Wed
Apr 15 2026
06:56 am
By: bizgrrl
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, revealed that Trump defends his massive intake by claiming that soda can kill cancer cells—because it also kills grass.
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Trump Jr. suggested his father “may be onto something.
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