Originally Posted by
RBP
First, you know he didn't say that. But hyperbole aside, the reverberation is not the direct words of the President, it's the coverage and interpretation. Which you also already know.
I don't think anyone is going to inject disinfectant. That's more hyperbole designed to feed the confirmation bias.
Why would he even bring it up? I'm going for his masterful ability to own the news cycle every single day - love him or hate him, everyone is talking about him. I'll assume he wanted a distraction to change the subject, but I am not as skilled with persuasion techniques.