BREAKING: Trump Signs Executive Order On Psychedelic Drugs With Joe Rogan As Iran Shuts Hormuz

I want to tell everybody how this happened. I sent President Trump some information. We have a gigantic opiate problem in this country, obviously. In 2024, more than 80,000 people died of overdoses. It's a horrible number. And there's more than 5 million people that are addicted to opiates right now in this

country. With one dose of Ibogaine, more than 80% of people are free of that addiction. With two doses, it's more than 90%. I sent him that information. The text message came back, sounds great, do you want FDA approval? Let's do it. It was literally that quick. These drugs are illegal not because they're harmful. They're illegal because of the

They did it to target the civil rights movement in the anti-war movement. It's not because these drugs harm people and

For 56 years we've lived under those Terrible conditions we're free of that now. We're free of that now, thanks to all these people that you see next to me, and thanks to President Trump.

I want to thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

We all respect Joe, and he's a little bit more liberal than me. But that's okay. I have a lot of friends that are liberal. But Joe is an amazing guy. And he wrote me a little note about this, and I

had it checked out. I didn't just do it. I had it checked out. I went to Bobby and Oz. I went to some of the people that work for you, real pros.

And everybody came back with the same answer. You know, normally they'll come back because this happens a lot. Have a couple of them like that. They're not sure. It's like, you know, it goes two ways. This thing, everybody thought it was incredible. And I told Bobby, I said, Bobby, let's just do it

and get us involved. And it's going to get done so quickly and you guys did a great job Would you like to say something else?

Mr. President, I want to thank Matt Zord who's hiding in the back there who actually on Sunday wrote a draft for this You already thanked Heidi and Kelly, but you know, Suzy Wiles makes everything run here This was an unimaginable task in one week to be able to go from a series of connections and communications with Joe Rogan through the honey badger of them all, Bobby Kennedy, who said, we're not going to stop. We didn't start calling everyone down. Mike Spears has been involved.

And Chris Klump, who has been doing a fantastic job helping run everything in great efficiency, made something. I just want to emphasize this. This is an entire paradigm shift away from a one-day-a-pill model, which has failed so many. And to the many who are drug-resistant that Joe just spoke to, this offers them a way

of getting out of that rut. The question now is, can we study why it works to understand it better, to use it better? That's what Jay Bhattacharya is gonna do, NIH, with major funding support, perhaps at ARPA as well. Marty spoke eloquently about the FDA's accelerated pathway for this. And then we're going to, when we learn more, figure out better ways of getting access to

these products through our health care system. But this is an extraordinarily exciting day, and it would never have happened if the President just would not take no for an answer. He went, he called on the way, Joe, to the fight on Saturday. And I think he was as determined to get this done as the men in those rings and women in those rings that night.

Thank you, sir.

They are determined.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

I want to thank Professor Nolan Williams. When I was a professor at Stanford, I got to know him. And he taught me about it, eye to gain, and all the promise that it has for treatment-resistant depression and so many other conditions. And frankly, for me, I learned a lot.

Unfortunately, he passed away last year. I want to thank this amazing team that just moved heaven and earth to get things done. I do want to emphasize, this is something that we're still studying, and we have to keep studying. We have to figure out the right way to make sure we administer it, that it's safe, that we don't just take it for granted, we already know everything, because we don't. And for the NIH and for ARPA-H, we are absolutely committed to making sure that we keep studying

it, keep getting the best gold standard science on it. You see here, Nora Volkow, who's my National Institute of Drug Abuse director, she's been an absolute hero in just developing scientific — so the commitment for American science to focus on this. And in many ways, it's that scientific advance

that brought us to this moment. So thank you. Thank you, President Trump.

The President. The President But if it's good, we want to get it fully approved fast, right?

I mean, for the things that have great evidence.

And that's what the report says. The President. Because, you know, these studies, they go on for a long time, and if it's good. I mean, I have a witness right here. These two incredible brothers. That, to me, is a study, right? That's it. I mean, it's just as Commissioner McCary said, there's stuff that we know and we can tell it works.

We still have to figure out sometimes how it works or why it works. doing, even as we move forward fast. So, but it does work. So some of those I mean, absolutely. Some of those previous absolutely. What you can see here.

You're trying to get the answer because it either works or it doesn't. I would think that there's been a lot of research already in direct research, maybe the ultimate research people that have taken it, because I've spoken to people that have taken it

aside from the trail. Both of them, I've spoken to five people that had big problems.

I've done it three times.

It fixed my demonic relationship. This is Rob O'Neill, who's a friend of mine and a great guy.

Go ahead, Rob. It fixed my demonic relationship with alcohol. It saved my life, and then it saved my wife. So every day is a blessing. It took about three years of — I did it three times. It's a different adventure every time.

That's not fun.

The President So, without it, you would have had problems?

Mr. Hogan I did it with — there was a Green Beret, 28-year sergeant major, that told me when we finished, make sure you tell Amber Capone, the CEO of Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions, that she saved my life because I was going to kill myself next week. This is my last chance.

I had a 20-year veteran tell me that.

This works.

The President.

The President.

The President.

The President. What Robin Neal is talking about, my wife, Amber Capone, is the CEO of our charity, Vets, that are exploring treatment solutions. We had prayed for this day to come 10 years ago when we started the charity. We've been sending veterans outside the country, Joe, that you've been talking about for years,

several thousand now. And we said the mission will end once this day happens. So we believe this is a huge step

in maybe that the mission goes away, and now we have affordable access right here in the U.S.

Why didn't they get it done?

We're getting it done, right? You're getting it done.

Yeah, but why get other presidents looking at it, right? Why didn't they get it done?

I think we needed you.

I can answer that question.

That's my job.

I can answer that question, sir, if you want. Go ahead, please. And I'm not going to lie to you. I've been in a number of cases in the House that have been trying to move legislation since I showed up. Mr. Correa, Mr. Bergman, Mr. McCall, Mr. Crenshaw, every year have tried to move legislation. That side of the room is not going to like what I have to say about this. And every year it has all fallen short. Every year it has all fallen short. And it's because of the proverbial roadblocks that are always in the way. Fair assessment.

But those members of myself were convicted never to give up.

Ever.

And with this executive order, I'm going to maintain composure Mr. President, with this executive order, you have broken down those barriers and allowed us, I have all the faith in the world that this will codify and remain forever. So thank you very much for taking care of your service members and your veterans and giving the members that have been working on this for so long a chance.

Thank you, sir.

Well, this, when I sign this, this does solve it for the three year, but we'll get that codified very soon. Absolutely. Once I sign it, we get them codified very easily. Once we, once I sign it, we get them codified. So that'll be, we'll make it, we'll make it permanent. I have no doubt it's going to be working.

Would anybody else like to say something? These two women are so talented.

Well, I love an executive order that says research, research, research, because it's ultimately what guides us on how to ultimately do things. And I think that this is what hopefully will start to happen. And bringing up change in a system

that has been very difficult to modify because of prior experiences. These drugs have unique characteristics that could actually, if we don't investigate them, can bring us into potential applications that currently we're not thinking about. But if we close the investigate them, can bring us into potential applications that currently

we're not thinking about. But if we close the door to science, if we close the door to data, we'll just keep on doing the same thing again and again. Was that door closed?

Do you think the door was closed? It was hard to do research before.

It was very, very hard.

And it's actually just by scaling as a one, it makes it very difficult. So this is a big move, then. It's going to have a big — Dr. Njoo Hwang It will facilitate — The President — bigger than just this one thing

that we're talking about.

That's good.

That's good. I'm glad we didn't waste this Saturday morning. That's unusual, huh?

Please.

Dr. Njoo Hwang Yes. mental health for our veterans and others and accelerates access to personalized targeted treatments. As you have heard, many, many veterans and others experiencing mental health disorders, they go through up to years of trial and error, trying one treatment that doesn't work, trying another and not knowing why. My work at Stanford and with my colleagues is to develop brain-based tests

that can be measured right now in our VA and other locations that help us understand why these new treatments work and who they'll be most effective for. So with your mandate, we are in a position to really accelerate saving lives of many more people and getting

them well sooner. And I believe that with this, the United States will be the first country in the world to treat mental health like we do cancer and like we do many other chronic mental illnesses.

Thank you.

The President We know the world is —

The Press Thank you. The President — The Press Thank you. The President — The President — The President —

The world is actually watching this because there are a lot of countries that want to do this, and they haven't been able to. They're going to be following suit very, very strongly. Thank you very much, both. Anybody else? You guys okay?

Everybody? Let's sign it, right? You want to say something?

Mr. President, thank you. This treatment saved my life as well and so many fellow veterans. It helped me get off opiates, stopped using a nerve stimulator I hadn't planned to sleep for the

first time in over 10 years. So thank you. And you have no doubt, right? Zero. Wow. That's to me.

That's the best research of all, frankly. Okay. It's my honor. That's a good one. I want to get one of them. You think Biden can do that? You have any questions of the folks? And I think we'll keep it on the subject.

Pretty much.

You'll have some questions.

I think we'll keep it on the subject.

Pretty much.

We'll have some questions. We'll keep it on the subject. We'll keep it on the subject. We'll keep it on the subject. We'll keep it on the subject. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. good conversations going on. It's working out very well. They got a little cute, as they have been doing for 47 years. Nobody ever took them on. We took them on. They have no Navy. They have no Air Force.

They have no leaders. They have no nothing. Actually, their leaders are — it is regime change. You call that enforced regime change. But we're talking to them. They wanted to close up the Strait again, you know, as they've been doing for years.

And they can't blackmail us. In fact, a lot of the ships are coming up to Texas.

I don't know if you know.

In Louisiana, the ships are coming up. They got used to it. Maybe they'll keep doing it. It's worked out pretty good. But it's going, actually, along very well. And we'll see.

But we'll have some information by the end of the day. We're talking to them. And, you know, we're taking a tough stand. They've killed a lot of people. A lot of our people have been killed.

A lot of your fellow soldiers have been killed over the years by Iran. The roadside bomb. Soleimani. I killed Soleimani. I killed Soleimani. But he was — The President He was making the explosive-form penetrators.

They were making them in Iran, bringing them to Iraq and blasting through the vehicles. The President Well, he was the father of the roadside bomb, essentially. And he killed a lot of people. And when you see soldiers or others, but soldiers

generally walking around with no legs, with no It was Salamander. It was Iran that did that. So we have a much different view on it than other presidents. They've gotten away with murder for 47 years. They're not getting away with it anymore. Does anybody have any questions with the great professionals?

Please.

So I wanted to know, is this – could this potentially ever be available through the VA? You know, because I was talking to Liz over here, one of your — you guys went down to Mexico together. But it's really expensive.

And this is another drug that's expensive.

And a lot of veterans — The President We have the right guy, us.

Let's go.

The Press A lot of veterans need this. The President Why are you good for this question? They're talking about expense and availability.

So, I spoke to Doug Collins. Both he, and he obviously pays for the VA, and we pay for Medicare, Medicaid, children's health insurance, are very focused on the results that the NIH and FDA are going to offer us. We have a mechanism of creating models, CMMI. That might be the wise way to go, because we can continue to study the impact. This is such a massive shift in how you deliver care.

Imagine instead of taking a pill a day for your depression, you go through one treatment, but you have to have a few people watching you. It's a very different world. So we're working that through. That's why the President, who I think this is the perfect step to get everything rolling, to

deliver on the promise he made.

The President.

The Press What's timing?

Would you say that, before you know? But the reason I'm not committing to that now is I want to make sure that the FDA and NIH have time, along with the great scientists, to give us a bit more information about how to deliver care. I'll give you one concrete example. For things like, well, Ibogaine is a little different story, but you wouldn't want two people in the room during the treatment. That's true for many of these approaches.

That's a very different way of delivering medicine. And so the models that we, that Abe Sutton runs that group for us and has done a great job for the president, that would be probably the fastest way of moving forward and give the VA data so they can make wiser decisions

because Doug Collins is very focused on this. There's one thing I'd add. There's nothing more expensive right now than the mental health crisis in America. 21% of Americans have a diagnosable mental health condition. The leading cause, excuse me, the second leading cause

of death for young adults today is suicide. Mr. President, antidepressants right now are the most prescribed class of medications in the country. Over 20% of women are on an antidepressant.

These are-

And is that good in terms of do they work?

There's highly problematic research on the fact that over 20% of US women are on these drugs that are prescribed for life.

We have a mental health crisis and they work.

No, they don't. I'm on a couple of them and they don't.

I was talking to Wynn, I said I think it might be next, but no, it isn't definitely an issue for women. The Press But, Mr. President, what you and Secretary Kennedy unlocked is, for the first time, questioning this system that where we spend three times more per capita than any other country in the world, and we are living six, seven years less, we have the highest rates of suicide and country in the world. And we are living six, seven years less. We have the highest rates of suicide and depression in the developed world.

The incentives of our system are not going to

be enough. The President And by the way, autism, which we're

really working hard on, right, Bob?

And we're coming up with some pretty amazing findings.

The Press We have to get rid of it. The President Mediator cancer is the highest rates in the world. We are struggling and we're paying more than any other country. And the power of this executive order is really representative and gives validation to the cries of maha moms and the votes of maha moms. Because for the first time, it's taking a

therapy that's one time. This is a one time. One time, not a lifetime drug that can change someone's life.

And that's the power.

And I think that's why this is.

The President So the antidepressants all that we read about and we prescribe to our military, they're not very effective It's a lifetime drug and well, even if it's lifetime, but do they look at what's happened as we prescribe them?

They want to be in one of the most prescribed the numbers are not great What's the timeline for those? The Press Thank you.

I think what's really important about your order is you include we really want to understand why these rapid-acting treatments work. We need that for every treatment in mental health illnesses. Standard antidepressants in research, they do work for some people, but certainly not everyone.

And if we think of cancer, all other conditions, we have a test to know which treatment is needed. And we don't have that for mental illness. It's guesswork.

This is terrible.

So with that, it either works or it doesn't work. And you have the results with this, you don't.

And so it's part of this order. I think it's really important that we're able to have the investment to understand who does this work for and the test to accompany that. So thank you for making that possible.

Do you think this could be a big step above antidepressants, what we're doing?

I think it can be identifying who doesn't respond to an antidepressant straight away,

rather than

waiting for years and being able to respond.

The President What percentage of people respond positively to antidepressants?

How many?

Dr. Birx That's not great. That's not great. Well, thank you very much.

The Press Thank you, Mr. President.

I don't want to interrupt. The Press Mr. President, what's the timeline for those with mental health disorders, substance abuse disorders, to readily take advantage of this treatment

based upon the executive order that you're signing today.

So I'd like to ask maybe Marty that question.

Sure. So, first of all, right now it's available on clinical trials. We have not had applications in-house at the FDA. There was one that came in under the Biden administration. It was kicked out and not accepted. We now have three applications that are imminent and will be issuing vouchers next week. The fastest FDA approval was 42 days during the HIV epidemic

on our national priority voucher program under President Trump. We're getting we're now down to that time frame on a routine basis instead of a year. In my opinion, we need the same level of urgency we had with HIV for PTSD and depression and anxiety in our mental health disorder, and cancer and heart disease and so many other conditions. So you're going to see decisions out from the FDA later this summer, as soon as we get the

applications.

Thank you.

The President.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. President. I really like that answer. I really like that answer. Thank you, Mr. President. And then, in regards to the timing of the executive order, was there not enough known about this treatment a year ago or five years ago or eight years ago to sign the executive order that you signed?

So, do you want to answer that question?

Go ahead. I would just add, in 2016, the lead professor at Johns Hopkins said this was the most promising therapy that he's seen in his career. And many doctors from leading institutions said that there's been a hold.

There's been incentives against this. And to the bravery and leadership of President Trump, this game is done.

It's starting.

Yes, it started. And this, to be clear, is starting, yes, it started, and this is to be clear, it's starting a scientific, a fast track scientific process that's subject to FDA approval. But there, this has been known among leading institutions for many times as a very promising

therapy.

So, so could it not have been signed in your first term or there just wasn't enough information

known about it? Nobody told me about it, frankly. I mean, I got, all of a sudden I've been getting a lot of calls. I think a lot in all fairness I think a lot's been learned over the last

I think in the first term if I was standing behind the president I would have much more comfortable than now thanks to the research that's been done I mean still a lot more to do it's work for so many people That's really a great move to do this But the research is really important because we're going to keep improving, keep learning, and get — make sure that the people get the treatment they need when they are depressed,

when they are addicted, when they have PTSD. That's — if you keep doing the research and also acknowledge the research that's been done, that's when you get good health policy. And Secretary Kennedy's role — he just doesn't stop. Every day, all day long, until he gets these things done. This is not an easy boulder to push up the hill. And Secretary Kennedy was undaunted.

And he had been talking about it for a while, so he had a passion anyway. But his mentoring has allowed a lot of folks to move this quickly.

And if I can jump in rapidly, because I was one of those doctors that was not supportive of psychedelic therapy because I thought it was magical thinking. But over the past six to 10 years, we have seen an emergence of data that we cannot ignore. These drugs have the capacity, as was mentioned before, with one single administration to change the behavior of someone towards a therapeutic

effect. In animal models, one single administration creates, recreates pathways that have been eroded because of pathology. So we have a tool that potentially could allow us to basically manipulate the ability of our own bodies to heal itself if we know how to properly use it. And that's why research, as I mentioned before, is

opening up doors to explore what else can we do, how to optimally use it.

But you're hearing and seeing automatic research. You're hearing and seeing things now that you wouldn't have really, you wouldn't be able to have done a couple of years ago. I mean, it just seems to me I've been hearing about it a little bit over the last year. Over the last year, I never heard anything about it in the past.

It was almost like taboo. It's not taboo anymore.

And there was not enough science neither. And I think that's where the evidence speaks for itself. And ultimately, that's why I say I was one of those doctors that didn't believe in it. So we do data in order to change our perspective and to do things better.

I'm just surprised to hear about the antidepressants. I assumed they'd be better. That's not very good. So, Bobby, you're going to push it very hard? Yes. We'll get it done. Sounds good to me. When these two guys and this third with Rob too and with you, I mean, that to me is research, right?

Maybe the ultimate research, right? Big fans, all big fans. Well, I want to thank everybody and it's going to be.

Thank you very much.

Well, it's an honor and it's very important what we're doing. So as you see, and you know, a lot of the people behind me, they're tremendous professionals, medical professionals, most and some military like Marcus and great military professionals to real hero. Today, I'm pleased to announce historic reforms to dramatically accelerate access to new medical research and treatments based on psychedelic drugs.

In many cases, these experimental treatments have shown life-changing potential for those suffering from severe mental illness and depression, including our cherished veterans. Our veterans are having a tremendous hard time. You know, the suicide rate, we have it down a little bit, but they are having a hard time.

And I got a call from a number of people, including the great Joe Rogan. And he said, we have to do something about this. And I looked into it. I called Bobby. I called Oz.

I called Marty and Jay. And it was really uniform support. And I said, so why would we wait three or four years to get it done? Well, for 10 years, frankly. Let's get it done immediately.

And that's what happened. This has probably never been anything happened so quickly. Everybody is so strongly in favor of this. It's for a lot of people, but it's for our military in particular. The suicide epidemic among veterans is a national

tragedy. Since 9-11, we've lost over 21 times more veteran lives to suicide than on the battlefield. So we lose, think of that, 21 times more. And today, we're bringing them new hope. I think you're going to see a big difference and a

big reduction in that number. I want to thank Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who's a fantastic — where are you,

Bobby?

He always makes it difficult for us.

Come here, Bobby.

He's done a great job, too. And people love him. And, more importantly, your wife is here someplace, Bobby. She's out there. Where are you?

Where are you?

The real boss in the family.

Yeah.

It's fantastic. Thank you very much for being here, as well as FDA Commissioner Marty McCary, CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya. See how easy that name is? You know, it used to give me a little trouble. That was a tough name. Congressman Morgan Littrell, who's a friend of mine and a real, he's a real war

hero. He knows, you know, something that a lot of us will never find out about. Retired U.S. Navy SEAL Marcus Littrell, the two of them. I don't know what was in the — what's in your

blood, fellas?

You guys are — you guys are — good mom and dad,

right?

Yeah. Good somebody. Good to have you. Joe Rogan is a fantastic person. We did a little interview before the election. We had over 300 million people.

And I said, oh, man, I hope Kamala doesn't do it. And she didn't. He wanted her to do it, but she didn't. Someday, Joe is going to explain why. I could tell you why. But along with many other veterans.

She didn't want to along with many other veterans. Because you didn't want to. With many other veterans. And I just want to thank the people behind me are outstanding. It's an amazing group. The executive order I'm signing we're actually

signing the executive order today is really a moment. It directs the FDA to expedite their review of certain psychedelics already designated as breakthrough therapy drugs. They're very much being discussed.

That's one of the hardest things I think you're talking about, Azra. It's nothing. If these turn out to be as good as people are saying, it's going to have a tremendous impact on this country and other countries, too. These treatments are currently in the advanced stages of clinical trials to ensure that they're both safe

and effective for the American patients. And the nice part is we're actually doing this early, but it has been going on. Research has been going on for quite some time. But, you know, usually with things like this, nothing ever happens,

no matter how the research ends up. But we're changing that. This order will clear away unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles, improve data sharing among the FDA and the Department of Veterans Affairs, and facilitate fast rescheduling of any psychedelic drugs that become FDA approved. And we think many of them will go very quickly. And I have to say, the most favored nations pricing

that we established and I established has been knocking the cost of drugs down by 50, 60, 70, 80 percent. And I also want to thank you and Bobby for the great job you've done. It's incredible. And the press refuses to write about it. I think it's probably as big as what we're talking

about today. The drug costs are going down at 11. And, by the way, Trump Rx, which is the way you go to get your very low-cost drugs. But when you think, in my first term, for 28 years, drug prices went up, and I got it down one quarter or

one-eighth of a percent. I was so proud of myself. It's the only one that, in 28 years, got them down. And I had a news conference to explain how great I was. I said I'm the greatest there ever was. I got it down one-eighth of a percent.

Okay? I was very proud because it only went up. For 28 years, it went up. Now I got it down a little bit. And now I got it down 50 percent, 60 percent, 70 percent with these guys. So now I am, you know. But nobody wants to write about it.

But it doesn't matter because the people have found out and they're getting. You know, we're the highest we were, the highest in the world, by far. Sometimes would be 10 times higher than other countries.

You'd buy a drug I call it the fat pill or the fat drug you'd buy it in London You'd buy it for $10 for a pill. Let's say or a pill generally, but actually to be specific London $87 New York $1,300. I said, how can that be possible? How can it be possible? $87 and Actually a friend of mine called me up, and he said, you know, he's a very rich guy,

but — and he happens to be on this Ozepic, I guess, at the time. And it had — it was not working, by the way. The guy was extremely — extremely successful, but highly neurotic. He had a lot of problems. I will not mention his name.

He's begging me not to mention his because he's become quite famous. He's a big factor here. But he's very smart, very rich guy, very, very successful guy. And he said, a President.

He used to call me Donnie. Now he calls me President. Sign of respect. He said, I'm in London. I bought this stuff for 87 bucks in New York. I pay I pay thirteen hundred dollars. What's going on? I said, well, that's the way it is. We pay the highest prices in the world. And it sort of hit me that how ridiculous

it is made, by the way. He checked it. He had a whole big research done on it because he couldn't believe it made in the same factory same place him. Everything was the same except the price And now we are the lowest price. We are tied in other words Whatever the lowest price in the world is that's the price we pay that's a tremendous difference So we'll be paying then go they go up a little bit So the 87 will go like to 120 and we'll go down from 1300 to 120

So we'll have these massive price cuts. And they've already started. And I think it's one of the biggest things. But unfortunately, the press doesn't like to talk about it. But because it's a — if I were a Democrat, it would

be headlines all over the place. But — so I do that. That's why I like live television, actually. It's great because you can't do any cutting. But we're so honored by that. And that's going to have a huge impact on this also, because the pricing, not only is it important, but the pricing is going good.

And you're going to get the rescheduling done, right? Please. Will you get the rescheduling done, please? You know, they're slow-walking me on rescheduling. Okay? You're going to get it done, right? In a 2024 study from Stanford University, 30

special operation veterans with traumatic brain injuries underwent what's called ibogaine treatment. Ibogaine. Remember the name. Is that pronounced relatively properly, what

you said?

I don't want to get it wrong. Ibogaine, because it's so important, and experienced an 80 to 90 percent reduction in symptoms of depression and anxiety within one month. Can I have some, please? I'll take some.

I'll take whatever it takes.

I don't have time to be depressed. You know, if you stay busy enough, maybe that works, too. That's what I do. In Texas, Republican leaders have already committed $50 million to the ibogaine research. And today, the federal government is making a $50 million research investment in its own. And so that was just approved just last night. We're also opening a pathway for ibogaine to be administered to desperately ill patients

under the Right to Try law. That's a law that I started and I got Right to Try. Very proud of that. It was done in my first term. And I used to marvel at the fact that people that were terminally ill could not get a drug. The terminally ill, they're going drug. They're terminally ill.

They're going to die. And the FDA — right, Marnie? That's right. Jay? The FDA was protecting them from dying, but they're going to die. And so we have these incredible drugs, and they may work and they may not work, but we

wouldn't let anybody get them because they were bad for your health. But these are people that were going to die. And it never made sense to me. So one of the first things I did early in my term, and it was very tough to get actually, hard to believe, it was very tough with Congress, but they came through, the Republicans came through. And we have something called Right to Try, and we've saved thousands and thousands of lives. That's if you're terminally ill or very ill, and there is a new drug that is not available

because it's gone through the process of the FDA, and Marty's cut that process down by 50 percent. We're down. It used to take 12 years, and now we have it down to five or six years. And it's one of the most important things that you can do. But if you're terminally ill and there's a new drug that may work or may not work, but it hasn't been approved yet

You sign a document and you're not going to hold the country liable you're not going to hold the drug companies or the insurance companies or anybody liable and you have the right to try and What it's done and nobody wanted it the insurance companies hated it Even the doctors they were all afraid of it because they didn't want to be sued. But I took all of the liability out of it. You sign a document, you're not going to sue the doctor, you're not going to sue the hospital,

you're not going to sue anybody, including the country. And everybody signs it like immediately. And we have tens of thousands of people on this. And we've saved thousands and thousands of lives. And what it has done — we never thought of it so much, Oz — but what it has done is, in some cases, these drugs are working so good, it literally cures people that were terminally ill.

But it's one of the things I'm most proud — I'm proud of a lot of things we've done, but that's one of the things we're most proud of — right to try. But I've always believed in ensuring that the American patients have access to breakthrough treatments and therapies with love for our veterans. And I have a real love for our veterans. I was with a group yesterday. It's incredible what they've gone through and care for American patients. Today's order will ensure that people suffering from

debilitating symptoms might finally have a chance to reclaim their lives and lead a happier life. Just lead a happier life. They've been through so much. So I'd like to ask Secretary Kennedy to say a few words followed by Commissioner McCary, Marcus Littrell, Joe Rogan, and anybody in the group that would like to speak. you're tremendous people. I know many of you and you're really highly respected people And the Littrell family is well represented, but I don't mind having both the trails both the Charles can say a few words okay, great people and

So Bobby do you want to start it off?

Good morning, and thanks the leadership of President Trump for making this historic day possible. Under the executive order, HHS will accelerate research, approval, and access to new mental health treatments, including psychedelic therapies such as Ibogaine. For taking this decision, this decisive step to confront one of the most urgent public health challenges facing our nation, the mental health crisis.

More than 14 million Americans live with serious mental illness, and one in four adults experiences a diagnosable disorder each year. Suicide has risen by more than 30 percent over the past two decades, with another peak in recent years. Among veterans, more than 6,000 die by suicide each year since 2001.

We have lost far more veterans to suicide than to combat. At the same time, millions of Americans living with depression, PTSD, addiction, and other conditions do not respond to existing treatments. We owe it to our warfighters and veterans to turn over every stone to alleviate the emotional and mental health blowback from their deployments.

It's disturbing to me and to the President that hundreds, in fact, thousands of veterans are having to travel to Mexico or other countries to experiment with interventions that hold great promise, but for which our knowledge is still insufficient. This executive order will remove the legal impediments that block American researchers, scientists, physicians, and clinicians from properly studying

these medicines and, where appropriate, establishing protocols for their safe therapeutic use. We're directing the FDA to prioritize therapies that have received breakthrough therapy designation, treatments that early evidence suggests may improve what we have today. We're expanding the use of Right to Try so that eligible patients with treatment-resistant conditions can access these therapies under medical supervision. We're also coordinating with the DEA and the Department of Justice to begin rescheduling

reviews after successful phase three trials. When the FDA determines a therapy is safe and effective, patients should not face avoidable delays in access. At the same time, HHS will work with states, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other federal partners to strengthen research and share clinical data. We will use that data to support faster,

evidence-based decisions. Through ARPA-H, HHS will allocate, as the President says, at least 50 million from existing funds to partner with states that are advancing these therapies. We will support those efforts with funding, with technical assistance and

data sharing consistent with applicable law. Researchers at Johns Hopkins, Stanford, and Harvard and other leading institutions have reported meaningful and in some cases extraordinary clinical improvements. If these results continue, these therapies could offer longer-lasting relief, not just symptom management, and reduce the economic burden of mental illness, which costs this country hundreds of billions of dollars every year. This policy creates a strict science-based pathway for FDA approval and controlled medical

use. The bottom line is progress in mental health treatment has not matched the scale of the problem. I want to thank Joe Rogan for helping bring national attention to innovative, potentially lifesaving treatments for veterans and others living with mental illness

and for pushing this conversation into the mainstream. I also want to thank Representative Morgan Luttrell from Texas and former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell for their leadership on this issue. I also want to thank the CEO of American Thrive again, Brian Hubbard, and the organization's ambassador, former Navy SEAL Henry Berkowitz, and former SEAL Team Six Rob O'Neill. I want to thank a couple of people for getting this record time across the finish line.

Kelly Means and Dr. Heidi Overton. Thank you, Heidi, for your leadership and for your attention. Steve failed to detail, which is often frustrating. Always right. So thank you. And thank you, above all often frustrating. I'm always right. So thank you. And thank you, above all, Mr. President.

The President Thank you very much, Bobby. You're fantastic. Bobby has really done an amazing job. You know, Maha, it's a big deal. And I want to thank you. You really you work so hard, Oz, and everybody

up here. And I just want to thank you. Great job. And he's somewhat outside of the box, would you say? And we need outside of the box a little bit, right? Would you say, Oz? Marty, please.

Mr. Kudlow Great. Thank you, Mr. President. Next week, the FDA will issue three national priority vouchers for serotonin 2A agonists, also known as psychedelics. Under this new program, in this administration, drugs can get approved in weeks, not a year or a year-plus, but in weeks, if they are in line with our national priorities.

We have 18 vouchers in the program. We'll be adding three more next week. This is an unmet public health need, and there are potentially promising treatments. That's why there's a sense of urgency around this. That's why we're doing it now.

The applications are about to come in, so this is the natural, perfect timing for this announcement. For many men and women, they have been fighting battles on the ground. But even after the wars are over, those battles continue in their

mind. Now there are a lot of medications in medicine where we don't know exactly how it works, but we see profound results. If we actually listen to those who experience the therapeutic value, we can learn as a medical field. We just have to listen. The stories of those individuals with dramatic results, that is data, that is scientific data, even from a single individual.

We also have randomized controlled trials. And we have to do that, because we need to be able to say there's good support when we recommend these therapeutics. If you look at those trials, there's a 30 to 40 percent remission rate for conditions like PTSD. Otherwise, we got nothing.

We have almost nothing for these conditions. And today, the FDA is also announcing the first Ibogaine investigational new drug clearance. This will pave the way for the first in ever human trials in the United States. To be clear, the FDA will also have criteria and circumstances that have to be used to administer these drugs. These drugs can have side effects and so it's not like you go to the pharmacy and pick it up. It's like

medications that are administered in an ICU or an operating room. There are criteria for doing it in a controlled setting. Finally, given the urgency of today's mental health crisis, I just want to thank you, Mr. President, and say the FDA is proud to support this broader effort to evaluate new therapeutics for some of the greatest Americans we have in this country.

Thank you, Mr. President.

The President.

The President.

Great job, Jim.

Appreciate it.

Marcus?

Mr. Hogan? Mr. Hogan Yes, sir.

To start off, Mr. President, thank you so much for having us in here and doing this. You're going to save a lot of lives with it. I'd like to say how grateful I am to have had the opportunity to go through the program and receive the Ivo gain. It absolutely changed my life for the better. I went through a lot of the programs that the veterans are going through and I always kind of felt like I was a victim coming out of the program.

When I came out of this, I felt like I had gotten my life back. That was five years ago. I literally lived the best days of my life every single day. I'm so thankful for everybody who's in this room to help out with this. I know this is kind of a new frontier for us and just the fact that we're taking this kind of slow as smooth, smooth as fast, and we're getting it in there so we can we can test this out so we don't get ahead of ourselves. I think that's very impactful. I think there's a lot of people out there that need help,

not only our veterans, but our civilian population that can benefit from this. And it's going to do great things for our country to get it back on track and open up a lot of doorways and pathways for us to be successful in

the future. Thank you for your time.

The President That's fantastic. So you've done this five years?

Mr. Sperling Yes, sir.

The President And it's just been a whole

different day. Mr. Sperling Every single day is a better day for

me. Come here. Look, this guy has got guts. Come here. These guys. Two good guys. I didn't realize you were involved in it already. It's the best testimony you can have. There's nothing better than that. A man who's really respected by everybody, and he's a fantastic person.

Joe Rogan, to say a few words, please. Joe. Representative Rogan, Jr.

I want to say that I'm here because of the man to my left. Brian Hubbard and former Texas Governor Rick Perry came on my podcast. They told me how impactful this medicine is. And having that conversation with them, millions of people got a chance to hear their story, hear the stories of all the different people

that have had life-changing experiences from it. And I want Brian to be able to speak about this.

Good.

Brian, please. Thank you, sir. I heard that show.

You have no trouble speaking. He's got no trouble speaking.

I want to assure you that my presence here is the most concrete affirmation that God has a wonderful sense of humor. Thank you, thank you. Federal prohibition of psychedelic medicine in America is On the 250th year of our nation's founding, everyone who has fought for this day through decades of monumental struggle, sacrifice, and suffering can now declare a seminal victory for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Rights we bear as images of our eternal creator

whose essence is almighty, eternal, unconditional love for each and every one of us. This is the end of the beginning. We have moved mountains, yet there are mountains to move. Government systems which have relentlessly suppressed psychedelics are the same systems which will now

manage their emergence. We dare not let our guard down for one second and be higher trigger ready to impose accountability for incompetence, obstruction or failure. Credit belongs for credit is due with this executive order. President Trump has delivered an epic victory for all humanity.

I thank him for having the courage to make this happen, and my mission brother, Joe Rogan, for having the spine to make the ask. To our brothers and sisters in Gabon, you have our deepest gratitude for your stewardship of the sacred tree grown for the healing of nations. I will do my best to deliver the respect and

honor you deserve for helping heal this nation. It is my joy to deliver these good titans unto the meek, which will hopefully bind up the broken hearted, proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to all who are bound. God bless you, and God bless America.

God bless you, and God bless America.

Thank you, Brian.