When Bold Leadership Meets Billion-Dollar Sense: Mark Cuban Backs Trump’s Game-Changing Drug Pricing Order
In a political twist that sent shockwaves through both Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill, billionaire entrepreneur and “Shark Tank” star Mark Cuban—a long-time vocal critic of Donald Trump—has publicly thrown his weight behind a cornerstone of the Trump administration’s healthcare reform: a sweeping executive order aimed at slashing prescription drug prices for millions of Americans.
Yes, you read that right.
The same Mark Cuban who has openly questioned Donald Trump’s presidency in the past has now applauded a policy move so powerful and potentially transformative, that even ideological barriers had to give way to truth and impact.
“Gotta be honest. The @realDonaldTrump EO on healthcare and in particular, drug pricing could save hundreds of billions,” Cuban posted bluntly on X, cutting through politics with the precision of a businessman who understands the bottom line—and the lives at stake.
A Policy So Smart, It Dismantles Greed
Cuban, who founded Cost Plus Drugs in 2022 with a mission to create a radically transparent, no-middleman approach to generic drugs, outlined six no-nonsense reforms that align with the Trump administration’s bold order. These include:
Killing the rebate game by divorcing drug formularies from profit-hungry PBMs (Pharmacy Benefit Managers).
Eliminating pricing manipulation by giving manufacturers access to claims data.
Breaking the myth of ‘specialty drugs’ that artificially inflate costs.
Ensuring full reimbursement for pharmacies dispensing brand drugs.
Tearing down confidentiality walls so companies can negotiate real prices.
Ending biosimilar switch scams that trick consumers into more expensive alternatives.
In short, this is a war on pharmaceutical middlemen—a coordinated dismantling of the systems that have turned life-saving drugs into luxury items. And at the helm of that war? President Donald J. Trump.
Trump’s Executive Order: Populist, Practical, and Powerful
The Trump administration’s executive order directs federal agencies to put America’s patients first, through a multi-pronged strategy that includes:
Drug price negotiation reform under the Inflation Reduction Act.
Medicare Part D premium stabilization for seniors.
Affordable access to insulin and epinephrine—life-saving drugs that have become outrageously overpriced.
Reevaluating the pharmaceutical value chain, targeting the bloated profits of middlemen.
Encouraging safe drug imports to increase market competition.
While the media often fixates on rhetoric, this policy reveals something far more compelling: a president unafraid to attack entrenched interests and disrupt the status quo—a trait entrepreneurs like Cuban deeply respect, even if they don’t always agree with the man behind the mission.
“Put Me In, Coach.”
In a moment that electrified social media and policy circles alike, Cuban ended his X thread with an unmistakable nod to Trump’s leadership:
“Put me in coach. I’m here to help.”
That’s not just business lingo. That’s a declaration—an olive branch from an industry titan to a president whose policies are finally resonating beyond party lines. And in a healthcare system bloated by bureaucracy and backdoor deals, Trump’s executive order is proving to be the oxygen of reform—the kind that even his critics can’t ignore.
In the end, it’s simple: When bold leadership meets real-world solutions, Americans win.
And as Mark Cuban’s unexpected endorsement shows, sometimes the best policies are the ones that cut across politics to protect people.
This isn’t just good policy. It’s presidential legacy.
