On Thursday of last week, an unusual and startling incident took place in the Oval Office during a press conference that had been scheduled to announce a new initiative by President Donald Trump.
The event was hosted by Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, who was presenting a plan to reduce the cost of weight-loss medications, a policy move that had drawn both significant media attention and industry scrutiny.
Alongside Dr. Oz were several executives from major pharmaceutical companies, all seated near the Resolute Desk, as well as President…