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Watch: Trump’s ‘very famous’ Ozempic friend sparks guessing game, JD Vance says 'not me'

US President Donald Trump sent reporters on an unexpected guessing game after sharing an anecdote about a “very famous” friend for whom Ozempic apparently didn’t work—prompting amused denials from within his own administration. As journalists tried to decode the mystery, Vice President JD Vance jumped in to rule himself out, drawing laughter and briefly turning a policy moment into a punchline-filled exchange.

Trump said, "The shot, you know, Ozempic, I think, or one of them. And I told him it wasn't working. It was for him. It didn't work. And he brought up a good point. It didn't work. I told him. He knows who I'm talking about. He's going crazy. He begs me not to mention.

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