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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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[-] boolean_sledgehammer@lemmy.world 6 points 3 hours ago

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

[-] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

But its so fucking slow

[-] Mangoholic@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 hours ago

Idiocracy is real. They would absolutely water the crops with soda.

[-] ProfThadBach@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

We are such a stupid country

[-] lightsblinken@lemmy.world 12 points 7 hours ago

its got what plants crave!!

[-] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 7 points 7 hours ago
[-] kadotux@sopuli.xyz 4 points 5 hours ago

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

[-] BygoneNeutrino@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

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

[-] elbiter@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago

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

[-] KonalaKoala@lemmy.world 4 points 9 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.”

[-] greenfish@lemmy.world 12 points 11 hours ago

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

[-] end_stage_ligma@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

He is cancer

[-] auntieclokwise@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago
[-] FatVegan@leminal.space 6 points 8 hours ago

Poor cancer

[-] 18107@aussie.zone 25 points 13 hours ago

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

[-] kamen@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago
[-] end_stage_ligma@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

Skill issue, really

[-] Nikelui@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

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

[-] kamen@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

That also kills the Petri dish.

[-] FrChazzz@lemmus.org 4 points 9 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.

[-] diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world 9 points 13 hours ago
[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

Uh, source please. For peer review.

[-] Techranger@infosec.pub 6 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Ow, My Balls! (2506)

[-] helvetpuli@sopuli.xyz 8 points 10 hours ago

Idiocracy (2006)

[-] Rakonat@lemmy.world 14 points 15 hours ago

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.

[-] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 4 points 14 hours ago

In the very first episode of The Apprentice, they had to run a lemonade stand. One idiot tried to get someone to pay a million dollars for a cup of lemonade

[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 30 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

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

[-] BouteilleBrune@lemmy.world 7 points 16 hours ago

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

[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Draino is pretty effective for pretty much anything in its path, except metal. It doesn't discriminate.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

Really? What's the racist drain clog buster? I won't bust clogs without racism.

[-] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 7 points 15 hours ago

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

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

[-] chetradley@lemmy.world 68 points 1 day ago

The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center declined to comment.

Hahahaha. Just imagine getting that email.

[-] jj4211@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

That's just proof that he's onto something, Big Cancer is afraid to admit that a cheap cancer cure already exists, obviously.

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[-] switcheroo@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago

Keep sucking down those over sugared caffeine bombs, you twit. More the better actually.

[-] s@piefed.world 140 points 1 day ago

It’s got what plants crave

[-] sickday@fedia.io 31 points 1 day ago

brought to you by Carl's Jr

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[-] medicsofanarchy@lemmy.world 115 points 1 day ago

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 41 points 1 day ago

I hear bullets can solve the cancer problem quite quickly

[-] Ariselas@piefed.ca 80 points 1 day ago

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

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[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago

Has he tried injecting bleach yet?

[-] abfarid@startrek.website 70 points 1 day ago

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

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[-] BassTurd@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago

Brawno. It's got what plants crave.

[-] WesternInfidels@feddit.online 26 points 1 day ago

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?

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[-] artyom@piefed.social 45 points 1 day ago

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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[-] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 23 hours ago
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[-] meme_historian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 1 day ago

So just inches away from Idiocracy plot, yes?

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[-] Nacktmull@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

"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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