From the day of the LIBERATE tweets, Trump resisted not only masks and lockdowns but even the idea that doctors should be heeded. Less than a week later, on April 23, he made what would come to be one of the most mocked comments of his presidency after scientists at the daily briefing reported that the virus was vulnerable to bleach, alcohol, and ultraviolet light. Trump began musing out loud on camera. “Supposing you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way, and I think you said you’re going to test that too,” Trump told the scientists.
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