May be relevant to note that there is a long, close association between right-wing activism and medical quackery 1/ https://twitter.com/keithboykin/status/1246959742855102465

Rick Perlstein documented "mail-order conservatism" long ago 2/ https://thebaffler.com/salvos/the-long-con

Alex Jones peddled conspiracy theories as a vehicle for peddling nutritional supplements. Ben Shapiro, who is apparently the right's idea of an intellectual, is also in the patent medicine business 3/ https://brickhousenutrition.com/pages/benshapiro

Worth finding out whether, in addition to the desire for a miracle cure, there are some financial incentives for Trump to hawk a particular drug 4/