About 25 years ago, a cardiologist recommended that I take one Aspirin a day. I thought, “Okay, here we go.” So I started taking a full-strength Aspirin everyday. Soon, I was throwing up everytime I tried to eat.
My mistake: He meant a baby Aspirin, not the full-strength type that President Trump admits to taking daily (maybe more often), despite his doctor’s recommendation to go with the 81mg version. Once I went the baby route, my eating returned to normal.
Now, I realize Donald Trump is a very stubborn individual. So am I, but doctors are generally not only cautious but also usually right.
Given all that, in December 2025 I switched from the baby Aspirin to Eliquis, a more substantial blood thinner. As my cardiologist explained, “Aspirin gives you 3 percent protection against stroke, Eliquis 70 percent.”
Now, if the president wants to do something for people’s heart health, he can get the generic version of Eliquis on the market ASAP. Fortunately, I can get the generic through my VA Health Care Plan. Otherwise, it would cost me like $350 a month for the stuff now available in the U.S.
Check out a Canadian pharmacy website if you want to see what they’re paying up north for such expensive drugs. Let’s take those expired Obamacare subsidies and give them to the nation’s drugmakers as part of a plan to make drugs here available at the same price as Canada.
You can take both of my ideas and run with them, Mr. President. It’s a win-win.
