Then-U.S. President Donald Trump approaches reporters as he departs on campaign travel to Minnesota from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington
(Picture: REUTERS)It’s been a wild year or so for us all, so you’d be forgiven for thinking it went by in a flash and forgetting a few things. Yet, when ex-president Donald Trump appeared to forget that he was in charge when the coronavirus pandemic began last year, we couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.
The “confusing” remarks came as Trump spoke on the phone to Fox News’ Dan Bongino, during his Unfiltered programme on Saturday.
Speaking to the presenter, Trump asked: “Could you imagine if I were president right now and we had this massive attack from the coronavirus?
“I never liked to call it that. They have new names, then they have other new names, but it’s exactly what we had.”
Trump: Could you imagine if I were President right now and we had this massive attack from the Coronavirus. You know they like to call it the, they have new names and they’ll have other new names but it’s exactly what we had. pic.twitter.com/HwAqce3S60
— Acyn (@Acyn) August 8, 2021
We don’t need to imagine it, Trump, because it happened.
In one of the wildest moments during his presidency – and indeed, during the pandemic – the Republican suggested bringing ultraviolet light or “a very powerful light” inside the body to or injecting disinfectant to kill the coronavirus.
“I see the disinfectant that knocks it out in a minute, one minute. Is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning? It gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number,” Trump said.
In October last year, the then-president tested positive for coronavirus and was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
The New York Times claimed in February that Trump’s oxygen levels were in fact so low that doctors feared he would need a ventilator.
Then, on 19th January 2021 - his penultimate day in office - it was revealed that the coronavirus death toll for the United States had passed 400,000 people.
Twitter has since been left confused by how Trump could seemingly forget all of this:
This is a confusing statement.
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) August 8, 2021
I don’t have to imagine. I remember when he was President during the beginning stages to it turning into an unmitigated disaster; where it would magically disappear by April or suggestions to inject bleach, etc. I love how history is rewritten when it was an absolute nightmare.
— Brian Ray (@slimray11) August 8, 2021
We dont have to imagine. We lived through it. You didnt handle it very well
— CantGuardPrisonMike (@OGprisonmike) August 8, 2021
We don’t have to imagine MF we lived it
— TWalsh (@hogan_1969) August 8, 2021
Wasn't that called . . . 2020? I sort of remember almost half a million people died just last year
— ᴀʀᴛ 🇺🇸 (@__Arthur_Dent__) August 8, 2021
"The disinfectant, where it knocks it out in a minute, and is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside, or almost a cleaning. It gets in the lungs" 04/23/2020.
— Fenton O’mama (@oldmantea) August 8, 2021
This is why we picked the other guy 🤦🏼♀️
— Girl With A Cat 🌊🌊🌊🌈🌈💙💙 (@grace0715) August 8, 2021
He couldn’t remember the word Delta
— Pennybags (@NouveauBougee) August 8, 2021
For what it’s worth, though, we wish we could forget Trump’s presidency too.
