04-25-2020, 09:40 PM
A spike in New Yorkers ingesting household cleaners following Trump’s controversial coronavirus comments
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In last year’s 18-hour period, there were no cases reported about Lysol exposure and only two were specifically in regards to bleach, the data shows.
During Thursday night’s coronavirus briefing at the White House, Trump suggested doctors may be able to cure coronavirus by injecting disinfectants like bleach directly into the lungs of their patients.
"Because you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs so it’d be interesting to check that … It sounds interesting to me,” Trump said, turning to his health advisers and asking them to look into the matter.
The Onion predicted Trump’s suggestion that disinfectants might kill coronavirus »
On Friday afternoon, following widespread pushback from medical experts, Trump claimed his dangerous suggestion was a joke.
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"I said it sarcastically,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
Despite Trump’s sarcasm defense, health and emergency agencies took his comments seriously and warned people against listening to the president.
“To be clear, disinfectants are not intended for ingestion either by mouth, by ears, by breathing them in any way, shape or form,” New York City Health Commissioner Oxiris Barbot tweeted. “Doing so can put people at great risk.”
EDITORIAL | Public service announcement: On disinfectant, the coronavirus and President Trump »
A White House spokesman demurred Friday night when asked for comment on the Big Apple’s spike in possible cases of household product poisoning in the aftermath of Trump’s comments.
“The media has lost control with their mischaracterizations and outlandish headlines about what the president said, and completely ignore that he has consistently emphasized that Americans should consult with their doctors regarding coronavirus treatment,” said the
pokesman, Judd Deere.
Edit: U r dealing with a large number of terrified people. got no money for doctors. doctors dont test us. and treAtment is not wise at this time. But a President should know that people, so desperate with fear, would trust their AmericAn President. Maybe we never could trust a president but i was raised to believe differently.
He must watch what the hell he says. Does not even ask How are they? any die? no, he says he was being sarcastic.
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00:01
02:22
In last year’s 18-hour period, there were no cases reported about Lysol exposure and only two were specifically in regards to bleach, the data shows.
During Thursday night’s coronavirus briefing at the White House, Trump suggested doctors may be able to cure coronavirus by injecting disinfectants like bleach directly into the lungs of their patients.
"Because you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs so it’d be interesting to check that … It sounds interesting to me,” Trump said, turning to his health advisers and asking them to look into the matter.
The Onion predicted Trump’s suggestion that disinfectants might kill coronavirus »
On Friday afternoon, following widespread pushback from medical experts, Trump claimed his dangerous suggestion was a joke.
[attachment=7712]
"I said it sarcastically,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
Despite Trump’s sarcasm defense, health and emergency agencies took his comments seriously and warned people against listening to the president.
“To be clear, disinfectants are not intended for ingestion either by mouth, by ears, by breathing them in any way, shape or form,” New York City Health Commissioner Oxiris Barbot tweeted. “Doing so can put people at great risk.”
EDITORIAL | Public service announcement: On disinfectant, the coronavirus and President Trump »
A White House spokesman demurred Friday night when asked for comment on the Big Apple’s spike in possible cases of household product poisoning in the aftermath of Trump’s comments.
“The media has lost control with their mischaracterizations and outlandish headlines about what the president said, and completely ignore that he has consistently emphasized that Americans should consult with their doctors regarding coronavirus treatment,” said the
pokesman, Judd Deere.Edit: U r dealing with a large number of terrified people. got no money for doctors. doctors dont test us. and treAtment is not wise at this time. But a President should know that people, so desperate with fear, would trust their AmericAn President. Maybe we never could trust a president but i was raised to believe differently.
He must watch what the hell he says. Does not even ask How are they? any die? no, he says he was being sarcastic.
