[Goose]

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.

I believe that the fact there are people stupid enough to drink Lysol because they think the president recommended it is tragic all on it's own. That said, the fact that a president will utter stream of consciousness ideas in a public setting is incredibly irresponsible, period. The fact that this particular thought is one that by High School (at the latest) one should immediately recognize as absurd is a reflection on this presidents intellectual process. No way around that. Apparently he is just coming to grips with the idea of a "medication" but hasn't yet processed the difficulties in producing such a material.

[Goose]

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.

I believe that the fact there are people stupid enough to drink Lysol because they think the president recommended it is tragic all on it's own. That said, the fact that a president will utter stream of consciousness ideas in a public setting is incredibly irresponsible, period. The fact that this particular thought is one that by High School (at the latest) one should immediately recognize as absurd is a reflection on this presidents intellectual process. No way around that. Apparently he is just coming to grips with the idea of a "medication" but hasn't yet processed the difficulties in producing such a material.