[magnus]

THE PRESIDENT: Right. 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. 

Faced with the challenge, I will post one more.

He's comparing the action of a potential medicine to a disinfectant, probably naively. He's not suggesting anyone inject disinfectant directly into their lungs.

The problem with the above quote is that there are a non-trivial amount of Americans that will follow up on _anything_ the President (any President) says (this can be stated for all political affiliations).  That's why it's extra important that the President chooses their words carefully when speaking.

[magnus]

THE PRESIDENT: Right. 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. 

Faced with the challenge, I will post one more.

He's comparing the action of a potential medicine to a disinfectant, probably naively. He's not suggesting anyone inject disinfectant directly into their lungs.

The problem with the above quote is that there are a non-trivial amount of Americans that will follow up on _anything_ the President (any President) says (this can be stated for all political affiliations).  That's why it's extra important that the President chooses their words carefully when speaking.