# Trump is dying **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [August 27, 2025, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520 "2025-08-27T07:09:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 107
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2026, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2122 "2026-04-08T17:24:32Z")
That… that wasn’t an IV. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2026, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2123 "2026-04-08T22:21:43Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > I think the only time I’d gotten an IV in my arm was when they removed my appendix when I was fourteen. I don’t think I’ve ever had one anywhere _other_ than the inner elbow. I wonder if there are, like, different cultures when it comes to medical practices - in this case, some places in the world prefer the hand, others prefer the arm. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2124 "2026-04-09T04:26:18Z")
The only time I’ve gotten one was in my inner elbow. But they said they were going to try my fingertip because they couldn’t find a vein, and I normally am hard to find a vein for even when I am fully hydrated. And that time I was deliberately not fully hydrated because I knew I was going to be sitting in a machine for 10+ minutes but did not know that there was going to be an IV involved. Thankfully they found a vein before they had to prick my finger. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2125 "2026-04-09T05:24:15Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > I don’t think I’ve ever had one anywhere _other_ than the inner elbow. I wonder if there are, like, different cultures when it comes to medical practices - in this case, some places in the world prefer the hand, others prefer the arm. Partly, but it also depends on your veins, and on how long the IV will be in place. ---
**Author:** ![echoreply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/echoreply/32/3641_2.png) [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2126 "2026-04-09T14:11:23Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > I wonder if there are, like, different cultures when it comes to medical practices Maybe, or maybe there are good medical reasons to prefer one place over another. I get an infusion every six weeks, and on me they prefer my forearms or inside of my elbow. When I get a nurse who is new to me, I have a little speech I give about which veins look good, but don’t work, which are the best options, and I don’t mind the elbow even though it will be in for a few hours. Recently I was in for a colonoscopy, and I gave that speech to the nurse setting up the IV. She said that surgery prefers the back of the hand, so that’s where she did it. I don’t know why that is what they prefer. All I do know is that once the procedure was over, the only part of me that was sore was the back of my hand. Fortunately the nurse was good and got it in one poke, and a few days later just have a tiny red dot, instead of a big Trump style bruise. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2127 "2026-04-09T14:23:57Z")
> [@echoreply](#): > > When I get a nurse who is new to me, I have a little speech I give about which veins look good, but don’t work, which are the best options, and I don’t mind the elbow even though it will be in for a few hours. Sounds like me and the phlebotomist. They’ll look at this one vein on the inside of my left elbow that looks nice and easy. I have to warn them that it’s a trap that will only lead to disappointment for them and bruising for me. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2128 "2026-04-09T14:45:57Z")
I wonder what kind of drugs the entire administration is getting. Anyone see the video of RFK Jr. and Kid Rock. Seriously, WTF??? Was that AI? Had to be I think. Sure was weird. The list goes on, and on and on. ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2129 "2026-04-09T15:31:23Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > disappointment for them and bruising for me. Yeah similarly for daughter who is a “hard stick” they often have to get a specialist phlebotomy team after the regular nurse fails. So we’ve seen all sorts of bruising. But even with all that and a long term IV, and even an arterial line, I have never seen anything like Trump’s hand in that picture. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2130 "2026-04-09T15:35:50Z")
I once had a phlebotomist that must have been a Navy pilot. She came in full speed with the needle like she was landing on a carrier. No fear, no hesitation, nailed it on the first try. No bruising, either. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2131 "2026-04-09T15:42:51Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > I wonder what kind of drugs the entire administration is getting. Anyone see the video of RFK Jr. and Kid Rock. Seriously, WTF??? Was that AI? Had to be I think. Sure was weird. You don’t work out while wearing jeans and then take a dunk in the bath while wearing said jeans? ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2132 "2026-04-09T15:43:36Z")
I’m not really a hard stick, as long as you pick the right vein. It’s that one _right there_ that you can barely see, but if you go for it, it’ll be the easiest stick of your day. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2133 "2026-04-09T15:46:18Z")
Listen, people, the next time I see a bunch of new posts in this thread, it better be to discuss Trump’s death and not where the phlebotomist sticks you. 😄 ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2134 "2026-04-09T15:55:52Z")
Can I stick pins in a voodoo doll? ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2135 "2026-04-09T16:01:51Z")
> [@Stratocaster](#): > > it better be to discuss Trump’s death and not where the phlebotomist sticks you I’m pinning more hope on whatever is causing that discoloration on Trump’s hand stopping this war than all the checks and balances in the US system of government unfortunately ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2136 "2026-04-09T17:40:43Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > wonder what kind of drugs the entire administration is getting. Anyone see the video of RFK Jr. and Kid Rock. RFK Jr. apparently drinks methylene blue for health reasons (he’s against food dyes but that’s _different_, y’know). Methylene blue is really good for you according to impeccable sources like [this](https://truecontourmedical.com/media-post/rfk-jrs-blue-tongue-methylene-blue-the-energy-medicine-revolution/). Maybe that’s what’s going into the IVs in Trump’s hand - methylene blue or some other kind of regeneration juice. Remember that Hitler’s doc had him on all sorts of quacky stimulants and potions; it could be that Trump is being jazzed up by methylene blue (or plain meth), Miracle Mineral Solution, borax, peptides, plasmapheresis, crocodile dung, essence of goat testicles or any number of magical supplements. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2137 "2026-04-09T17:57:12Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > essence of goat testicles Is that what kids are calling it these days? ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2138 "2026-04-09T18:09:19Z")
On the site: > These aren’t theories — they’re backed by clinical data and functional medicine. I’m not gonna watch the video but are these clinical data cited and what the hell is “functional medicine?” ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2139 "2026-04-09T18:15:36Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > what the hell is “functional medicine?” Quackery. Pure distilled quackery. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2140 "2026-04-09T18:25:21Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > > [@Jackmannii](#): > > > > essence of goat testicles > > Is that what kids are calling it these days? Testicles of adult goats, not of kids! ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2141 "2026-04-09T18:31:13Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > what the hell is “functional medicine?” > [@LSLGuy](#): > > Quackery. Pure distilled quackery. > [@](#): > > Opinions on functional medicine are deeply divided. Proponents view it as a patient-centered, root-cause approach to chronic illness using nutrition and lifestyle, while critics argue it often lacks scientific evidence, relies on unproven tests, and acts as a pseudoscience marketing term. It is not considered mainstream, and results vary. Quackery. Pure unadulterated horseshit.. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=106) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=108)