#gargling

HEY HOSHINO

WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT

WHAT WAS THAT

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) has been relatively quiet for a while. But he’s eager to reaffirm his status as the dumbest member of the US Senate.

The Wisconsin senator, who has said he won’t get vaccinated (he claims getting the virus was good enough for his immunity), has been a foremost purveyor of quackery throughout the pandemic: talking up ivermectin though its benefits as a COVID treatment are unproven; highlighting stories of those who claim they’ve been harmed by vaccines; and much more. (His conspiracy theories are hardly limited to COVID matters; he has also advanced the idea that the Capitol riots were a false flag.)

So it was hardly a surprise when Johnson asserted on Wednesday night that people who have been infected with COVID give mouthwash a shot. Johnson made the comments during a virtual town hall meeting with constituents:

“There are things you can do” to combat the virus, he said. “By the way, standard gargling — mouthwash has been proven to kill the coronavirus, even if you get it, you may reduce viral replication. Why not try all these things?”

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Johnson’s “let’s throw everything at the wall” approach is just slightly undercut by the fact that he will never endorse the one thing that has really stuck there: getting vaccinated.

Republicans want the pandemic to continue because they think it will hurt the Democrats if it drags on. Johnson is up for reelection in 2022 and needs all the potential disinformation his puny brain can spit out.