GOP Sen. Ron Johnson Suggests COVID Can Be Treated With Listerine

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) suggested during a tele-town hall appearance in Wisconsin, that using mouthwash might be a good way to treat the novel coronavirus, assuring supporters that a simple bottle of Listerine could be all you need to beat the virus.

Wait a minute! The dumbest member of the US Senate said what? Now, I don’t pretend to know anything about Listerine curing the coronavirus, but if it makes those Trump supporters’ breath smell any better, then I’m all for it! Who knew Listerine would one day become “the new ivermectin” for the MAGA set?

So, “a gargle a day, keeps the virus away?” Hell, information like that is almost enough to make folks like Aaron Rodgers switch doctors - from Joe Rogan, over to Ron Johnson. Now, laugh if you want, but it appears that no one really seems to have a real working knowledge about all these COVID “cures” like Republican politicians do.

You know, things like injecting disinfectant, bombarding your body with UV light, sniffing glue, swallowing earthworms, snorting snuff, chewing lightbulbs, and eating leaded paint chips. In other words, you’re basically free to do anything other than what the CDC recommends, because as any loyal Republican will tell you - the whole focus of America’s COVID response - should be about “Owning the Libs.”

Frankly, I’m a little surprised Sen. Johnson didn’t mention that of all the “treatments” now available to the Republican faithful, death is the only one that can truly be considered as a 100% effective COVID cure. In fact, the data show many MAGA supporters have actually “chosen to take that cure.”

Now, if only medical science can just somehow manage to come up with a cure for stupidity, we’d be in a helluva lot better shape as a nation. Speaking of which, isn’t it about time we seriously consider sending Ron Johnson off to one of those nice Wisconsin assisted living facilities? A place where he’d be free to discuss COVID “cures” to his heart’s content.

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