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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 138 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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....)

[–] f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz 7 points 11 hours 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.

[–] superglue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours 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.

[–] Bieren@lemmy.world 43 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours 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 29 points 22 hours 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 3 points 20 hours 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 20 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 10 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I think you're giving Jr too much credit.

[–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 1 points 15 hours 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.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 15 hours ago

They really are insanely fucking stupid.