Subscribe to the Evening Standard on YouTube: Donald Trump cut off his daily coronavirus task force briefing without taking any questions from reporters a day after he was slammed for suggesting disinfectant could be injected as a treatment.
The president walked out of the briefing room as journalists shouted questions at him on Friday after earlier saying the injection comments were "sarcastic".
It is the first time Mr Trump has refused questions at the public conference, which often stretches well beyond an hour and has featured heated exchanges with reporters.
The president was said to be angry after a day of critical headlines about his comment at the previous evening’s briefing wondering if it would be helpful to inject disinfectant into people to fight the strain. The idea drew loud warnings from health experts who said the idea was dangerous and sharp criticism from Democrats.
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