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turbinetree

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Sun Apr 26, 2020, 02:39 PM Apr 2020

GOP lawmaker cut off by CNN's John King with a brutal fact-check after claiming no one took Trump's

claim seriously

Published 4 hours ago on April 26, 2020

By Tom Boggioni

CNN’s John King was forced to cut off and fact-check a Republican Senator on Sunday morning who tried to dismiss Donald Trump’s comments about using common household disinfectants as a means to cure coronavirus patients.

Speaking with Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who was a gastroenterologist before entering the Senate, host King asked about Trump’s startling comments that the president later claimed were “sarcastic.”

“You’re a senator, but you’re also Dr. Cassidy,” King began. “I’m interested in your perspective. If you look at Google searches this past week, after the doctor talked about sunlight and using disinfectants, you see a spike for searches for inject yourself with disinfectant. We’re in the position this past week where the Centers for Disease Control and U.S. Surgeon General had to put out public statements saying, and this is my translation, don’t listen to the president, be careful here.”

“As a doctor, what goes through your mind when the president dispenses medical advice and have you ever thought about picking up the phone and saying, ‘Sir, please, don’t,'” he asked.

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/04/gop-lawmaker-cut-off-by-cnns-john-king-with-a-brutal-fact-check-after-claiming-no-one-took-trumps-lysol-claim-seriously/

Hey senator shit for brains...................did you by some imaginary chance read this before you came on the news show...........to some what prepare your self................

https://www.the-sun.com/news/735039/arizona-engineer-dead-fish-tank-cleaner-coronavirus-cure/

because if I was sitting in that chair where King is sitting I would have also asked you, you were given the chance to remove your lunatic head honcho of your party when given the chance, but nope you voted to keep him power.............because after all the libertarian BS of power over country is more fucking important.............right?

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GOP lawmaker cut off by CNN's John King with a brutal fact-check after claiming no one took Trump's (Original Post) turbinetree Apr 2020 OP
Only a few tv news anchors, I watch, if I have the time. King is #1 on CNN for me. empedocles Apr 2020 #1
Seriously or not on national TV the President made an ass out of himself anyway one defines it LizBeth Apr 2020 #2
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