Apparently Trump's Comments About Injecting Disinfectant Were 'Musings,' Not Sarcasm

President Donald Trump’s asinine remarks about injecting disinfectant that he later claimed to have “said sarcastically” were, in fact, serious (to... [Gizmodo]( April 27, 2020 [Apparently Trump's Comments About Injecting Disinfectant Were 'Musings,' Not Sarcasm]( [President Donald Trump’s asinine remarks about injecting disinfectant that he later claimed to have “said sarcastically” were, in fact, serious (to no one’s surprise) but also just his personal “musings” about potential coronavirus treatments, according to White House coronavirus task force response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx. And she’d really prefer if everyone could just shut up about the whole thing.]( [Archaeology]( [If the Ancient Romans Could Recycle, Then So Can You]( [A team of researchers at Pompeii recently discovered evidence that Romans were avid recyclers, according to a weekend Guardian report. 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