Donald Trump just said America is about to cure childhood cancer and AIDS. Science says otherwise

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'We will be ending the AIDS epidemic shortly in America, and curing childhood cancer very shortly,' Trump told supporters at a Cincinnati rally.

—said in his State of the Union address that his administration would allocate $500 million for research into pediatric cancer over the next 10 years. But after the pledge, Kaiser said it is unclear"how meaningful the increase is in relation to current federal spending on childhood cancer research."

Trump is not the only 2020 candidate to promise to cure cancer. Democratic hopeful Joe Biden said in June that if elected,"We're gonna cure cancer." Neither estimated how long it would take, but experts toldAt the State of the Union, Trump also set the goal of ending all HIV transmission in the U.S. by 2030. At the time, Kaiser described the achievement as"

, around 38,700 were newly infected in 2016. The number of new infections began to level off in 2013 at around 39,000 per year, following five consecutive years of significant decline.

 

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He's nothing but a liar everything that comes out of his mouth is a lie. I wish people would wake up just realize it already. If his lips are moving or his stubby little fingers are tweeting ----he's lying.

Whet?

Don't you just love it!!! He always speaks positive!!!

The lady behind him nods and mouths the word wow. They’ll believe anything the yellow doofus says

There is a greater chance Benedict Arnold fled the USA on a Boeing 747 Max than a cure for childhood cancer will be found any time soon.

There are hundreds of different types of cancers, each with their own pathogenicity. A 'cure for cancer' is not a one-size fits all solution. Politicians need to open up a science book or consult with a physician before saying such things.

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