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Donald Trump Jr. and MAGAworld pounced on the news of Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis with wild speculation about a long term “cover-up” of the former president’s disease.

Hours after Biden’s office announced Sunday that he had been diagnosed with a “more aggressive form” of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, Trump Jr. boosted a conspiracy that was already circulating among MAGA influencers and pundits.

“What I want to know is how did Dr. Jill Biden miss stage five metastatic cancer or is this yet another coverup???” he wrote on X.

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[–] dhork@lemmy.world 151 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)

“What I want to know is how did Dr. Jill Biden miss stage five metastatic cancer or is this yet another coverup???”

Does this guy think Jill Biden has a medical degree? Her doctorate is in education. This is yet another case of a MAGAt showing how ignorant he is just by opening his mouth....

(Now that I read the link, it looks like this was Trump Jr, so the ignorance tracks....)

[–] Bieren@lemmy.world 49 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Like maga cunts know the difference between a MD and a PhD.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I kinda want to open fake MAGA doctor offices now and just make them drink bleach or shoot up horse dewormer or whatever for giggles

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 31 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Worse. These are the people who said she's not a doctor because she holds s PhD in education, rather than a medical degree.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

They need to INVESTIGATE all the FAKE LIBERAL universities handing out PHONY certificates that allow people to call themselves "Dr." when they CAN'T EVEN diagnose prostate cancer.

[–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He absolutely knows. The MAGA base don't, and that's what matters.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think you're giving Jr too much credit.

[–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

I seem to remember the MAGA leaders crowd bashing on her specifically because her doctorate wasn't medical. It's the only reason I believe he does know.

[–] f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 month ago

Stage five? I feel like that's only something that Donald Trump could get. Only the best cancer, the greatest cancer. Only in America, can we get cancer like this cancer. Nobody's ever seen anything like it.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

They really are insanely fucking stupid.

[–] superglue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Plus its not like his wife is giving him frequent prostate exams.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Look, I don't know what they do in the privacy of their bedrooms, and I don't think it's my place to ask.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 43 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

a long term “cover-up” of the former president’s disease.

Once again, every accusation is a confession with these people. Every. Fucking. Time.

[–] _core@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If we do then Trump needs to start showing his

[–] nolefan33@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago

I'm actually okay not seeing Trump's prostate, thanks.

[–] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago (3 children)

GODDAMN IT. Every fucking thing that happens in this world has to be some kind of fucking conspiracy to these people. Nothing can just be what it is.

[–] isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

"Woke Seatbelts" was unironically a thing back in the 1980s. I remember AM Radio heads and far-right libertarians kicking and screaming about it, people proudly insisting they wouldn't wear a seat belt and yelling at patrol officers who ticketed them, and lots of folks stories about people being "thrown clear of the wreck" or "trapped in their car burning to death" which made seatbelts more dangerous.

[–] JDPoZ@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Literally go watch video interviews with the Boomers’ parents in the 1980s when seatbelt laws actually went into effect…

They react almost identically as depicted in the meme.

[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

To me, the play here is to cock-block any possibility of their base exercising empathy for others. The fact that they have escalated beyond cries of "fake news" to straight up lies, is chilling.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Anything to distract the base from their rampant criminality and blatant defiance of the rule of law, including the constitution.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 5 points 1 month ago

The base only cares about law when it's someone they dislike.

[–] Freshparsnip@lemm.ee 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My conspiracy theory is Trump somehow gave Biden cancer

[–] Fillicia@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

When was the last time JD Vance spoke to Biden?

[–] Freshparsnip@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He killed the pope, he's out to kill all influential catholics

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago

He went to Leo's inaugural mass, but Leo refused to meet with him. Leo was close friends with Frances, he knows Vance murdered him, so he's not getting close enough for Vance to hex him with his Hillbilly Voodoo. .

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Maybe humanity deserves to go extinct

[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Don't bundle the rest of us in with the americans.

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 12 points 1 month ago

Since there is a hormonal component to this cancer, I'm expecting them to start claiming that he's Trans.

[–] Wazowski@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

man, I would pop a bottle of champagne if any of those trump cunts got this diagnosis.

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 month ago

Just don't waste the cork. Shove it in their mouths.

Trump gets cancer regularly but the cancer ends up committing suicide every time

[–] inferni_advocatvs@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Anything to amuse the mob.

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I read this as projection. Therefore using magat logic they gave Biden cancer.

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

RFK has a carrot and kale smoothy recipe that will clear that cancer right up in 48 hours.

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I just had a fruit, carrot, and kale smoothie. But that's because I didn't want to eat my veggies.

[–] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

That is the stuff that I think makes many MAGA turn on them. Not a full turn. But a lot of good old boys do not fuck around this way. This is pure silver spooned nepo baby rhetoric

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 2 points 1 month ago

I'm surprised that they're wasting time caring. I mean I know these kinds of people have nothing better to do but have conspiracy theories and believe bullshit, but even with that, this is such a minor thing.