me feel special. This was our thing, and I finally gave her something no one else could.”
“Mama told me over and over again how important I was to her, and I loved being her little moneymaker. It made me feel special. This was our thing, and I finally gave her something no one else could.”
However, Thompson confessed that feeling quickly took a turn.
“But with all the money coming in, things were changing. And the truth of who Mama really was, wasn’t far behind.”
Behind closed doors were forced smiles and silent tears, and the biopic highlighted how fame nearly ruined the family’s foundation.
The biopic continued to highlight bitter fights, cheating allegations and the life-changing moment when Thompson’s family, including her father, “Sugar Bear” Thompson, was involved in a car crash in 2014.
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After the family’s car collided with a truck, Mama June decided she was going to leave Thompson’s father.
In “I Was Honey Boo Boo,” a scene shows the family moving to Georgia, and the actress who portrayed Mama June announces she had bought a home for “a quarter of a million dollars” all because of her “little moneymaker.”
Thompson went on to share her roller coaster of a life and recalled the moment Mama June was absent from her life.
Once their reality show was canceled, Thompson admitted, she “felt lost” without it.
“But now that I wasn’t mama’s little moneymaker, she didn’t need me anymore,” she remarked.
“It was hard, it was definitely a big change for me, going from my mom being there 24/7 to not being there at all. At the time, I didn’t understand that her love was only transactional.”
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However, in the “I Was Honey Boo Boo” biopic, there is a moment where things started to take a positive turn for Mama June.
The movie briefly highlights her 300-pound weight-loss journey, going under the knife before her new reality show, “Mama June: From Not to Hot.”
As the dramatic transformation may have been seen as positive by fans, it made Thompson feel worse about herself.
As pounds were shed, a darker side of her mother emerged, one Thompson had trouble understanding as a young girl.
Thompson started to ask herself if she needed to lose weight too.
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The pressure to match her mom’s “glow up” left Thompson questioning her own self-worth.
“The glow up that Mama had, as a young girl, it made me think you needed to have surgery to look good,” she reflected.
As a child who admittedly struggled with weight, she couldn’t help but wonder, “Do I look OK? My mama looks good now.”
While “Honey Boo Boo” dealt with another dramatic life change, she later revealed that she discovered just how deep her mother’s drug addiction ran.
Mama June wasn’t just battling weight; she was battling drugs.
“I didn’t get why mom chose drugs over me,” Thompson recalled, recalling a time she was explicitly warned not to tell anyone about Mama June’s drug habit.
“If someone finds out, you’ll be taken away from me and sent to foster care,” the actress who portrayed Mama June says in the biopic.
Thompson described the deep, quiet fear instilled in her by her mother.
Things quickly spiraled out of control. With Mama June slipping deeper into addiction, Thompson was forced to live with her sister.
“I was scared to find out that my mom might die,” she admitted. “I was scared for her but worried that she’d die.”
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In 2019, Shannon and her boyfriend, Geno Doak, were arrested on suspicion of drug possession after a dispute at an Alabama gas station. Details about what drew police to the gas station were not released at the time. Doak had a lengthy criminal history that included arrests for theft, burglary and criminal damage to property. The couple had been dating for three years.
Around this time, Shannon began selling her belongings and eventually her home. This was also when she lost custody of Thompson.
In 2020, on the family’s latest reality show, “Mama June: Family Crisis,” they began to discuss a path for her to return to Thompson’s life. That’s when she dropped the big confession about her past drug habits.
“The only reason I sold the house … we was dead f—ing broke,” she explained. “Because, you know, at that point, we was doing quite a bit. I mean, it was a couple ounces a day. Our habit was $2,500 a day, if not more.”
Mama June’s drug abuse had not only threatened their lives but also their financial security.
Despite earning hundreds of thousands of dollars from the show, Mama June allegedly blew through it all.
Thompson claimed in a recent interview with People that despite starring in the popular show, she’s never seen any of the money from it.
She also alleged that her mother took $35,000 from her earnings during her appearance on “Dancing with the Stars” in 2019, only returning the money recently but without any apology.
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As Thompson endured a tumultuous past, she eventually found the strength to stand up and move forward.
“That’s it. I’m done with Mama June,” Thompson’s character says in the biopic, acknowledging she was no longer the little girl trying to prove her worth.
Thompson says she was under immense pressure from an early age to generate income, forced into a role she never asked for.
The former child star is now a rising junior in college, studying nursing and living in Colorado with her boyfriend, Dralin Carswell, 24.
While her mother is five years sober, Thompson previously opened up about how difficult it was to forgive her.
“[Forgiveness] was hard, but, at the end of the day, she’s my mom. When she was bad in her addiction, I just kept thinking about the day she’d recover. We’re going pretty good. Hopefully it lasts. I just no longer have any expectations for her.”
Mama June did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
“I Was Honey Boo Boo” premieres on Lifetime May 17 at 8 ET.
President Donald Trump’s bold executive order on drug pricing isn’t just policy—it’s a revolution in healthcare affordability. The plan is simple yet transformative: ensure Americans pay no more for medications than citizens of other wealthy nations.
Consider this stark reality: a GLP-1 drug costing $88 in London commands $1,000 in the United States. Even after manufacturer discounts to insurers, Americans still pay over $400—for the identical medication, from the same company, produced in the same facility. This disparity is especially galling when pharmaceutical companies extract 70% of their profits from America—a nation representing just 4% of the world’s population. This global free-riding on American patients ends now.
Industry leaders recognize this imbalance. I’ve already engaged with CEOs from four major American pharmaceutical companies and a foreign manufacturer eager to relocate to the U.S. Their response has been encouraging, but we’re prepared to act decisively if necessary. U.S. Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) possess the statutory authority to deliver on President Trump’s commitment: other developed nations must pay more, so Americans can pay less, thus preserving the innovation pipeline.
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Americans deserve both groundbreaking therapies and affordable access to them. Yet according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, nearly one-third of patients skip prescribed medications due to cost—an unacceptable reality in the world’s wealthiest nation.
While prevention through healthier lifestyles remains our best strategy for reducing medication dependence, certain treatments will always be essential. The pharmaceutical industry has delivered remarkable advancements in cancer and autoimmune therapies that benefit patients worldwide.
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We value continued innovation as a core American principle, but we cannot indefinitely subsidize global medical progress while other wealthy nations contribute disproportionately little.
President Trump’s negotiation approach has already proven effective with NATO, where European countries responded to accountability by making historic reinvestments that strengthened the alliance. The same principle applies here. The President and I stand united: global free riding on American patients must end.
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CMS, with Dr. Mehmet Oz at the helm, extends beyond payment reform to fundamentally realigning care delivery incentives. This initiative will protect safety nets for vulnerable populations while addressing the financial pressures facing state partners and federal programs—particularly Medicaid, which has seen dramatic growth in both enrollment and costs.
The coming months will be decisive in achieving President Trump’s prescription for a healthier America—one where innovation thrives, and patients no longer shoulder an unfair share of the global healthcare burden.
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