Trump tries to walk back speculation about injecting disinfectants to fight coronavirus
Experts, health officials and the maker of Lysol, a household disinfectant brand, urged Americans not to attempt to inject or consume the cleaning product after the president raised the idea at a White House briefing.
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, April 23, 2020.after the president raised the idea at a White House press briefing on Thursday night.At the Thursday press briefing, Trump said, "I see the disinfectant that knocks it out in a minute. One minute."
"Is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside, or almost a cleaning? Because you see it gets inside the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs, so it would be interesting to check that," he said.
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