Trump Turns a Pandemic Briefing Into a Disinfectant Disaster
At a White House coronavirus briefing, Trump mused out loud about disinfectants, UV light, and whether something like that could be used inside the body to fight COVID-19. The result was a grotesque public-health mess: doctors, poison-control experts, and manufacturers rushed to tell Americans not to inject, inhale, or ingest cleaning products. Trump later tried to walk it back as sarcasm, but the damage was already done.
First recorded Apr 23, 2020·Meaningfully updated Apr 23, 2020
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Trump Turns a Pandemic Briefing Into a Disinfectant Disaster
At a White House coronavirus briefing, Trump mused out loud about disinfectants, UV light, and whether something like that could be used inside the body to fight COVID-19. The result was a grotesque public-health mess: doctors, poison-control experts, and manufacturers rushed to tell Americans not to inject, inhale, or ingest cleaning products. Trump later tried to walk it back as sarcasm, but the damage was already done.
At a White House coronavirus briefing, Trump mused out loud about disinfectants, UV light, and whether something like that could be used inside the body to fight COVID-19. The result was a grotesque public-health mess: doctors, poison-control experts, and manufacturers rushed to tell Americans not to inject, inhale, or ingest cleaning products. Trump later tried to walk it back as sarcasm, but the damage was already…
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