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Trump Reportedly Wanted To Name The COVID Vaccine “Trumpicil”
According to White House insiders, President Trump asked pharmaceutical companies during his COVID meetings to name all the COVID vaccines after him.
A White House staffer requesting anonymity leaked an audio recording of Trump’s request during one of the COVID emergency discussions:
“So, when we finally get a vaccine, I have some ideas I was thinking about for the name,” Trump can be heard saying at the beginning of the recording. “I was maybe thinking of something like ‘Trumpvax,’ or ‘Trumpex,’ or ‘Trumpicil,’ or something fun and medical sounding like that. Or maybe ‘Trumpazone,’ with a slogan like ‘Get in the zone with Trumpazone.’ And what about the color for the medicine? I really like orange. I don’t know why, but I’ve always been really drawn to the color orange. Or maybe gold. Who wouldn’t want to take a Trump pill or vaccine that’s bright gold? Your immune system wants a little bit of style and luxury too, you know? And I definitely want my name printed on every pill or syringe. Front and back. I want people to thank me for the COVID cure, and think of me when they get it. My poll numbers could definitely use the boost. And if the vaccines or pills are sold at Walgreens, Walmart, and places like that, I want them to be on the top shelf. It’s gotta be top shelf. I definitely want it higher than the…
