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Trump Seems To Think That The Reason Antibiotics Don't Work Against The Virus Is Because It's Too 'Brilliant'

Trump Seems To Think That The Reason Antibiotics Don't Work Against The Virus Is Because It's Too 'Brilliant'
Evan Brechtel
By Evan BrechtelApr 13, 2020
Evan Brechtel
Evan Brechtel is a writer and actor living in New York. A Fordham University graduate, he also writes a monthly column for Chosen Magazine and is currently working on a historical fiction novel about New York queer bars over the twentieth century.
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President Donald Trump's daily press briefings regarding the pandemic that's killed tens of thousands of Americans and upended daily life in the United States are all too often fraught with misinformation.

Even the Conservative editorial board of The Wall Street Journal admits that Americans are forced to listen carefully for information from experts in between Trump's constant bloviation about his television ratings and his incessant berating of reporters.

At a Friday press briefing, President Donald Trump yet again displayed his ignorance regarding the highly contagious virus.

Watch below.

The President commended the virus for how "brilliant" it was—so brilliant that antibiotics are powerless against it:

" This is a very brilliant enemy...antibiotics used to solve every problem and now one of the biggest problems the world has is the germ has gotten so brilliant that the anti-antibiotic can't keep up with it, and they're constantly trying to come up with a new...they end up dying from problems. You know the problems I'm talking about."

Here's one problem he wasn't talking about:

Antibiotics are useless against viral infections. They only work against bacteria.

Antibiotics target the growth mechanisms in bacteria, but because viruses reproduce in a different way—inside cells—antibiotics are ineffective. It's not exactly common knowledge unless you've ever been to the doctor with a cold or the flu and asked for antibiotics—but the President of the United States is in a far from common position.

Trump has the talents of experts on viral diseases like Dr. Anthony Fauci at his disposal, so it's alarming that he seems to still think that antibiotics are used for treating viral infections.

People were quick to correct him.




The comments were disturbing, to say the least.




To stay informed, visit the official website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The book Viruses, Plagues, and History: Past, Present and Future is available here.

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