Donald Trump was not wrong. Hours before his nominee for “drug czar” withdrew from consideration over his part in a law limiting the Drug Enforcement Administration’s ability to crack down on pharmaceutical distributors feeding the US’s opioid epidemic, the president took a shot at the influence of drug companies over Congress.
“They contribute massive amounts of money to political people,” he said, standing next to Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader.
“I don’t know, Mitch, maybe even to you,” he added.