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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 6 points 6 days ago

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

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days 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.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

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

[–] joan@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Red cross doctor speaking, by the way

[–] Rivermoonwolf@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Does he think RoundUp is healthy too?

[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I wouldn't put it past him.

[–] Rivermoonwolf@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

We're not that lucky.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days 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?

[–] s@piefed.world 121 points 1 week ago (5 children)

It’s got what plants crave

[–] sickday@fedia.io 26 points 1 week ago

brought to you by Carl's Jr

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[–] medicsofanarchy@lemmy.world 100 points 1 week ago (2 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.

[–] rottenmummy@lemmy.ml 36 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I hear bullets can solve the cancer problem quite quickly

[–] Ariselas@piefed.ca 73 points 1 week ago

TjyijwYi14HyVon.png I think XKCD can be considered a credible source on this one

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[–] abfarid@startrek.website 59 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

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[–] artyom@piefed.social 41 points 1 week ago (11 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.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 18 points 1 week ago (5 children)

What about the time he stared directly into the sun?

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[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

To be fair thats not the quote "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? So it'd be interesting to check that."

Still dumb

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[–] chetradley@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center declined to comment.

Hahahaha. Just imagine getting that email.

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[–] meme_historian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 1 week ago (6 children)

So just inches away from Idiocracy plot, yes?

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Nah, President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Camacho at least wanted the smartest man in the world trying to solve problems for him. This administration wouldn't let a smart man near anything.

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[–] 18107@aussie.zone 29 points 1 week ago (4 children)

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

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[–] Nacktmull@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

"The Democrats don't matter... The real opposition is the media. And the way to deal with them is to flood the zone with shit"

Steve Bannon 2018

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[–] WesternInfidels@feddit.online 20 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I know that there's a lot of crazy to unpack, here, but can we talk about the grass for a second? Just how much soda did he pour on his lawn? To make him think of soda as some kind of grass killer?

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 16 points 1 week ago

Maybe he should start drinking Roundup.

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[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Brawno. It's got what plants crave.

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[–] nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz 15 points 1 week ago (11 children)

Wait, does this mean Trump has cancer? Was Oz making news here?

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[–] lightsblinken@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

its got what plants crave!!

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[–] greenfish@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (3 children)

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

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[–] boolean_sledgehammer@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (3 children)

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

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[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (6 children)

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

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[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 week ago

Trump Jr actually laughed and said 'Well if you think about, there might be something to it...', something like that.

I've seen the video clip.

Then Dr. Oz is very obviously internally seething, but wearing a happy mask on top of it.

[–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

I don't really need more 'news' stating that Trump is retarded.

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