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Trump: “sarcastic” about using disinfectant
President Trump claims he was being "sarcastic" when suggesting injecting disinfectant
President Trump says he was being "sarcastic" when he suggested injecting disinfectant could be a cure for the coronavirus.
Also in the programme: Brazil's Justice Minister resigns in a row with President Bolsonaro; and we hear from someone taking part in the first human trials in Europe of a coronavirus vaccine.
(Photo: US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington DC, 24 April 2020. Credit: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)
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