Presidential races

Drug CEO Shkreli to Jeb: ‘I’m an avid supporter’

Embattled drug executive Martin Shkreli says he is supporting Jeb Bush for president. 

“@JebBush i’m an avid supporter,” Shkreli tweeted late Friday night.

Shkreli, the former founder and CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, came under fire last year for raising the price of Darprim, a drug used to fight parasites, from $13.50 per pill to $750 per pill. 

{mosads}Shkreli antagonized lawmakers Thursday during as he refused to answer questions about drug prices. 

After the hearing, he tweeted, “Hard to accept that these imbeciles represent the people in our government.”