One thing about the anti-vaxxers—no matter how tiresome their rhetoric gets, they never cease to find ways to surprise people.
Case in point, a guy at a recent MAGA rally for former Republican President Donald Trump who claimed—while wearing a misspelled anti-vaxx shirt—he can't get COVID-19 because he smokes and he can't get lung cancer either because he doesn't smoke "name-brand stuff."
The man was captured by comedy duo The Good Liars, who discussed the moment on MSNBC.
See the clip below.
Comedian Jason Selvig's conversation with the man at the Trump MAGA rally this weekend in Texas was wacky right from the jump, starting with the gentleman's t-shirt, which read "UNVAXXED VILLAIN."
Not "villain," but "villian."
To his credit, the man did at least realize it was misspelled and decided to wear it anyway, so at least there's that.
But asked why he refuses to be vaccinated, the man's response gets real weird, real quick.
"For me? Type O-negative blood. I do smoke, and there were studies that have come out of France — nicotine users tend to also not be susceptible to things."
For the record, studies like the French one the man referenced claiming nicotine is preventive against COVID-19 have been pretty thoroughly debunked for being rife with methodological flaws and misinterpretations.
As for the O-negative blood thing... your guess is as good as ours.
Of course, Selvig couldn't help but ask the next logical question.
"So nicotine users are not susceptible to things. Lung cancer might be one of the exceptions."
But the man had an answer to this, too.
"Well, I don't smoke any of the name-brand stuff."
That is, of course, not how lung cancer works.
On Twitter, people were slack-jawed by the man's bizarre claims.
Wut a moreonhttps://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-2656514204/\u00a0\u2026— Jenn X (@Jenn X) 1643747784
Bein\u2019 ignorant to own the libs.https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-2656514204/\u00a0\u2026— Tea Pain (@Tea Pain) 1643585179
MAGATs dont care about anything, even coming off dumb. We keep giving them crap about it but I think they embrace ignorance and shiftlessness.https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-2656514204/\u00a0\u2026— BuckSatan (@BuckSatan) 1643642720
Some day long after we are gone some aliens will visit the earth, find videos like this one, and instantly know why our species died out. \n\nWATCH: Trump supporter claims he knew his T-shirt was misspelled but wore it to MAGA rally anywayhttps://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-2656514204/\u00a0\u2026— Bruce A Minnick, Esq. (@Bruce A Minnick, Esq.) 1643750875
I'm more floored that he thinks type o negative blood protects people. Or that he thinks smokers aren't susceptible to lung problems... \n\nWATCH: Trump supporter claims he knew his T-shirt was misspelled but wore it to MAGA rally anywayhttps://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-2656514204/\u00a0\u2026— \ud83d\ude37 Mx. Scott Kelley Ernest \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f (@\ud83d\ude37 Mx. Scott Kelley Ernest \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f) 1643583211
Typical Trumper.https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-2656514204/\u00a0\u2026— Resist - er (@Resist - er) 1643608468
Smokers are less susceptible?\n\nMy father is a life long smoker and he got the vaccine as soon as he could, plus the booster because a doctor told him because he smoked, his lungs were weakened and Covid could kill him quickly, this guy is headed for grave while digging it— Thor JustThinkingAboutIt (@Thor JustThinkingAboutIt) 1643585716
pic.twitter.com/zYuhz3x6rO— Ana (@Ana) 1643587637
The misspelling on the shirt is the least awful part of this article.— KrisMGates (@KrisMGates) 1643585420
Remember when people believed in science and did what accredited, qualified doctors told them?
That was nice, wasn't it...
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