After his wild April 23 comments about disinfectant and sunlight as possible coronavirus treatments blew up, Trump tried on April 24 to reframe them as sarcasm. That explanation was obviously doing a lot of heavy lifting. The White House had spent the previous day dealing with outrage from doctors, public health officials, and people who do not want a president to sound like he is narrating a lab accident. The cleanup only made the original mess look more real.
First recorded Apr 24, 2020·Meaningfully updated Apr 24, 2020
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Trump Tries To Laugh Off His Disinfectant Remark
After his wild April 23 comments about disinfectant and sunlight as possible coronavirus treatments blew up, Trump tried on April 24 to reframe them as sarcasm. That explanation was obviously doing a lot of heavy lifting. The White House had spent the previous day dealing with outrage from doctors, public health officials, and people who do not want a president to sound like he is narrating a lab accident. The cleanup only made the original mess look more real.
After his wild April 23 comments about disinfectant and sunlight as possible coronavirus treatments blew up, Trump tried on April 24 to reframe them as sarcasm. That explanation was obviously doing a lot of heavy lifting. The White House had spent the previous day dealing with outrage from doctors, public health officials, and people who do not want a president to sound like he is narrating a lab accident. The clean…
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