On Thursday, liberals thought they finally had the smoking gun, the excuse to oust President Donald Trump as mentally unfit for office. Some called him "President bleach," claiming he had suggested people should inject bleach or Lysol into their veins to fight the coronavirus.
First came the headlines: "Experts Warn Against Inhaling Bleach After Trump Comments" (Time), "Quack-in-Chief Sees Injected Bleach, Tanning as COVID Cures" (The Intercept), "Trump comments prompt doctors, and Lysol, to warn against injecting disinfectants" (The Washington Post), "Donald Trump's prescription for coronavirus: quite literally toxic" (The Guardian), "'It's irresponsible and it's dangerous': Experts rip Trump's idea of injecting disinfectant to treat COVID-19" (NBC News).
Then the commentary.
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| FACT CHECK: No, Trump Did Not Tell People To ‘Inject Themselves With Disinfectant’ Or ‘Drink Bleach’ |
"Trump unquestionably is unfit to serve as president. He endangers every American. Most directly, he endangers his supporters, many of whom either believe the virus is a hoax (prompting them to engage in dangerous behavior) or now that injecting/ingesting disinfectants is in order," tweeted MSNBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner.
Trump unquestionably is unfit to serve as president. He endangers every American. Most directly, he endangers his supporters, many of whom either believe the virus is a hoax (prompting them to engage in dangerous behavior) or now that injecting/ingesting disinfectants is in order https://t.co/0U7rYnqJt1
— Glenn Kirschner (@glennkirschner2) April 24, 2020
Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden tweeted, "UV light? Injecting disinfectant?" --->Read the rest of the story HERE and follow link to a related story below:
FACT CHECK: No, Trump Did Not Tell People To ‘Inject Themselves With Disinfectant’ Or ‘Drink Bleach’
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