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‘An elixir of manliness’: Trump and Hegseth want men to boost their testosterone – but it’s based on bad science

28 septembre 2026 à 07:00

Hoping to win back male voters, the Trump White House is pushing the regressive idea that the hormone could make them ‘virile and brawny’

Two years after Donald Trump decisively won the vote of the American man, polls say male voters are increasingly disillusioned with an administration that has waged wars and enriched itself.

Ahead of the midterms, Trump’s strategy seems to be to find a way to get that masculine animus back, so the male populace will vote not with their heads or their hearts, but with their hogs. At least, that’s one way of understanding why, this summer, Trump’s secretaries of health and defense announced plans that could increase levels of testosterone, or simply “T”, in the civilian and military population.

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© Illustration: Matt Chase/The Guardian

© Illustration: Matt Chase/The Guardian

© Illustration: Matt Chase/The Guardian

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