Donald Trump's former deputy assistant Sebastian Gorka has become the latest alt-right internet celebrity to find himself a lucrative sideline shifting pills and vitamin supplements.
The likes of InfoWars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, Paul Joseph Watson, ex-NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch and Ben Shapiro have all lent their names to questionable nutritional aids in recent years, joining a fine tradition of American hucksterism that traces its origins at least as far back as the snake oil nerve tonics hawked at Midwestern sideshows in the 19th century.
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Clearly growing weary of brawling in the White House Rose Garden and falling victim to prank callers on his radio show, Gorka evidently fancies a slice of the action and has signed up as a spokesman for Relief Factor, a health and wellness company that sells an over-the-counter pain medication whose main ingredient is fish oil.
In a newly released advert for the product, "Dr" Gorka introduces himself and says:
First of all, let me say I have never before endorsed a pain reliever, but when Pete and Seth Talbott, the father and son owners of Relief Factor, asked me to endorse their 100 per cent drug free product, I absolutely couldn’t say no.
Of course, I only said yes because after years of my personal lower back pain, I am now pain free.
The product is yours for a whopping $19.95 (plus postage).
He has, of course, been roundly mocked in Washington by political adversaries enjoying his fall from (relative) grace and by many others further afield as well.
@AaronBlake @Felix_Underhill Trump probably added “Doctor” with a sharpie.— Jonathan Mock Esq.⚙️ (@Jonathan Mock Esq.⚙️) 1567689704
There used to be snake oil salesmen. Trumplandia has brought us fish oil salesmen. "I have never before endorsed a… https://t.co/EUYIj9mhpk— Tim O'Brien (@Tim O'Brien) 1567698862
Sebastian Gorka may have blocked me, but I can still mock him for being such a pathetic tool that he's now hawking… https://t.co/ODVksS46Ud— The Rude Pundit (@The Rude Pundit) 1567710585
Why does Sebastian Gorka always look like he forgot to put his teeth in https://t.co/AaGQDYQXf0— squeakyfrom (@squeakyfrom) 1567680163
@AaronBlake @slpng_giants Every bit as good as Dana's qualifications. Amirite? 🙄 https://t.co/iGHnvXbOmO— Laura Apollo (@Laura Apollo) 1567720345
Up next, Dr. Sebastian Gorka gives tips on gout prevention https://t.co/tN4FRxPFVE— the return of waynebilly (@the return of waynebilly) 1567693225