Trump, RFK Jr. Target Poppers

Photo by Claude Truong-Ngoc, via Wikimedia Commons.

Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., have found their way into your bedroom. And your kitchen, your closet, and maybe even your car.

Kennedy, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, is going after the producers of alkyl nitrate aka poppers. The FDA has raided a couple of manufacturing or sales outlets since Kennedy took power. While the drug is not approved for human consumption, many places still openly sell it.

When inhaled, poppers dilate blood vessels, which creates a head rush for a few moments and also helps “bottoms” relax. According to the Los Angeles Times, a third of gay men have admitted to using the drug.

The FDA has not commented on the raids.

Secretary Kennedy is a well known conspiracy theorist and has long espoused the belief that poppers cause AIDS. This is a theory that has been debunked by the agency he now leads.

He is also a notorious anti-vaxxer and has rolled out programs blocking trans care, calling it “chemical and surgical mutilation.”

After the FDA raids, some online retailers had pulled their web pages. Some stores in Southern California say they’ve seen a run on poppers because people are trying to stock up.

However, OutSFL has found poppers still being sold by longtime online retailers.

Poppers have been sold for decades as “VCR Head Cleaner” or as “nail polish remover.” VCRs may have come and gone, but their maintenance continues to be, for now, a viable reason to keep selling them.


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