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Despite the urgency, Kaiser couldn’t find time to give him the brief IV treatment that could save his life.
Weeks passed. His condition worsened. Every attempt Adams made to get help went nowhere.
This wasn’t an isolated case. Regulators have fined Kaiser over $819,000 for delays and mishandling patient complaints, while internal whistleblowers accused the company of falsifying scheduling records to hide long wait times.
For Adams, the clock was ticking — and the bureaucracy was suffocating him. That’s when he remembered something Donald Trump had told him months earlier.
Trump’s Promise
When Adams first went public about his cancer, Trump personally reached out.
“If you need anything, I’ll make it happen,” Trump told him.
Now, with his health spiraling, Adams took the former president up on that offer.
He posted on X, explaining that Kaiser had approved his treatment but couldn’t schedule it — and he was “declining fast.”
Trump saw the message and immediately responded on Truth Social with just two words: “On it!”
The Trump Team Mobilizes
What happened next stunned Adams.
Within hours, Trump’s allies and administration contacts began calling.
Donald Trump Jr. phoned Adams from Africa, saying his father wanted him to take charge.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reached out.
Even Dr. Mehmet Oz, now heading the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, called to get details.
“Oh, my God,” Adams said. “He [Trump] was so on it… it turns out that nobody in senior management at Kaiser, my healthcare company, had a good weekend.”
The pressure worked. Suddenly, Kaiser was able to schedule Adams for treatment — something they had claimed wasn’t possible for months.
Kaiser Scrambles for Cover
Facing backlash, Kaiser released a defensive statement:
“Mr. Adams’ oncology team is working closely with him on the next steps in his cancer care, which are already underway. Since it was approved by the FDA three years ago, Kaiser Permanente’s nuclear medicine and medical oncology experts have treated more than 150 patients with Lu-177 PSMA (Pluvicto) in Northern California alone. We know this drug and this disease.”
But the company couldn’t explain why a dying man had to beg on social media for a phone call from the President to get care.
A Second Chance
Now, Adams says the treatment process is moving fast, and Kaiser is “trying to speed it up.”
He credits Trump’s personal involvement with saving his life — or at least giving him a fighting chance.
“There’s a very good chance” Trump’s intervention saved his life, Adams said on Monday’s podcast.
He admits he feels bad for the Kaiser executives whose weekends were ruined, but not bad enough to regret reaching out.
Trump Delivers Where Bureaucracy Failed
In an era when most politicians offer thoughts and prayers, Trump picked up the phone — and acted.
He didn’t make promises for headlines. He made a call that may have saved a man’s life.
That’s leadership the bureaucrats at Kaiser — and Washington — could learn from.
