But Birx also defended Trump, saying in a Fox News clip that he was 'digesting' new information out loud.
hit the body with tremendous — whether it’s ultraviolet or just very powerful — light
... suppose you brought the light inside the body?” The president mused. Moments later, he asked Birx: “Deborah, have you ever heard of that? That heat and the light, relative to certain viruses, yes, but relative to this virus?” It was clear from the video of the press conference that Birx had responded, “Not as a treatment.” Initially, the transcript had her saying: “That is a treatment” before the language was corrected.The first transcript the White House sent had Birx bolstering Trump's idea of applying "light and heat to cure."The transcript has now been corrected to say, "Not as a treatment."
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