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milestogo

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Tue Feb 17, 2026, 06:10 PM Feb 17

RFK Jr.: 'Time In Hot Cars Helps Babies To Sweat Out Toxins' [View all]



Published: February 17, 2026

WASHINGTON—In a new claim challenging traditional pediatric norms regarding infant safety, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday that being left in a hot car could “help babies sweat out toxins.” “Roll up the windows, park in a sunny spot, and let the sun do its magic—in a couple hours, your baby will have all the toxins flushed from its system,” said Kennedy, who leveled criticism at mainstream medical professionals for inflating the dangers of leaving a baby in a hot car and totally ignoring the multitude of health benefits.

“Doctors love to tell you statistics about how it’s dangerous to leave a baby locked in a 110-degree car, but they’re distorting the facts to serve their own narrative. What they don’t tell you is how detoxified and refreshed those little ones feel afterwards. Even just one hour in a hot car can have a huge impact on most babies.” Kennedy went on to state that organ failure and seizures while in the car were signs of poisonous substances leaving the infant’s body.

https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-time-in-hot-cars-helps-babies-to-sweat-out-toxins/

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I love how this kook has become the Onion's new punching bag Blue Owl Feb 17 #1
He makes it so easy. milestogo Feb 17 #3
This has to be The Onion's least satirical piece of satire in recent memory. sop Feb 17 #2
I thought it was real until I scrolled down and saw the Onion link. raccoon Wednesday #38
Someone help me here. What part is satire and what part is what RFK Jr. really said Raven123 Feb 17 #4
Held my breath there for a second NickB79 Feb 17 #5
I didn't even check if it was the Onion RandomNumbers Feb 17 #13
That's not going to stop stupid, paralyzingly incompetent parents Aristus Feb 17 #24
Don't forget to let them eat roadkill and lick toilet seats dalton99a Feb 17 #6
No no... we do coke off of the toilet seats. OldBaldy1701E Feb 17 #20
Wow, that lobster is done. nt eppur_se_muova Feb 17 #7
LOL 2naSalit Feb 17 #9
I finally figured out who... 2naSalit Feb 17 #8
Build the immune system snorting coke off toilet seats during their terrible 2s. n/t flvegan Feb 17 #10
The world we live in. Ferrets are Cool Feb 17 #11
Onion... must you come so close to reality? sakabatou Feb 17 #12
Actually- it's a real thing people do womanofthehills Wednesday #33
I was surprised to see it was "The Onion." It sounds like something Wormboy would come out with. Vinca Feb 17 #14
You have to read carefully, cause I thought he really said it ashredux Feb 17 #15
This is his formula: milestogo Feb 17 #22
No shit! Escape Feb 17 #16
Wouldn't put it past RFK Jr KarenNotKaren Feb 17 #17
How about we try it with him first nt Javaman Feb 17 #18
Actually, it's something lots of people do womanofthehills Wednesday #35
maybe because I live in Texas and this is considered insanity. nt Javaman Wednesday #39
I hate the fact that I believed it...In other times I would have laughed right away, but with these baffoons? Escurumbele Feb 17 #19
I think the Satire alert should come FIRST. yorkster Feb 17 #25
That is why one checks the link. niyad Wednesday #36
But the link is at the bottom... yorkster Wednesday #40
I had to check the link! niyad Feb 17 #21
Satire: Still dead. Aristus Feb 17 #23
Why does it seem so credible to believe he would say such a thing? Norrrm Feb 17 #26
He's such a wackadoodle, he might just think this is a great idea tulipsandroses Feb 17 #27
Oh good god--- I believed so much that this was real, Jack Valentino Feb 17 #28
I was hoping that would be from The Onion, but with RFK Jr, you never know. Thank God it was The Onion highplainsdem Feb 17 #29
I hate how long it took me to catch on. Iggo Feb 17 #30
It's almost believable. Kennedy is weird. Emile Feb 17 #31
I've said it before: The Onion is no longer funny. Sogo Feb 17 #32
Caught Me AGAIN! 😳 But Is It On Me, Really---Or RFKJR?! ColoringFool Wednesday #34
Good satire is always just a little bit believable... QueerDuck Wednesday #37
I honestly could not tell this was the Onion until I saw the link LymphocyteLover Wednesday #41
Thank goodness we must post links. But the very fact that Onion can produce allegorical oracle Wednesday #42
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