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Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021

Did Donald Trump suggest ‘people inject versions of poison into their veins’?

Dana Ford, Lead Stories
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A social media post showed a clip of White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki saying, "I would note that at the time, just for context, the former president was also suggesting people inject versions of poison into their veins to cure COVID."

But did President Trump actually say that? Not exactly. 

During an April 2020 news conference, he said, in part:

"And then I see the disinfectant, where it knocks it out in a minute. One minute. And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside, or almost a cleaning? 'Cause you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs, so it'd be interesting to check that."

The next day, he said, "I was asking a question sarcastically to reporters just like you, just to see what would happen."

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