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It's hard to defend Trump's words on this topic. He's not a medical expert and doesn't sound like one. But, in my opinion, it would benefit people more if the

It's hard to defend Trump's words on this topic. He's not a medical expert and doesn't sound like one. But, in my opinion, it would benefit people more if the media tried to educate instead of "hurr durr he wants you to inject Lysol". Sadly I am optimistic in thinking the media exists to educate rather than accumulate ad views... We need to be pursuing all treatment options right now, even if the gut feeling is that they won't work. We're in a situation that we have never been in before (i.e. pandemic with modern medicine), it is not far-fetched to believe the solution is something that we never expected to work. edit: downvoters, feel free to respond..

bpnichol 6y ago
President Trump doesn't purport to be an expert. Indeed, it was a question he directed to the medical experts who were present.
artifact_44 6y ago
My response: Trump is criminally incompetent at being a leader. T The things he has said and done during the course of this pandemic would have landed you or me in jail. I don't think it's his fault, per se, but rather his sheltered upbringing and early exposure to corrupt and selfish behavior resulting in his inability to empathise with other people unless they are involved with maintaining his ego. This whole thread is an attempt to disguise his incompetence as a legitimate inquiry when it's actually just something he heard and is now repeating without any thought to the consequences.
- austingulati 6y ago
  Perhaps you can elaborate on what you see as "the consequences" to help me understand your point of view? Personally, I didn't think that he was suggesting to inject Lysol until I read that in the main stream media. And when I looked into it myself, I found Healight, and I think this is something the media could have pointed me instead of their knee-jerk Lysol reaction
  - JoeAltmaier 6y ago
    The point is, you had to go looking because it was so confusing. And sounded to many people like dangerous nonsense. Its illustrates the point. A responsible leader would leave the technical communications to competent department heads. Which this joker has mostly fired.
    - austingulati 6y ago
      I explicitly agreed with your point a few posts ago: > It's hard to defend Trump's words on this topic. He's not a medical expert and doesn't sound like one. My point is, the media is fighting stupidity with stupidity with this whole Lysol thing. They could have used this as an opportunity to say, we know Trump sounds dumb, but let us teach you about what he is actually referring to
      - JoeAltmaier 6y ago
        Sorry I'm a different guy. Should have kept out of it I suppose. But yeah, its a game now, pointing out how (nearly) everything the guy says is dumb. Its not a game we should be playing; he should be sticking to broad goals and comforting the public. Like, you know, a leader. Instead of a regular schmuck way out of his depth who likes to hear himself talk.
        austingulati 6y ago
        No worries! I agree with mostly everything you have written. I just wish that the media used these opportunities to educate people on what Trump was actually talking about instead of getting obsessed with the specific words (namely "disinfectant" and "inject") that he used to describe it
      - GrinningFool 6y ago
        > you about what he is actually referring to Where is your evidence that supports that this is what he was referring to?

bpnichol 6y ago

President Trump doesn't purport to be an expert. Indeed, it was a question he directed to the medical experts who were present.

artifact_44 6y ago

My response: Trump is criminally incompetent at being a leader. T The things he has said and done during the course of this pandemic would have landed you or me in jail. I don't think it's his fault, per se, but rather his sheltered upbringing and early exposure to corrupt and selfish behavior resulting in his inability to empathise with other people unless they are involved with maintaining his ego. This whole thread is an attempt to disguise his incompetence as a legitimate inquiry when it's actually just something he heard and is now repeating without any thought to the consequences.

austingulati 6y ago
Perhaps you can elaborate on what you see as "the consequences" to help me understand your point of view? Personally, I didn't think that he was suggesting to inject Lysol until I read that in the main stream media. And when I looked into it myself, I found Healight, and I think this is something the media could have pointed me instead of their knee-jerk Lysol reaction
- JoeAltmaier 6y ago
  The point is, you had to go looking because it was so confusing. And sounded to many people like dangerous nonsense. Its illustrates the point. A responsible leader would leave the technical communications to competent department heads. Which this joker has mostly fired.
  - austingulati 6y ago
    I explicitly agreed with your point a few posts ago: > It's hard to defend Trump's words on this topic. He's not a medical expert and doesn't sound like one. My point is, the media is fighting stupidity with stupidity with this whole Lysol thing. They could have used this as an opportunity to say, we know Trump sounds dumb, but let us teach you about what he is actually referring to
    - JoeAltmaier 6y ago
      Sorry I'm a different guy. Should have kept out of it I suppose. But yeah, its a game now, pointing out how (nearly) everything the guy says is dumb. Its not a game we should be playing; he should be sticking to broad goals and comforting the public. Like, you know, a leader. Instead of a regular schmuck way out of his depth who likes to hear himself talk.
      - austingulati 6y ago
        No worries! I agree with mostly everything you have written. I just wish that the media used these opportunities to educate people on what Trump was actually talking about instead of getting obsessed with the specific words (namely "disinfectant" and "inject") that he used to describe it
    - GrinningFool 6y ago
      > you about what he is actually referring to Where is your evidence that supports that this is what he was referring to?