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The Independent reports:
Donald Trump, a businessman by training and trade, floated more trial medical trial balloons on Thursday night – repeatedly suggesting disinfectant be injected into the bodies of humans to cure coronavirus patients while doubling down on his claims that sunlight kills the deadly virus.
“I see the disinfectant that knocks it out in a minute, one minute. And is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning,” the president said during his daily Covid-19 briefing.
A senior health official, under questioning from reporters, later said federal laboratories are not considering or trying to develop such a treatment option.
President Trump is asking whether there can be some sort of disinfectant injection, “almost a cleaning,” in people’s bodies to fight the coronavirus.
“It would be interesting to check that,” he said.
He added, “The whole concept of the light. That’s pretty powerful.”
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) April 23, 2020
Trump just wondered aloud from the podium about the potential benefits of injecting disinfectant into the body to kill coronavirus.
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) April 23, 2020
Trump: “And then I see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute. And is there a way we can do something, by an injection inside or almost a cleaning? It would be interesting to check that. That you’re gonna have to use medical doctors with.”
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) April 23, 2020
William Bryan, Under Secretary for Science and Technology at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, says there isn’t a possibility to use disinfectant to clean people’s bodies as Pres Trump suggested.
Trump adds, “Maybe, it works. Maybe, it doesn’t.”
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) April 23, 2020
Trump asks if he can inject people with disinfectant to get rid of coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/UQEiNwPYrh
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 23, 2020
At this briefing, Trump has suggested injecting both light and disinfectant into people. And so now we know what happens when you tell a stupid person “sunlight is the best disinfectant” and I’d bet my ass that’s what happened here ‘cause nothing else makes sense.
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) April 23, 2020
See it’s important to remember that the guy who had an uncle who went to MIT is the same guy who thinks Wonder Woman’s invisible plane is a real thing.
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) April 23, 2020
Disturbing hostage-like situation unfolds as science guy tries to get off stage while President speculates about irradiating people’s or injecting them with bleach. pic.twitter.com/qBhb8VVVxu
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) April 23, 2020