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'It was totally ad-libbed': Trump's remarks on injecting disinfectants left even close aides shocked

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Apr 24, 2020
'It was totally ad-libbed': Trump's remarks on injecting disinfectants left even close aides shocked

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 make the suggestion, 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.

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