Trump Says He Was Being Sarcastic When He Suggested Using Light, Disinfectant Injections to Treat Coronavirus

President Donald Trump is clarifying his comments after proposing the use of light and disinfectant injections to treat the coronavirus.

Trump first discussed using these agents during the White House coronavirus task force briefing on Thursday, as IJR previously reported.

He alluded to using ultraviolet or “very powerful light” on the body or in the body of someone suffering from the coronavirus.

Trump mentioned using disinfectants “by injection inside or almost a cleaning.”

During the bill signing, Trump was adamant he meant those comments to be sarcastic.

“I was asking a question sarcastically to reporters like you just to see what would happen,” Trump said.

Watch his comments below:

He reiterated he was asking a sarcastic question to the reporters in terms of using a disinfectant on the inside of the body.

The reporter pointed out Trump asked his task force to look into those options.

He clarified he was asking them to look into whether or not sun and disinfectant on the hands could be useful in killing the coronavirus.

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany