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Trump aides acknowledge this was ’one of the worst weeks' of his presidency: NYT

White House advisors are acknowledging that Donald Trump's comments about injecting disinfectant have damaged the president's standing, according to a new report.

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WATCH: Trump pummeled as 'unfit' in new 2020 ad blasting his 50,000 coronavirus deaths

President Donald Trump was blasted for his COVID-19 response in a new ad by the group Republicans for the Rule of Law.

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Anderson Cooper slams ‘Soviet-style’ propaganda from Trump’s press secretary on bleach comments

On Friday's edition of CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360," in discussion with chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta, Cooper pulled no punches on White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany for denying President Donald Trump's own words on injecting household cleaning products to treat coronavirus.

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Matt Drudge keeps ridiculing Donald Trump -- this time with parody 'Clorox Chewables' that are 'Trump recommended'

Conservative internet publisher Matt Drudge continues to ridicule President Donald Trump for pondering the idea of injecting disinfectants into humans to kill coronavirus.

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NYC Poison Control Center records jump in Lysol and bleach cases after Trump’s remarks

On Friday, New York Daily News reporter Anna Sanders revealed that the New York City Poison Control Center received 30 calls about exposure to bleach and other household cleaning products in the 18 hours following President Donald Trump's suggestion these substances could be injected to treat coronavirus.

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Fox News reporter says Trump was 'correct' about UV light in the body

On Fox News Friday, reporter John Roberts defended President Donald Trump's suggestion that using UV lights inside the body could be used to treat coronavirus.

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'Best one yet': Internet reacts to Trump leaving press conference without taking questions

At Friday's White House coronavirus task force briefing, President Donald Trump gave very brief remarks, turned it over to Vice President Mike Pence and FDA Commissioner Steve Hahn, and then left without taking any questions — in what some reports suggest might be a longer-term format change.

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Trump ‘may stop appearing daily’ at his controversial coronavirus briefings: report

President Donald Trump's daily Coronavirus Task Force briefing lasted for only 20 minutes on Friday, as the leader of the free world quickly left the room following Thursday's bizarre briefing when he pondered injecting disinfectant into humans to kill the virus.

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White House tried to kick CNN out of their briefing seat — but backed down after press corps solidarity: report

The White House faced an insurrection by the press corps after attempting an outrageous move against CNN.

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Trump asked NASA if their technology could sterilize the inside of people’s lungs to kill coronavirus

According to Cleveland.com, President Donald Trump asked NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine if an experimental disinfectant fog in development at the Glenn Research Center could be used to sterilize the inside of people's lungs to treat coronavirus.

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Coronavirus task force adviser was shocked by Trump’s absurd claim: ‘I wanted to hide’

On Friday, speaking to CNN, an adviser to President Donald Trump who has been working with the White House's coronavirus task force expressed mortification over the president's suggestion that people should consider exposing themselves to ultraviolet radiation and injecting themselves with household cleaners to treat coronavirus.

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'This is going to be bad': Trump aides texted each other wondering where he got idea for 'injecting disinfectant'

When President Trump seemingly suggested that injecting a "disinfectant" into one's body could be utilized as a treatment for coronavirus, shock and confusion rippled across the social media sphere. But according to a new report from NBC News, people inside the West Wing of the White House were also reeling from his remarks.

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