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Trump suggests 'injection' of disinfectant to beat coronavirus and 'clean' the lungs

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  1. Deimos
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    The maker of Lysol and Dettol felt like they had to release a statement about this: https://www.rb.com/media/news/2020/april/improper-use-of-disinfectants/

    The maker of Lysol and Dettol felt like they had to release a statement about this: https://www.rb.com/media/news/2020/april/improper-use-of-disinfectants/

    As a global leader in health and hygiene products, we must be clear that under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be administered into the human body (through injection, ingestion or any other route).

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    1. Kuromantis
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      I think he's doing it to: Clog up the media now (never put a good crisis to waste and all, this will also apply to the debate) Distract his supporters on FOX with fringe conspiracies Send a...

      Perhaps Trump is actually trying his best to not be re-elected but his base just gulps it all down and asks for seconds?

      Now he's straight up killing his own supporters.

      I think he's doing it to:

      Clog up the media now (never put a good crisis to waste and all, this will also apply to the debate)

      Distract his supporters on FOX with fringe conspiracies

      Send a message to Russian and Chinese citizens that:

      This is what happens when you allow people to vote

      You should be happy for having a competent leader

      The west is incopetent and needs to be righted/taken over.

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  3. patience_limited
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    I didn't think Donald Trump was a leader in the Jim Jones style, but what do I know. OTOH, I'm not the only one who's noted similarities.

    I didn't think Donald Trump was a leader in the Jim Jones style, but what do I know. OTOH, I'm not the only one who's noted similarities.

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    Turtle
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    Obviously this is a load of BS. But I think the "disinfectant" he is talking about seems to refer to the UV light, no? For both, he references their ability to kill the virus in a minute, which...

    “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 very powerful light. And I think you said that hasn’t been checked, but you’re going test it. 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 test that too. Sounds interesting. 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 in the lungs. It would be interesting to check you’re going have to use medical doctors with that, but it sounds interesting to me. And so we’ll see. But the whole concept of the light, the way it kills it in one minute, that’s pretty powerful.”

    Obviously this is a load of BS. But I think the "disinfectant" he is talking about seems to refer to the UV light, no? For both, he references their ability to kill the virus in a minute, which makes me think they're the same. It is a weird choice of words, I agree, but not technically incorrect. UV light does disinfect things. I don't know why he is talking about "injecting" it though, but Trump isn't exactly known for coherent speech. Perhaps it is another way of conveying the idea of "bringing the light inside the body"? Anyways, I just think the way everyone is interpreting this is kind of disingenuous. It is more than a little bit of a stretch to say he's telling everyone to inject bleach or something.

    edit: I watched the actual clip and I'm not so sure anymore. The injection seems to be a separate suggestion/question to the doctor? But then why is he talking about the light killing the virus in one minute?

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    1. tan
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      I think this video offers some useful context: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtgVxGkrX1Y Bill Bryan talks about UV, and then about disinfectants, and Trump responds in the same order - first...

      I think this video offers some useful context: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtgVxGkrX1Y

      Bill Bryan talks about UV, and then about disinfectants, and Trump responds in the same order - first asking about UV inside the body, then about disinfectants inside the body. I think the "one minute" thing is referring to what Bryan said about how fast the disinfectants act on the virus.

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      1. Grzmot
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        Trump's "save" reminds me of this.

        Trump's "save" reminds me of this.

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