The TrumpRx launch.
Tangle
Isaac Saul
4.7 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 10 February 2026
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
On Thursday, the Trump administration rolled out TrumpRx, a government website offering consumers discounted prices for common prescription drugs. The platform functions as a hub for consumers, connecting them to manufacturers’ sites or offering coupons for purchases at pharmacies. President Donald Trump said TrumpRx will create millions in consumer savings, with those savings likely concentrated among the uninsured.
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| 0:00.0 | From executive producer Isaac Saul, this is Tangle. |
| 0:12.9 | Good morning, good afternoon and good evening. |
| 0:20.6 | And welcome to the Tangle podcast, the place where you get views from across the political spectrum. Some independent thinking and a little bit of our take. I'm your host for today's episode, Tangle's managing editor, Ari Weitzman. And today we're going to be talking about Trump RX, the government website offering discounts on prescription drugs. How good that is, |
| 0:38.8 | which drugs it covers? Is it an improvement over what's offered today? We'll dive deep into all |
| 0:44.2 | of it and get you all the answers, plus all of the coverage from across the political spectrum |
| 0:48.6 | on opinions about this new offering that you've come to expect from Tangle. Before we dive in, |
| 0:53.5 | though, just wanted to make sure our podcast listeners knew about PressPass, which is a newsletter-only |
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| 1:06.0 | and lets you know a little bit more about some of the people who make the work that we do |
| 1:10.6 | possible. |
| 1:11.4 | Today, we're profiling associate editor, Lindsay Canuth, our young Wisconsinite, |
| 1:15.7 | and all the things that she provides to tango's offerings on a daily basis. |
| 1:19.5 | Plus, a little bit more about our business, the things that we're facing right now, |
| 1:23.5 | the media headwinds, all of that stuff. |
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| 1:31.8 | And I will pass it over to our senior editor, Will Kayback, |
| 1:36.2 | who's filling in for John, reading in the newsletter today. |
| 1:39.7 | So take it away, Will. |
| 1:41.3 | I'll be back for my take. |
| 1:49.2 | Thank you. Take it away, Will. I'll be back for my take. Thanks, Ari. All right, here are today's quick hits. |
| 1:53.2 | Number one, convicted sex offender Galane Maxwell, a longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, |
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