Donald Trump Pumps Coronavirus-Killing Injections At Presser; Hollywood Cringes
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When the president of the United States gives a televised news conference, you might expect the Twitterverse to start trending something like #AmericaStrong or #UnitedWeStand. Instead today, top topics are #injecting, #Lysol and #TidePods.
Another day, another nutso presser from the Not-a-Doctor-in-Chief, some and Hollywood types just couldn’t keep their opinions to themselves. Below is a sampling of reaction to today’s briefing from Donald Trump and his White House Coronavirus Task Force, during which POTUS trumpeted injecting disinfectants or (somehow) ultraviolet light into the human body as a potential treatment.
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Despite what millions of anti-media types might think. we can’t make this stuff up.
First, here is Coronavirus Task Forcer Dr. Deborah Birx’s real-time reaction to the president asking about the potentially game-changing new COVID-19 “treatments”:
Here is Dr. Birx's reaction when President Trump asks his science advisor to study using UV light on the human body and injecting disinfectant to fight the coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/MVno5X7JMA
— Daniel Lewis (@Daniel_Lewis3) April 24, 2020
And here is how some in Hollywood reacted to today’s White House briefing:
Oh, good. Here’s the video evidence of Trump saying Doctors should check into disinfectants being injected to kill the virus. Going to leave it right here. pic.twitter.com/4gbAZ51bIC
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) April 23, 2020
it's just clorox. what the hell do you have to lose? it's not like it's clorox or something … https://t.co/4kGg9etEf8
— Don Cheadle (@DonCheadle) April 24, 2020
but in his defense, my grandmother did make me eat vick's vapor rub when i had a chest cold … https://t.co/cm5BRQQD0u
— Don Cheadle (@DonCheadle) April 24, 2020
You know, I gotta say. If Trump wants to inject himself with disinfectant to kill the coronavirus, I'm not going to rush to dissuade him.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) April 24, 2020
Hello Melania! While you stay home to keep yourself & others healthy, can keep your husband occupied with puzzles & other activities so he won't keep telling people to take deadly untested drugs or to try injecting themselves with disinfectant? #BeBetter#IncompetenceKills https://t.co/CNOEjdJ1Qw
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) April 23, 2020
Dear @realDonaldTrump I've eaten 7 tide pods and my wife is sticking her head in the oven and neither of us feels any better yet PLEASE EXPLAIN??
— Seth Grahame-Smith (@sethgs) April 23, 2020
Breaking: Trump endorses sun. pic.twitter.com/aKTKiGJXrc
— Anand Giridharadas (@AnandWrites) April 24, 2020
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