Lysol manufacturer warns against internal use after Trump comments
By: Lauren Egan
Bill Maher has been proven so very correct again. America really is a stupid country.
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The manufacturer for Lysol, a disinfectant spray and cleaning product, issued a statement warning against any internal use after President Donald Trump suggested that people should get an "injection" of "the disinfectant that knocks (coronavirus) out in a minute."
"As a global leader in health and hygiene products, we must be clear that under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be administered into the human body (through injection, ingestion or any other route)," said a spokesperson for Reckitt Benckiser, the United Kingdom-based owner of Lysol, in a statement to NBC News.
"As with all products, our disinfectant and hygiene products should only be used as intended and in line with usage guidelines. Please read the label and safety information," the statement continued, adding that the company believes it has a "responsibility in providing consumers with access to accurate, up-to-date information as advised by leading public health experts."
At the White House coronavirus briefing on Thursday, Trump suggested that people could be treated with "ultraviolet or just a very powerful light" to kill the virus after a presentation from a medical expert showed that the virus might not live as long in warmer and more humid temperatures. Trump then also mentioned an "injection" of "disinfectant" to deter the virus.
"I see the disinfectant that 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? As you see, it gets in the lungs, it does a tremendous number on the lungs, so it would be interesting to check that."
Trump did not specify the kind of disinfectant.
Medical professionals were quick to dispute Trump's claims as "irresponsible" and "dangerous."
"This notion of injecting or ingesting any type of cleansing product into the body is irresponsible and it's dangerous," said Dr. Vin Gupta, a pulmonologist, global health policy expert and an NBC News and MSNBC contributor.
"It's a common method that people utilize when they want to kill themselves," Gupta added.
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Stupid is as stupid does. We actually have to tell people to not drink bleach.
The thing is, we can't be sure if it's journalists or ordinary people who ain't the brightest flares in the emergency road kit. Sadly, both may be rather dim.
Butt, butt..can't...blame..the...person...that...said..it...must...blame...others....
If one actually does it.....the "Stupid" is on the one that did it !
#itsnotmyfault is the ruin of a society !
What's a "sophiet" got to do with it ?
All I see is some Blonde Girl posing for a bunch of pictures.
It is a story, a short vid. What is shows is donald's stupidity is not confined to our shores.
It is broadcast worldwide.
That's not what comes up on my end. it's just shows pictures of a pretty blonde women.
Ah, sorry. I guess one has to be logged in. That is actually Sophie Turner. She played Sansa Stark on GOT.
Butt, butt, butt... no one said to huff Pinesol, drink Lysol, or shoot up Clorox.
The 'person' is being blamed for something that wasn't said.
Oh Well....I don't do Instagram !
The 'person' is being blamed for saying something moronic.
And the defenders twist in the wind saying, he didn't mean that...
I did it to see pics from friends and family that don't live near by.
She basically said, don't drink bleach and the president is a moron.
I posted it to show that his words and actions are heard by the rest of the world and not just here in the US.
A lot of the rest of the world is shaking their heads.
The seeded article provides the quote. Trump said:
"I see the disinfectant that 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? As you see, it gets in the lungs, it does a tremendous number on the lungs, so it would be interesting to check that."
Stupid Americans are being told by the moronic press to see 'disinfectant' 'injection' while ignoring everything between. Apparently language is far, far too difficult for journalists.
Stupid is as stupid does. And the press has done been stupid. Journalists ain't the most sweet smelling flowers in the garden.
Either way he is still a moron.
What do some think an immunization is.. a vaccine...
There are ways of saying things without looking like a complete ass.
She actually thought that needed to be said ?
There are people that dumb out there ?
So, the problem is that Trump doesn't use pedantically correct, academically approved language?
Mouth wash must be a really stupid idea. Gargling with a disinfectant obviously can't be done safely. Nasal irrigation must be so dangerous that it has to be prohibited. And getting disinfectant into an open wound will kill people.
Yep, Trump is definitely a moron. And the press is depending on the public being so very, very stupid.
I would say yes and yes.
So now mouthwash is the same as injecting something into ones body?
Holy cow the way people twist themselves to defend the indefensible.
I guess ya gotta tell dumb folks not to do something bad for them.
Yeah but that has always kinda been the case.
Like don't put a plastic bag over your head.
"Don't put beach ball in mouth, could cause choking if inflated".
Just because the press publishes something doesn't make it true.
Holy cow, the way people twist themselves to defend an outright lie is indefensible.
There's no lie, look at the video of trump speaking for chissakes.
Glass bottle in rectum. Not a good idea people.
The seeded article provides the quote of what Trump said. There isn't any need to play videos or search for other sources.
The claim by the press that Trump wanted doctors to inject people with disinfectants is an outright lie. The press is lying. And now partisans are attempting to defend the lie told by the press.
The only rational conclusion that can be drawn from reporting is that the press and partisans are deliberately trying to get people to harm themselves for political purposes.
And apparently the American public is stupid enough to do what the press has lied about.
Keep spinning.
Why do you say the American public is stupid? They elected Trump to be POTUS, didn't they?
People also learned the hard way that eating Tide Pods and snorting condoms or Smarties aren't good ideas.
Well if the moron-in-chief NEVER said such an asinine thing, no one would have to worry. Remember the couple who took the fish tank cleaner because of the ingredient in it was touted by said moron-in-chief.
Trump never told people that it was OK to ingest fish tank cleaning products that contain chloroquine/chloroquine phosphate. What that couple did was STUPID.
Show us where the president touted Hydrochloriquine Phosphate. The 2 morons who took the tank cleaner probably did so to get sick on purpose, claim fame and blame Trump for it. It was found out that they are....er...were hard core Trump haters. Unfortunately for them, the only thing that got fame was the death of the husband.
I'm not !
Are you ?
The facts are the moron-in-chief NEVER said such an asinine thing. It was the moron reporters who made such an asinine claim.
The very idea of deliberately telling people to inject, or ingest, a lethal substance that has the potential to kill a human being as a cure for this virus is in itself an act that can be considered unlawful.
The President of one of the most, if not the mot, powerful country in the world telling the people of his country, and possibly affecting those of other countries facing the Covid-19, to deliberately put a lethal substance in their body, and perhaps the bodies of others, is nothing less than gross ignorance. And the person who would state such a misguided recommendation should be considered mentally unstable and thus unfit for such an influencing position. IMHO, it is no less than a criminal act to encourage humans to ingest in any way such a lethal substance.
Well, tonight's coronavirus team just got done with their briefing. Everybody BUT the president who spoke took questions and, relative to other briefings, it was quite short. Trump has answered questions in every single brief before tonight.
Tomorrow's TDS afflicted lefty loon media headlines...where the loon lefties will sheepingly fall in line and bleat all day....
Trump afraid to face the press. What is he hiding?
Good God I am good. I made the comment above, expecting the responses would be in the next day's headlines. How wrong I was.
Wolf Blitzer (understanding no one knows who he is, he has a minor role on CNN) and JR below, both in less than an hour, said Trump was a chicken for not answering questions.
Trump answers questions, libs have a meltdown.
Trump does not answer questions, libs have a meltdown.
Every day I am thankful I am not a liberal. I rather live a life of not being perpetually offended and pissed off because of something somebody I don't like said or didn't say.
Exactly. TDS is real. How many time have you heard them crying that Trump needs to shut up and let the professionals speak. Trump lets the professionals speak and they cry because he didn't take questions...
I think it takes having a childish mentality to be a Liberal.
You couldn't be more right. I swear I heard alot of foot stomping from the press when the entire team walked out of the briefing room.
Pretty sure Lysol and other brands have put warnings like “not for internal use,” “do not drink” - and so on - on their product labeling for literally decades. I guess that’s Trump’s doing?
Trump ran away today.
First time since he started his daily "briefings" that he did not take any questions.
He knew the shit was going to hit the fan.
I just heard this on my local news. Trump has been advised to cut back appearing at the briefings. His people simply can't do damage control for El Moutho if he continues to say the stupid shit he does.
And now you’ll criticize him for not answering questions. It’s so weird the way some people can be mad no matter what happens.
It is not only his big mouth, but, what comes out of it that, without any medical background himself, and refusing to listen to or consult the medical experts and scientists who do have some modicum of knowledge, his ignorance and arrogant know it all attitude can cost a lot of people their lives if they act on his 'recommendations' such as injecting disinfectants into human beings as a possible cure for the Covid-19.
And anyone who agrees with such a dangerous 'recommendation,' and defends and makes excuses for such a dangerous 'recommendation' by their ignorant messiah, are also culpable to any illness or deaths that are related to anyone who injects someone with a disinfectant based upon the Presidents medical knowledge that it will cure Covid-19.
That recommendation by Trump can be considered a criminal act by encouraging people to do such a dangerous act as ingesting or injecting a lethal chemical.
That Trump is the President does in no way relieve his of any legal responsibility for any loss of life or severe injury to those who follow such a recommendation based upon it coming from the President of the US.
Trump needs to keep his mouth and Twitter shut before he winds up getting someone killed.
It turns out that the reason is that he claims that the reporters are hostile to him. Imagine a reporter wanting answers. Now maybe the people Trump has cut off from answering questions will get a chance to to reply.