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Pfizer executives descend on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago for planning meeting
Financial Times ^ | Jan. 7, 2025 | Oliver Barnes and Alex Rogers

Posted on 01/08/2025 2:56:39 AM PST by fluorescence

Pfizer’s chief executive Albert Bourla decamped with his top management team to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort for an off-site meeting, in the latest attempt by corporate America to ingratiate itself with the US president-elect.

Bourla arrived with several members of his executive leadership in Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday evening, according to flight records and two people familiar with the matter.

Pfizer’s executive team was using Mar-a-Lago for a planning meeting over several days, the people said. While there was no scheduled meeting between Bourla and Trump, the pair were likely to interact and the choice of venue was another example of outreach from the pharmaceutical industry to Trump, a person familiar with the meeting said.

Pharma executives have been bracing for the appointment of vaccine sceptic and former independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr and his allies to run the US health department and its powerful agencies, such as the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Bourla, who worked closely with the Trump administration on the development of a Covid-19 vaccine, has been leading the charge to cosy up to the president-elect.

He met Trump at Mar-a-Lago in the run-up to November’s election, and then was instrumental in organising a December dinner with Trump, Kennedy, Eli Lilly chief executive David Ricks and Stephen Ubl, the head of PhRMA, the industry lobbying group, the people said.

(Excerpt) Read more at ft.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: 4dchess; albertbourla; arrestalbertbourla; maralago; trump; trusttheplan; warcriminal; watchandlearn
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To: circlecity

“All I see is that Pfizer rented out a meeting room at Trump’s resort. Nothing says Trump is part of the meeting.”

Maybe their intent was to make it ‘look’ like Trump is involved.


21 posted on 01/08/2025 5:08:13 AM PST by Danie_2023
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To: fluorescence

Bourla is a degreed Veterinarian, not a doctor. He is also guilty of murder.


22 posted on 01/08/2025 5:08:51 AM PST by delta7
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To: quantim

Trump will meet with anyone because that is the best way to take their measure and gain information.


23 posted on 01/08/2025 5:10:39 AM PST by HYPOCRACY (Democracy is dead. Long live the Republic!)
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To: fluorescence
Pucker up fellas.. your A$$ KISSIN' session is about to begin in hopes of continuing to SCREW the American public on the retail price of prescription drugs.


24 posted on 01/08/2025 5:15:31 AM PST by VideoDoctor
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To: fluorescence

The subtle lie... The headline and article opening are designed to make it appear President Trump was meeting with Pfizer, although the meeting seems to be Pfizer internal.


25 posted on 01/08/2025 5:15:58 AM PST by MortMan (Charter member of AAAAA - American Association Against Alliteration Abuse)
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To: quantim

Doesn’t Pfizer make Viagra?


26 posted on 01/08/2025 5:20:51 AM PST by Bobbyvotes (Congrats to Trump/Vance tea.m. America has been saved. For a while at least. )
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To: fluorescence
“As the other animals watch through the window, they find they are unable to tell the pigs and humans apart.”
George Orwell, Animal Farm.

First Zuckerberg, now Pfizer.
Who is next?

27 posted on 01/08/2025 5:27:30 AM PST by ethel rascel (Lurk Mostly)
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To: rarestia

I’m already disappointed. I can only F myself in the face so many times.


28 posted on 01/08/2025 5:53:56 AM PST by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative)
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To: maddog55

Trump has a certain amount of ‘exposure’ in the Covid-vax roll-out. Project Warpspeed.

If I had to guess, I’d say that Trump wants the narrative to be positive toward his version of 2020’s events, and Pfizer want to limit the blame that is going to land on them.


29 posted on 01/08/2025 5:59:58 AM PST by Tallguy
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To: fluorescence

The result of this will be interesting to read about...


30 posted on 01/08/2025 6:01:07 AM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: fluorescence

Bourla - best buds with Bill Gates.

No go.


31 posted on 01/08/2025 6:38:03 AM PST by SharpRightTurn (“Giving money & power to government is like giving whiskey & car keys to teenage boys” P.J. O’Rourke)
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To: fluorescence

Bring a flame thrower.


32 posted on 01/08/2025 7:08:30 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (muslims ARE INBRED IGNORAMUSES. See my "About" page for proof.)
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To: fluorescence

Trump met with Romney and it was a big nothing. I suspect he’s meeting with these people to say that he did so. That will keep them guessing for a while and delay their resistance.
He might be able to get some information out of them to use later.


33 posted on 01/08/2025 7:26:27 AM PST by grumpygresh ( Civil disobedience by non-compliance; jury and state nullification.)
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To: fluorescence
This story by the Financial Times was designed to rain on Trump's parade, and apparently it has hit the mark with many Freepers, who really do not understand Trump at all.

Trump is always open for negotiations. This time around though it will be for his wants, not their wants. People need to take a hypothetical chill pill.

Until he actually does something that "We The People" disagree with his decision, just watch, then react when you disagree. Speaking to people is not something to react to.

34 posted on 01/08/2025 8:19:28 AM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: fluorescence

Send them all to Gitmo on January 20.

It will not be an arrest. They will just be being “detained” pending investigations for their crimes against humanity.


35 posted on 01/08/2025 8:21:49 AM PST by cgbg (It is time to pull the Deep State out of the mass media--like ticks from a dog.)
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To: delta7

He has a PhD in biotechnology of reproduction.


36 posted on 01/08/2025 8:21:50 AM PST by TexasGator (1/|1211i.11'1/'1/11111)
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To: Robert DeLong

“Speaking to people is not something to react to.”

The article states that there are no planned meetings with Trump.


37 posted on 01/08/2025 8:24:54 AM PST by TexasGator (1/|1211i.11'1/'1/11111)
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To: Wilderness Conservative

“I’m already disappointed.”

Why?


38 posted on 01/08/2025 8:26:15 AM PST by TexasGator (1/|1211i.11'1/'1/11111)
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To: fluorescence
Bourla, who worked closely with the Trump administration on the development of a Covid-19 vaccine, has been leading the charge to cozy up to the president-elect.

Wasn't he the one who waited until after the election to announce they had the vaccine ready?

39 posted on 01/08/2025 8:28:28 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: Tallguy
Trump has a certain amount of ‘exposure’ in the Covid-vax roll-out. Project Warpspeed.

It's not his fault they told him they had the perfect vaccine developed.

40 posted on 01/08/2025 8:30:22 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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