Joe Biden is repeating the lie that during the pandemic, then President Donald Trump told Americans to inject themselves with bleach.
This is not only a lie, it takes what Trump said completely out of context.
Even PolitiFact, no friend to the Trump administration, said it was a lie.
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Biden Lies – Trump Didn’t Tell Americans To Drink Bleach
One of the biggest purveyors of misinformation is President Joe Biden.
PolitiFact reported four years ago, “Joe Biden criticized President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, saying during a speech on the economy that Trump had given up trying to manage a crisis he’s ill-equipped to solve.”
“And when it comes to COVID-19, after months of doing nothing, other than predicting the virus would disappear, or maybe if you drank bleach you may be okay, Trump has simply given up,” said Biden.
The story continued:
Trump spoke about the role he thought disinfectants could play in tackling an infection caused by the virus during a now infamous April 23 briefing. But he didn’t say people should drink bleach.
His comments came after William Bryan, the undersecretary for science and technology at the Department of Homeland Security, presented a study that found sun exposure and cleaning agents like bleach can kill the virus when it lingers on surfaces.
Trump remarked on the effectiveness of those methods and wondered if they could help address infections in the human body.
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What Trump Actually Said
Here’s what President Trump actually said on this subject in full and in context:
“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, supposedly we hit the body with a tremendous, whether it’s ultraviolet or just very powerful light, and I think you said 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. (To Bryan) And I think you said you’re going to test that, too. Sounds interesting, right?” he added.
That’s not remotely what Biden is accusing him of saying.
Expect Joe Biden to keep lying through November. At this point, it’s probably his best shot at keeping the White House.
