So now we should all be injecting ourselves with Dettol - not

[Feedingthebirds1]

The Trump has outdone himself this time. Even more stupid than The Wall and his thoughts on global warming. My worry is that some people are so enamoured of him that they'll try it.

Disinfectant kill the germs, doesn't it?

[SophieB100]

Trump's been on the Domestos!
He's round the fecking bend!

[aWeaponCalledtheWord]

‘i’m not a doctor. but i’m like a person who has a good...you know what’

yep, righto. just hand over the nuke codes and we can talk about this all you want.

he’s off his fucking chops.

[BruceAndNosh]

Better to use soap and water to wash his mouth out?

[chomalungma]

He's also talking about disinfectant on the hand.

Better to use soap and water

[supersop60]

Is he that colour because he ingests Dettol? (like when you eat too many carrots?)

[mumwon]

he has now said he was being sarcastic - yep -that's a great idea (if its true) to make random sarcastic remarks when making a serious speech to inform the public - but I actually think he had this idea pop in his brain & opened his mouth without any knowledge or understanding

[corlan]

My daughter once rode on an Ostrich which ran at 50 miles an hour round a ring. As she rode, the expression on her face cycled between absolute delight and sheer, abject terror.
I realised that was what my face was doing when I watched Trump come out with this crap. It's comedy Gold but absolutely horrifying all at the same time.

[DeRigueurMortis]

I really don't think he's thought this through.

Killing your most ardent supporters isn't the strategy of a stable genius.

[LemonadeAndDaisyChains]

@Lovinglockdownlife
He didn’t actually say that though, did he? I really wish people would look at the context before jumping on the bandwagon

I first read it as "yeah, bet what he's said has been twisted out of context so went to have a look.
Taken directly from this BBC article
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52407177?fbclid=IwAR0W0gw1ZSsRs1XpiND76j-phpIt4st9P4RMxxZICloH5kC0sdBUOYliYuA

"And then I see the disinfectant where it 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?"



Just..... no words.
How else do you take that? How is it out of context?
Twitter is awash (sorry, no pun intended lol) with tweets such as companies saying basically "no don't do this, we seriously don't advise it!'
The fact they have to come out and clarify beggars belief but can see why they have as someone, somewhere, etc...

[B1rdbra1n]

I cant wait for the next trump outing :o

[BruceAndNosh]

Judging by the colour of him, shining a bigly powerful light like the sun is a subject Trump is an expert on

[BruceAndNosh]

People sadly do listen to what this buffoon says
www.bbc.co.uk/news/52012242?fbclid=IwAR1GfdFDNH9r-31vt3B-Cq6Ny84XxSEMtGfnbs6DzSj-WRRY59bFcKarpS4

[ifonly4]

Trump be first to volunteer and let us know publicly if there are any side affects

[MrsHardbroom]

Injecting oneself with disinfectant is the cure that 'Big Pharma' has been suppressing. Trump knows. He's saving us from the New World Order. His fuckwittery is just an act. It's such a convincing act because he's actually a genius.

[chomalungma]

From that:

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY BRYAN: We’ll get to the right folks who could

I wonder who the right folks would be who would investigate shining a powerful UV light in the lungs?

[chomalungma]

The transcript is here

www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-vice-president-pence-members-coronavirus-task-force-press-briefing-31/

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. So I asked Bill a question that probably some of you are thinking of, if you’re totally into that world, which I find to be very interesting. So, supposing we hit the body with a tremendous — whether it’s ultraviolet or just very powerful light — and I think you said that that hasn’t been checked, but you’re going to test it. And then I said, supposing you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way, and I think you said you’re going to test that too. It sounds interesting.

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY BRYAN: We’ll get to the right folks who could.

THE PRESIDENT: Right. And then I see the disinfectant, where it 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. Because you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs. So it would be interesting to check that. So, that, you’re going to have to use medical doctors with. But it sounds — it sounds interesting to me.

So we’ll see. But the whole concept of the light, the way it kills it in one minute, that’s — that’s pretty powerful.

And on hydroxychloroquinine

Q Mr. President, on the subject of medical research: Why have you stopped promoting hydroxychloroquine as a cure?

THE PRESIDENT: I haven’t at all. I haven’t at all. What are you say- — we’ll see what happens.

Q You haven’t talked about it in several days.

THE PRESIDENT: We’ve had a lot of very good results and we had some results that perhaps aren’t so good. I don’t know. I just read about one, but I also read many times good. So I haven’t at all. And it’s a — it’s a great — for malaria, for lupus, for other things. And we’ll see what it is.

But, I guess, Deborah, they have many, many studies going on on that. So we’ll — we’ll be able to learn.

Q Have you looked at the veteran study that shows that — that the death rate is higher —

THE PRESIDENT: I have not. I haven’t seen it. I have not seen it.

THE PRESIDENT: Here we go. The new — the new headline is: “Trump Asks People to go Outside. That’s Dangerous.” Here we go. Same old group. You ready? I hope people enjoy the sun. And if it has an impact, that’s great. I’m just hearing this — not really for the first time. I mean, there’s been a rumor that — you know, a very nice rumor — that you go outside in the sun, or you have heat and it does have an effect on other viruses.

But now we get it from one of the great laboratories of the world. I have to say, it covers a lot more territory than just this. This is — this is probably an easy thing, relatively speaking, for you.

I would like you to speak to the medical doctors to see if there’s any way that you can apply light and heat to cure. You know — but if you could. And maybe you can, maybe you can’t. Again, I say, maybe you can, maybe you can’t. I’m not a doctor. But I’m like a person that has a good you know what.

Q But, sir, you’re the President.

THE PRESIDENT: Deborah, have you ever heard of that? The heat and the light, relative to certain viruses, yes, but relative to this virus?

DR. BIRX: Not as a treatment. I mean, certainly fever —

THE PRESIDENT: Yeah.

DR. BIRX: — is a good thing. When you have a fever, it helps your body respond. But not as — I’ve not seen heat or (inaudible).

THE PRESIDENT: I think it’s a great thing to look at. I mean, you know. Okay?

Q But respectfully, sir, you’re the President. And people tuning into these briefings, they want to get information and guidance and want to know what to do.

THE PRESIDENT: Hey — hey, Phil.

Q They’re not looking for a rumor.

THE PRESIDENT: Hey, Phil. I’m the President and you’re fake news. And you know what I’ll say to you? I’ll say it very nicely. I know you well.

Q Why do you say that?

THE PRESIDENT: I know you well.

Because I know the guy; I see what he writes. He’s a total faker.

Q He’s a good reporter.

THE PRESIDENT: So, are you ready? Are you ready? Are you ready? It’s just a suggestion from a brilliant lab by a very, very smart, perhaps brilliant, man. He’s talking about sun. He’s talking about heat. And you see the numbers. So that’s it; that’s all I have. I’m just here to present talent. I’m here to present ideas, because we want ideas to get rid of this thing. And if heat is good and if sunlight is good, that’s a great thing as far as I’m concerned.

[MyMagicStars]

@Neolara what a stupid and unpleasant comment re. “ADHD-Ish”. My gorgeous adult DD has ADHD and is training to be a teacher soon. She’s gone to a top uni, has fantastic A-Levels and has won awards for volunteering at uni and is the most kind and thoughtful person I know. Even if Trump did have ADHD, he doesn’t represent everyone, and neither does my DD. There’s no such thing as ADHD-Ish, it’s a diagnosed condition that is tough to live with and needs less stigma, not more.

[PerkingFaintly]

Lovinglockdownlife, can I ask where you got the idea that he didn't say that?

Because it's very obvious that he did, and there's no context missing.

[CoronaIsComing]

He clearly has no idea how to handle his and is just rambling away, saying any thoughts that come into his head.

[PerkingFaintly]

He really did actually say that.

Watch from approx 0:26 to 0:42 seconds in this clip (or more, if you want context).

Coronavirus: Disinfectant firm issues warning after Trump comments
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52411706

[VenusOfWillendorf]

He didn’t actually say that though, did he? I really wish people would look at the context before jumping on the bandwagon

I've watched the full thing. He basically did

Not only that, when asked by the press whether he should be creating such rumors he responded with "I'm the president and you're fake news".
He's fucking dangerous.

[Neolara]

It's quite hard to understand why he said it. Possible options..... 1. He's really, really thick and genuinely believes injecting disinfectant will help. Having a president this thick is a worry. 2. He just says the first thing that comes into his head without filter. ADHD-ish. Having an impulsive ADHD-ish president is a worry. 3. He's having a laarfff. Having a president who jokes about stuff like this is a worry. 4. He's mentally ill and lost the capacity to critically evaluate stuff. President with demential / cognitive impairment is a worry. 5. He's deliberately trying to manipulate the public for some unknown / bonkers reason. Worry. 6. ..... You got me. Can't think of any other plausible reason. America is screwed.

[Soubriquet]

It is scary what crap he comes out with...and scarier that people will actually do it

[Lweji]

It's a well known fact that all trump supporters who swallow bleach won't catch Corona virus.

You make a good point.

[Lordfrontpaw]

50,000 dead in the US (confirmed).