“On line three, we have Donny from Queens...”
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Anyone who thinks Trump advocated anything like household disinfectants needs to try researching the context of the statement.
Immediately preceding the president's remarks, the Acting Secretary who leads the Science and Technology Directorate at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said this:
"We’re also testing disinfectants readily available. We’ve tested bleach, we’ve tested isopropyl alcohol on the virus, specifically in saliva or in respiratory fluids. And I can tell you that bleach will kill the virus in five minutes; isopropyl alcohol will kill the virus in 30 seconds, and that’s with no manipulation, no rubbing — just spraying it on and letting it go. You rub it and it goes away even faster. We’re also looking at other disinfectants, specifically looking at the COVID-19 virus in saliva.
This is not the end of our work as we continue to characterize this virus and integrate our findings into practical applications to mitigate exposure and transmission. I would like to thank the President and thank the Vice President for their ongoing support and leadership to the department and for their work in addressing this pandemic. I would also like to thank the scientists, not only in S&T and the NBACC, but to the larger scientific and R&D community."
The discussion then continued:
[TRUMP:]
"So I asked Bill 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 just very powerful light — and I think you said that that hasn’t been checked, but you’re going to test it. And then I said, 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 to test that too. It sounds interesting.
ACTING UNDER SECRETARY BRYAN: We’ll get to the right folks who could.
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. Because you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs. So it would be interesting to check that. So, that, you’re going to have to use medical doctors with. But it sounds — it sounds interesting to me.
So we’ll see. But the whole concept of the light, the way it kills it in one minute, that’s — that’s pretty powerful."
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So why did he say he was being sarcastic?
Proud supporter of Plan 2525. Everything you think, do and say will be in the pill you took today.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in “On line three, we have Donny from Queens...”:
So why did he say he was being sarcastic?
He obviously wasn't being sarcastic at the presser -- I assume he was just pissed off at the trolling reporter and lashed out intemperately.
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His real problem is that he's not a good off-script communicator, but he thinks he's a great off-script communicator.
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He's particularly bad at this type of communication, where you need to stick to facts, and be both concise and accurate. He's good at rallies and stuff, but that's not we need.
Sadly, he just has no conception of when to STFU.
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@Doctor-Phibes Yes
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38% rise in bleach poisoning predates Trump’s suggestion
in January and February of this year, the number of cases of bleach exposure were roughly similar to the same months in 2019—about 3,000 per month. However, in March, this spiked to 5,068 cases, with the graph showing the numbers grew steadily during the middle of that month, several weeks before Trump's press conference. Although April saw an even higher total number—5,739 cases, compared to 3,242 in April 2019—the graph shows the peak in bleach exposure actually occurred at the beginning of that month. Comparing the same date range (January 1 to May 10) for both years, the NPDS found a 38-percent increase in bleach exposure in 2020.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in “On line three, we have Donny from Queens...”:
His real problem is that he's not a good off-script communicator, but he thinks he's a great off-script communicator.
Actually he's quite good at that. He just doesn't suffer fools very well.
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@Larry said in “On line three, we have Donny from Queens...”:
@Doctor-Phibes said in “On line three, we have Donny from Queens...”:
His real problem is that he's not a good off-script communicator, but he thinks he's a great off-script communicator.
Actually he's quite good at that. He just doesn't suffer fools very well.
No, I disagree. He's far too prone to go off topic and get distracted.
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Giving updates regarding the medical situation during a national crisis does not require the same skill-set as addressing a big hall filled with supporters.
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@George-K said in “On line three, we have Donny from Queens...”:
38% rise in bleach poisoning predates Trump’s suggestion
in January and February of this year, the number of cases of bleach exposure were roughly similar to the same months in 2019—about 3,000 per month. However, in March, this spiked to 5,068 cases, with the graph showing the numbers grew steadily during the middle of that month, several weeks before Trump's press conference. Although April saw an even higher total number—5,739 cases, compared to 3,242 in April 2019—the graph shows the peak in bleach exposure actually occurred at the beginning of that month. Comparing the same date range (January 1 to May 10) for both years, the NPDS found a 38-percent increase in bleach exposure in 2020.
How do they figure in Hillary, months ago?
Is it 30,000 instances of bleach each counting one, or is it just one count of using bleach 30,000 times?
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That first video video is actually well done.
DON’T let them eat cake.
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@jon-nyc said in “On line three, we have Donny from Queens...”:
That first video video is actually well done.
It's beyond well done. It's brilliant. By removing all the OrangeMan tics, etc, and assuming a reasonable posture, it makes it even funnier. I loved the "injection" part.
