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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×President abruptly ended his daily coronavirus briefing on Friday, walking out without answering any questions from the press, just a day after he suggested injecting disinfectant as a possible treatment for COVID-19.At Thursday’s White House briefing, Trump had commented: “I see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in one minute.. .. inside, or almost a cleaning?”AdvertisementEarly Friday, after widespread media coverage of his dangerous treatment idea, Trump by claiming he had been “asking a question sarcastically to reporters ... just to see what would happen.”At Friday afternoon’s briefing — which lasted a total of about 20 minutes — Trump spoke briefly before passing the podium to a Food and Drug Administration official and then Vice President . After Pence spoke, all the officials walked out as some reporters yelled out questions to the president, which went unanswered. Previous daily White House briefings have gone on for up to two hours, with long periods of questions and answers between reporters and Trump. The president allegedly these coronavirus briefings as soon as next week, reported Axios on Friday — possibly not appearing every day or staying for shorter periods of time. AdvertisementThe briefings are an essential way for reporters to ask questions of the Trump administration, which has been criticized for its response to the pandemic. Reporters only got to ask one question at Friday’s briefing, one directed at FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn, who spoke about antibody tests.Earlier Friday, RB, the company that makes Lysol products, urging people not to inject disinfectants to treat coronavirus, after Trump’s said at previous day’s briefing, it “” The Maryland Emergency Management Agency also had to COVID-19 on Friday. The state’s emergency hotline asking about fake disinfectant cures, tweeted Mike Ricci, communications director of the Maryland governor’s office. Suggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×President abruptly ended his daily coronavirus briefing on Friday, walking out without answering any questions from the press, just a day after he suggested injecting disinfectant as a possible treatment for COVID-19.At Thursday’s White House briefing, Trump had commented: “I see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in one minute.. .. inside, or almost a cleaning?”AdvertisementEarly Friday, after widespread media coverage of his dangerous treatment idea, Trump by claiming he had been “asking a question...

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