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The man who suggested people drink bleach during the COVID pandemic is back with another hit.

Donald Trump reportedly thinks soda is good for him, because it kills grass — and therefore it must also kill cancer cells.

The wild revelation comes via Dr. Mehmet Oz, Trump’s administrator for Medicare and Medicaid, who shared the anecdote on Donald Trump Jr.’s podcast Tuesday.

“Your dad argues that diet soda is good for him because it kills grass if you pour it on grass, so therefore it must kill cancer cells inside the body,” Oz told Trump Jr. in disbelief, to which Trump Jr. just laughed and shrugged knowingly.

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[–] JohnFx@reddthat.com 5 points 7 hours ago

Maybe he should try a double shot of RoundUp. It REALLY is good at killing grass!

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

He should mix several types of disinfectants with bleach as the number one ingredient.

[–] joan@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

Red cross doctor speaking, by the way

[–] Rivermoonwolf@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Does he think RoundUp is healthy too?

[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I wouldn't put it past him.

[–] Rivermoonwolf@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

We're not that lucky.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 hours ago

Did Oz say that to suggest that it is insane, or to try and frame it as somehow the totally normal actions of a stable genius?

[–] boolean_sledgehammer@lemmy.world 10 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Just let him keep drinking it by the gallon and the problem will take care of itself.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 7 points 16 hours ago (1 children)
[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

If he wasn't such an International parasite, I'd say "good... Let it be slow".

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

Yes, it would be fantastic to have him suffer long term with cancer. One of few people who actually deserve to have it

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

Probably does, it kills everything else, if you put a single cancer cell in it, it will die, of course you would have to kill the rest of the body first since cancer reproduces faster than the rest of the cells.

[–] ProfThadBach@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

We are such a stupid country

[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world -1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

As someone not from your stupid country, I'd love to remind you that the rest of the world both mocks you and fucking hates you.

[–] ProfThadBach@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

No need to remind me. There are a lot of people who mock and hate me.

[–] lightsblinken@lemmy.world 15 points 21 hours ago

its got what plants crave!!

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Killing cancer is really easy. The hard part is keeping the patient alive while doing it.

[–] kamen@lemmy.world 5 points 20 hours ago (2 children)
[–] end_stage_ligma@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago

Skill issue, really

[–] Nikelui@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

It's scientifically proven that guns can kill cancer, in a Petri dish.

[–] kamen@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

That also kills the Petri dish.

[–] kadotux@sopuli.xyz 5 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Didn't the clown talk about injecting bleach, not drink it?

[–] nelly_man@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

Yeah, this is a clip of what he said.

https://www.c-span.org/clip/white-house-event/user-clip-trump-suggests-injecting-bleach-to-kill-covid-virus/5162133

Right. And then I see the disinfectant, where it knocks it out in a minute. One minute. And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning. Because you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs. So it would be interesting to check that. So, that, you're going to have to use medical doctors with. But it sounds - it sounds interesting to me. So we'll see. But the whole concept of the light, the way it kills it in one minute, that's - that's pretty powerful.

[–] greenfish@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

But why is he talking about cancer. Does he have cancer??

[–] end_stage_ligma@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

He is cancer

[–] auntieclokwise@lemmy.world 5 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 8 points 22 hours ago

Poor cancer

[–] elbiter@lemmy.world 6 points 21 hours ago

I stopped at "Trump apparently thinks" and said "naaaaaah"

[–] BygoneNeutrino@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago

Since a diet high in sugar does kill human cells and cancer cells are human cells, soda does in fact kill cancer.

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Draino kills grass, too. Way more effectively than diet soda.

[–] BouteilleBrune@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Draino isn't for cancer though, it's for his cholesterol clogged arteries

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[–] FrChazzz@lemmus.org 5 points 23 hours ago

My completely unscientific theory is that all the preservatives in his food are, well, preserving him. Which is why he's still up and moving around.

[–] Rakonat@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Knowing that 47% of US voters will vote for this guy no matter what he says, does or fails to do is utterly painful. This man shouldn't be allowed to run a lemonade stand, much less an elected office or branch of government.

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[–] KonalaKoala@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours ago

Maybe he meant to say, “Your dad argues that diet soda is good for him because it kills grass if you pour it on grass, so therefore it must kill brain cells inside the head, and that is why he is declaring war against every third-world country while the Democrats want to declare him unfit to serve as POTUS.”

[–] s@piefed.world 143 points 1 day ago (5 children)

It’s got what plants crave

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[–] chetradley@lemmy.world 67 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center declined to comment.

Hahahaha. Just imagine getting that email.

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[–] medicsofanarchy@lemmy.world 120 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Trump has cancer and is killing it with soda? Well, at least he's treating it correctly. Donald, add bleach to your sodas for extra killing power. Lots of bleach.

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[–] diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (5 children)
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[–] abfarid@startrek.website 71 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is easy to disprove, if carbonated drinks could kill cancer Trump would've died already.

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[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Please note that Trump insists on drinking from the small Diet Coke bottle.

A regular 16-ounce bottle makes his hands look so tiny

[–] artyom@piefed.social 47 points 1 day ago (20 children)

The man who suggested people drink bleach during the COVID pandemic

This honestly blew my mind, and I don't think he's ever topped this level of stupid. To this day it may be the dumbest thing he ever said. I'm just in awe of this reality.

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