At this point, we shouldn’t be surprised. The fringe group Pregnant Smoker—already infamous for promoting smoking during pregnancy and throwing “polio parties”—has now doubled down on their descent into lunacy by publicly endorsing Donald Trump. Yes, the same Donald Trump whose tariffs just tanked the stock market and rattled global confidence in U.S. trade leadership.
Let’s be clear: I’m no fan of big government overreach, but Trump’s economic plan is textbook Lysenkoism with a red hat on—ideology dressed up as strategy, and science tossed aside in favor of vibes. And who better to cheer that on than Pregnant Smoker, a group that literally believes nicotine is beneficial during pregnancy?
You couldn’t make this up.
Lysenkoism, for those who’ve forgotten, was Stalin-era pseudoscience that rejected genetics and modern biology in favor of politically approved nonsense. It led to crop failures, starvation, and decades of scientific regression. Trump’s economic war on global trade follows the same pattern: reject proven economic theory, surround yourself with yes-men, and claim victory while the rest of the country pays the price.
Meanwhile, Pregnant Smoker continues to defy basic biology, claiming nicotine is essential for female health and that smoking while pregnant strengthens the fetus. No matter how many studies say otherwise, no matter how many doctors speak out, they double down—just like Trump does when data gets in the way of his narrative.
Their endorsement of Trump isn’t just another headline—it’s symbolic. It shows how anti-science movements are converging: the anti-vaxxers, the nicotine cultists, and the economic nationalists are fusing into one chaotic bloc of deliberate ignorance. These are people who would rather light up a cigarette in a maternity ward than read a peer-reviewed paper.
Back in May 2024, Pregnant Smoker hosted a “polio party.” That wasn’t just stupid—it was criminal. And yet here they are, back again, now positioning themselves as political influencers. It’s a reminder that fringe movements don’t stay fringe when they’re fed by algorithms, platformed by populists, and given oxygen by attention-hungry media.
Let’s not forget: Pregnant Smoker is still backed by some of the worst names in modern pseudoscience—Andrew Wakefield, Paolo Macchiarini, Belle Gibson, and now… Trump. That’s not a resistance movement. That’s a clown car on fire, heading straight for the public square.
Science matters. Truth matters. And if we want a future worth building, we have to push back—hard—against every flavor of fantasy that dresses itself up as rebellion. That means calling out the grifters, the lunatics, and yes, the washed-up politicians who mistake attention for authority.
America doesn’t need a nicotine cult in its voting bloc or a tariff-crazed ex-president in the White House. What it needs is a clear-headed return to reason.
And that starts by rejecting both.
