President Trump suggested that disinfectants could be explored as a possible treatment for COVID-19 infections — an extremely dangerous proposition that could kill people, medical experts stress.
Gupta added that it was “demoralizing” as a doctor to hear the White House “peddle improper health messaging," and said the president had a pattern of pushing unproven medical treatments.
“It’s exceptionally dangerous," Gupta told NBC News."There’s people who hang on to every word of the president."
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