{"id":45428,"date":"2026-04-15T23:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T23:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428"},"modified":"2026-04-15T23:35:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T23:35:00","slug":"dr-oz-shares-alarming-reason-behind-trumps-soda-obsession-claims-it-kills-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Oz shares alarming reason behind Trump\u2019s soda obsession, claims it \u201ckills cancer\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Donald Trump\u2019s diet soda habit has a surprising explanation \u2013 and it\u2019s not what you might expect<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"bktyg69e4290d0b55c\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.bktyg69e4290d0b55c {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.bktyg69e4290d0b55c {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.bktyg69e4290d0b55c {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.bktyg69e4290d0b55c {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.bktyg69e4290d0b55c {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p><a id=\"17445\" href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" type=\"post_tag\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> love of diet soda has long been part of his public image. Until now, it\u2019s largely been seen as a simple personal preference. But according to Dr. Mehmet Oz, there may be more behind the president\u2019s go-to drink.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on an episode of Triggered with Don Jr., Oz shared Trump\u2019s own reasoning for his choice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour dad argues that diet soda is good for him because it kills grass \u2013 if poured on grass \u2013 so, therefore, it must kill cancer cells inside the body,\u201d Oz said, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unilad.com\/news\/us-news\/dr-oz-trump-diet-soda-reason-kills-cancer-794156-20260414?utm_term=Autofeed&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_content=unilad&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawRMDSBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBXd0tob2NpcjBZS04zOHBMc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHmjspcXD5u3GgnsXvljPvhiImocQp5gD3RGpoc-dAWqaJevAeYgnOOWiL2jY_aem_svtgp12hXSd324iFzHlXbQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">UNILAD.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He went on to describe a recent interaction aboard Air Force One.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, we were on Air Force One the other day, and I walk in there because he wants to talk about something, and he\u2019s got an orange soft drink on his desk. He\u2019s got a Fanta on the desk,\u201d Oz said. \u201cAnd I say, \u2018Are you kidding me?\u2019 So he starts to, like, sheepishly grin. He says, \u2018You know, this stuff\u2019s good for me, it kills cancer cells.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-donald-trump-s-love-for-diet-soda\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Donald Trump\u2019s love for diet soda<\/h2>\n<p>Oz, who leads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, added that Trump appeared to apply similar logic to orange soda \u2013 joking that it might be \u201cfreshly squeezed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOK, OK,\u201d Donald Trump Jr. responded, \u201cbut then maybe he\u2019s onto something. Because I will say this: I know a lot of guys pushing 80 \u2013 not a lot have his level of energy, recall, stamina.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the claims, there is currently no scientific evidence showing that diet soda can kill cancer cells. It also does not offer any meaningful nutritional benefits.<\/p>\n<p>That said, it can serve a purpose for some people \u2013 particularly as a way to reduce sugar intake or support weight management when used in place of full-sugar drinks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump\u2019s diet soda habit has a surprising explanation \u2013 and it\u2019s not what you might expect Donald Trump\u2019s love of diet soda has long been part of his public image. Until now, it\u2019s largely been seen as a simple personal preference. But according to Dr. Mehmet Oz, there may be more behind the president\u2019s&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45429,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[19,17,11,20,24,15,12,25,22,18,16,21,14,23,13],"class_list":["post-45428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-chronic-diseases","tag-fitness","tag-health-tips","tag-healthcare-technology","tag-healthy-lifestyle","tag-healthy-living","tag-medical-advice","tag-medical-awareness","tag-medical-research","tag-mental-health","tag-nutrition","tag-patient-care","tag-preventive-care","tag-public-health","tag-wellness"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dr. Oz shares alarming reason behind Trump\u2019s soda obsession, claims it \u201ckills cancer\u201d - VM News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dr. Oz shares alarming reason behind Trump\u2019s soda obsession, claims it \u201ckills cancer\u201d - VM News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Donald Trump\u2019s diet soda habit has a surprising explanation \u2013 and it\u2019s not what you might expect Donald Trump\u2019s love of diet soda has long been part of his public image. Until now, it\u2019s largely been seen as a simple personal preference. But according to Dr. Mehmet Oz, there may be more behind the president\u2019s...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"VM News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-15T23:35:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/671153030_1382542847238074_796066536580026227_n.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"vmfavorite\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"vmfavorite\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"vmfavorite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a2e30a4c480fba08110aa92dceebedad\"},\"headline\":\"Dr. Oz shares alarming reason behind Trump\u2019s soda obsession, claims it \u201ckills cancer\u201d\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-15T23:35:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428\"},\"wordCount\":335,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/671153030_1382542847238074_796066536580026227_n.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Chronic Diseases\",\"Fitness\",\"Health Tips\",\"Healthcare Technology\",\"Healthy Lifestyle\",\"Healthy Living\",\"Medical Advice\",\"Medical Awareness\",\"Medical Research\",\"Mental Health\",\"Nutrition\",\"Patient Care\",\"Preventive Care\",\"Public Health\",\"Wellness\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428\",\"name\":\"Dr. Oz shares alarming reason behind Trump\u2019s soda obsession, claims it \u201ckills cancer\u201d - VM News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/671153030_1382542847238074_796066536580026227_n.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-15T23:35:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a2e30a4c480fba08110aa92dceebedad\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/671153030_1382542847238074_796066536580026227_n.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/671153030_1382542847238074_796066536580026227_n.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":1000},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Dr. Oz shares alarming reason behind Trump\u2019s soda obsession, claims it \u201ckills cancer\u201d\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/\",\"name\":\"VM News\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a2e30a4c480fba08110aa92dceebedad\",\"name\":\"vmfavorite\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25ae7ad0af0818c5b3c7c52f4610bfa26e9985055e4db731befcf55c2fdcfd9b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25ae7ad0af0818c5b3c7c52f4610bfa26e9985055e4db731befcf55c2fdcfd9b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"vmfavorite\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Dr. Oz shares alarming reason behind Trump\u2019s soda obsession, claims it \u201ckills cancer\u201d - VM News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Dr. Oz shares alarming reason behind Trump\u2019s soda obsession, claims it \u201ckills cancer\u201d - VM News","og_description":"Donald Trump\u2019s diet soda habit has a surprising explanation \u2013 and it\u2019s not what you might expect Donald Trump\u2019s love of diet soda has long been part of his public image. Until now, it\u2019s largely been seen as a simple personal preference. But according to Dr. Mehmet Oz, there may be more behind the president\u2019s...","og_url":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428","og_site_name":"VM News","article_published_time":"2026-04-15T23:35:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":800,"height":1000,"url":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/671153030_1382542847238074_796066536580026227_n.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"vmfavorite","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"vmfavorite","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428"},"author":{"name":"vmfavorite","@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a2e30a4c480fba08110aa92dceebedad"},"headline":"Dr. Oz shares alarming reason behind Trump\u2019s soda obsession, claims it \u201ckills cancer\u201d","datePublished":"2026-04-15T23:35:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428"},"wordCount":335,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/671153030_1382542847238074_796066536580026227_n.jpg","keywords":["Chronic Diseases","Fitness","Health Tips","Healthcare Technology","Healthy Lifestyle","Healthy Living","Medical Advice","Medical Awareness","Medical Research","Mental Health","Nutrition","Patient Care","Preventive Care","Public Health","Wellness"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428","url":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428","name":"Dr. Oz shares alarming reason behind Trump\u2019s soda obsession, claims it \u201ckills cancer\u201d - VM News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/671153030_1382542847238074_796066536580026227_n.jpg","datePublished":"2026-04-15T23:35:00+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a2e30a4c480fba08110aa92dceebedad"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/671153030_1382542847238074_796066536580026227_n.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/671153030_1382542847238074_796066536580026227_n.jpg","width":800,"height":1000},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45428#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Dr. Oz shares alarming reason behind Trump\u2019s soda obsession, claims it \u201ckills cancer\u201d"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/","name":"VM News","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a2e30a4c480fba08110aa92dceebedad","name":"vmfavorite","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25ae7ad0af0818c5b3c7c52f4610bfa26e9985055e4db731befcf55c2fdcfd9b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25ae7ad0af0818c5b3c7c52f4610bfa26e9985055e4db731befcf55c2fdcfd9b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"vmfavorite"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/news-vm.com"],"url":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45428"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45428\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45430,"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45428\/revisions\/45430"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/45429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}