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Swift Push Back Against Trump Suggestion to Inject Disinfectants to Fight COVID-19

April Ryan
April 24, 2020

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On Thursday, President Trump floated the idea of “an injection inside” which was quickly denounced by medical professionals. Injecting disinfectants will not cure coronavirus.

Reminder: Lysol disinfectant and hygiene products should only be used as directed and in line with usage guidelines pic.twitter.com/yPVhvINxbU
— Lysol (@Lysol) April 24, 2020

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

April Ryan speaks with former Obama Administration senior advisor Valerie Jarrett on the president frequently subverting and contradicting medical experts, who are obligated to tell the truth to the American people.

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April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan