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For those who missed it, the US president apparently told Americans to ingest disinfectant to cure coronavirus – which then caused a spike in unsafe bleach use.
Cue the normal howls from the New York Times (“raises a question about the “very stable genius”), CNN’s Jake Tapper (“incredibly bizarre”), the BBC et al.
For the record, according to the Politifact fact-checking website, “Trump did not say people should inject themselves with bleach or alcohol to treat the coronavirus. He was asking officials on the White House coronavirus task force whether they could be used in potential cures.”
Like previous Trump-media dust-ups, this one will last until more urgent news overtakes it.
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