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White House pauses daily briefings after the US president on Thursday suggested injecting disinfectant to kill Covid-19
The White House canceled a planned Monday afternoon coronavirus task force briefing, the third consecutive day Donald Trump will not appear for what had become his daily – and chaotic – Covid-19 press conference.
Instead, the president will face reporters during a 4 p.m. event at the White House. He often takes questions during those kinds of “pool sprays.” The Monday move comes after he left his Friday night briefing after just 22 minutes without taking questions.
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters the daily press briefings are expected to resume later this week, but likely with a facelift.
“They might have a new look to them, a new focus to them,” she said.
The three-day briefing pause comes after Mr. Trump on Thursday night suggested Americans might inject disinfectant into their bodies to kill Covid-19. The next day, taking questions during an Oval Office event, he claimed to be making a sarcastic remark, though video of the incident clearly showed otherwise.
The president also falsely claimed to be talking to reporters and a Department of Homeland Security scientist, but video and transcripts show him addressing Deborah Birx, one of his top public health officials.
“Not as a treatment,” she replied to his suggestion about injecting disinfectant.
On Friday, manufacturers of powerful cleaning products felt a need to issue statements urging Americans to avoid doing so.
Even some GOP state leaders, including Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, reported “hundreds” of calls from citizens asking if they could inject disinfectant.
