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President Donald Trump made a striking claim during a recent White House press event, telling those gathered that an unnamed new drug has the ability to bring patients back from death’s door.

“We know the drug works,” Trump, 79, said during the press conference at the White House on Monday, May 11, per a clip shared on X. “We’ve taken people that were dead. We had a person given the last rites — gone, the kids are crying and everything — and started them on this drug. And the person became better. It works.”

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 2 hours ago

he means the ones hes taking now, cocaine and adderall.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

You now what I don't believe you Krasnov. Prove it yourself.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 2 points 3 hours ago

We are so blessed to be living in a time where the president of the United States says these things. Lmfo. :)

[–] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

Please let this be the beginning of the zombie apocalypse.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

The remarks appeared to be connected to the Right to Try Act, legislation Trump signed during his first administration that allows terminally ill patients to pursue experimental treatments not yet fully approved.

There ya go, just another scam in the end

[–] Lupus108@sh.itjust.works 1 points 27 minutes ago

There ya go, just another scam in the end

All in all it's just another scam in the end

[–] oyzmo@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago

someone has asked chatgpt "can this drug bring people back to life?" 😂

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

He should try one that does the opposite.

[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

After all that has happened I would only be slightly surprised if the Trump regime starts a zombie apocalypse.

[–] Bongles@lemmy.zip 2 points 16 hours ago

At least i wouldn't have to go back to work.
👉🤓👉

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How? How the fuck can anyone listen to this cunt and think "yep, this is the guy who should be president!"
JESUS FUCKING CHRIST

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

He made them proud to be racist again. For that they'll follow him all the way to hell.

[–] deacon@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago

Right to Try Act

I’m going off rip here because I haven’t educated myself on it, but this seems suspiciously like the Citizen’s United of human testing at first glance and because Trump is promoting it.

[–] chahn.chris@piefed.social 2 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

The possible of death are many.

A single drug could never avert all possible causes.

He and his followers believe in magic.

[–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 8 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Average MAGA Magic enthusiast.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 2 hours ago

they also love the wrath of god card its a white card that destroy all creatures and prevent regeneration.

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 3 points 12 hours ago

They don't believe in magic. They want YOU to believe in magic.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 15 hours ago

This is how scientists feel in public since 2025...

Indeed they do. Their entire world view is based on magical thinking. Its not unique to trump sycophants either. Being raised in a religion trains the brain to believe in magic. It's all so silly.

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

The turnip saw someone wake up from anesthesia...

[–] Inucune@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Or someone get hit with narcan during an OD.

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

See see! Back from the dead, he was the best dead, and now he's the best alive.

[–] shweddy@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 2 hours ago

hes kept alive by nose powder. Lich and the elderly congress people have thier phylacteries.

[–] glasratz@feddit.org 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Too late, he's already decomposing.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 2 hours ago

not if he is pumped full of preservatives from eating mcodonalds.

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

This is 100% because scientists from Cuba (and Argentina) have just revealed a potential cure for some kinds of lung cancer

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 3 points 23 hours ago

Didn’t he say this a few weeks ago? Presumably opening the UFO files didn’t distract from the Epstein files enough, so he’s switching from aliens to zombies

[–] DougPiranha42@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I don’t know if any of this stupid discussion is real, but if it is, then we also have time travel, because the post mentions that the zombie drug was announced on May 11.

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago

Ah I didn't catch the date, I just assumed it was a recent reaction to something, and that stuck out as the obvious recent development to me

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

So Trump flatlined and they brought him back? Big mistake if so.

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

No we can tell it wasn't him in the example because he said people were crying about their loved ones death.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 9 hours ago

TEARS IN THEIR EYES, THEY SAID WELCOME BACK SIR!

[–] rozodru@piefed.world 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

yeah you know what with the way things have been going at this point it honestly wouldn't surprise me if the Umbrella Corporation actually existed an the T-Virus was a real thing. I'm just waiting for them to announce a couple dudes named Spencer and Wesker being named to some position in the administration.

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 0 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Finally an interesting timeline. Anyone wanna go strategically scatter health packs and ammunition with me?

[–] Widdershins@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago

I can scatter green herbs but I'll be smoking them while doing so.

[–] kibblebits@quokk.au 2 points 1 day ago

I can’t do this timeline.

[–] CombatWombat@feddit.online 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What do you think he was talking about with his doctor that made them bring up a drug that brings people back from the dead?

The president went on to address how such medications get tested, adding, “And some [drugs] don’t work. You learn very fast. It’s called the ultimate test, I think, right? They test all these things. They use animals all over the place, they use everything to test because a person’s going to die.”

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

Might have been some crank lobbying Trump to allow the sale of a particular snake oil.

[–] DokPsy@lemmy.world 0 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Starik@lemmy.world 0 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[–] DokPsy@lemmy.world 0 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I thought he was on the outs with Joe because Joe said less than perfect things about him that one time

[–] Starik@lemmy.world 0 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Trump uses his grace as a tool to shape others’ behavior. All that matters is the last thing you said about him. His vice president once called him “America’s Hitler.”

[–] GripenGal@sh.itjust.works 1 points 13 hours ago

Maybe that just wasn't offensive to him.

[–] Photonic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Please take me back to the real world. I don’t like this fever dream anymore

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Not the flex he thinks it is