The beauty of mathematics is there will always be a single correct answer, and everything else is WRONG.
No room for interpretation; no “it depends on what you mean by…” One right answer and nothing else.
Say what you like about Bobby Kennedy Jr, Mehmet Oz and Howard Lutnick. I certainly do. None of them are actually stupid.
RFK Jr: "A Democratic senator claimed it's mathematically impossible to have a drug drop by 600%. I said, 'Well, if the drug was $100 and it raises to $600, that would be a 600% rise. If it drops from $600 to $100, that's a 600% savings.'" Trump: "Right"
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) April 24, 2026 at 5:28 AM
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And yet look at Lutnick and Oz nodding along as Kennedy – a lawyer by trade, where you can get any answer you want depending on how you ask the question – presents a mathematical argument that wouldn’t pass muster with a 6th grader, much less your bank manager. Try it out if you don’t believe me.
They all know it’s stupid but they dutifully agree because the god king must not be shown to be wrong.
Tell me again it’s not a cult.
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