After receiving backlash, Trump claims disinfectant ‘injection’ idea was sarcasm (video)
After receiving backlash, Trump claims disinfectant ‘injection’ idea was sarcasm (video)
US President, Donald Trump, has come out to deny ever wanting people to ingest disinfectatnts as a Coronavirus cure after facing backlash on Friday for suggesting cleaning products like disinfectants should be ingested and tested as a coronavirus treatment.
On Thursday, during the White House Coronavirus briefing, Trump turned to address members of his coronavirus task force, who had been discussing a government study that showed sunlight and disinfectant kill the virus outside the body.
Trump's comments immediately brought swift criticism and outright rejection by the medical community.
Reckitt Benckiser, the UK maker of household cleaning products like Lysol, issued a statement on Friday saying
Joe Biden, Trump’s expected challenger in the November 2020 presidential elections, said in a tweet: “UV light? Injecting disinfectant? Here’s an idea, Mr. President: more tests. Now. And protective equipment for actual medical professionals.”
Now Trump has now come out to deny ever saying people should take in disinfectants, saying his comments were all sarcasm.
Watch the video below..
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