“I got a call from a number of people, including the great Joe Rogan, and he said, ‘We have to do something about this.’ And I looked into it.”

The world’s No. 1 bro-caster, who has expressed some buyer’s remorse over his endorsement of Trump, stood directly behind the president, who was seated at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office signing an executive order to ease restrictions on medical research and treatments using psychedelic drugs.

  • Optional@lemmy.world
    4·
    9 days ago

    The president also joked about getting ibogaine for himself as he pointed to a study that found that people who took the drug experienced a massive reduction in symptoms of depression and anxiety within a month.

    “Can I have some, please? I’ll take some,” he said. “I don’t have time to be depressed. You know, you stay busy enough, maybe that works too. That’s what I do.”

    Anybody seen my violin?

    • Almacca@aussie.zoneEnglish
      2·
      9 days ago

      I don’t believe for a second that he suffers from depression or anxiety. He’s a carrier - he induces it in others.

      • Karjalan@lemmy.world
        2·
        9 days ago

        I’m pretty sure that a lot of the horrible shit that comes out of conservatives is their response to their anxieties.

        It’s kind of like fight or flight. Although most people turn it inwards and recluse, some people become aggressive and turn it outwards in reaction to it.