Trump's remarks on disinfectants left even close aides shocked

[RandySF]

WASHINGTON — Members of President Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force and aides in the West Wing were shocked on Thursday when he promoted the use of light and disinfectant to treat the deadly respiratory illness, according to administration officials.

As Trump went off script to suggest people with the virus could be cured by UV rays or disinfectants “by injection inside,” White House officials began texting one another to ask where he got that idea because they thought, as one adviser put it, “this was going to be bad.”

None of them seemed to know, as Trump did not consult with any task force members or administration officials before making his impromptu statement, which has now been universally rejected by health experts, the officials said.

Instead, it appears Trump conflated and misinterpreted scientific information discussed with him in the Oval Office before Thursday’s daily briefing, according to the officials.

During the meeting some advisers — including the acting undersecretary for science and technology, Bill Bryan — shared with the president some new but promising information about testing that’s been done on coronavirus, officials said. It included a discussion about how the virus is killed on surfaces with disinfectants and on hands with soap or sanitizer and studies about the effectiveness of light, temperature and humidity, as well as a mention of treatments for various conditions such as radiation, officials said.




https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trumps-remarks-disinfectants-left-even-close-aides-shocked-n1192031

[UTUSN]

1. K&R

[sop]

2. In other words, Trump is an absolute imbecile who cannot even comprehend the simplest concept?

[Cha]

3. So who put that "disinfectant" drivel in his head? Or did

he dream it up all on his own ?

[blitzen]

6. There are a couple threads answering this--a fake Archbishop bleach miracle cure huckster. n/t

[Cha]

8. Thank you.. I saw it after

I posted this.

[gratuitous]

4. Shocked but not shocked enough

Notice how all the sycophants went into damage control mode, first with McEnany complaining about how the media took Trump's lunatic musings out of context, then today's "sarcastic" trial balloon. Not a one of them has the nerve to say, "Damn but that was stupid!"

[mr_lebowski]

5. I really hope nobody clues him in on the efficacy of FIRE in killing the virus ...

Dog only know what kind of life-threatening word-salad that 'knowledge' that might prompt the imbecile to spew out in his next rally ... errrr 'CV Briefing' .

[kskiska]

7. Just imagine what sort of interpretations he has of material in his daily briefings.

No one knows until he blurts out some cockamamie theory in a public speech and starts a war.

[Disaffected]

9. Why not?

I imagine nuclear fallout radiation would also kill the Corona virus with great efficacy.

I think we may be at a point where many people are beginning to actually doubt their sanity as their brains are struggling to comprehend the insanity going on around them.