Dr. Deborah Birx Opens Up About ‘Extraordinarily Uncomfortable’ Moment When Trump Proposed Injecting Disinfectant: ‘I Still Think About it Every Day’

It was one of the most unforgettable, cringeworthy moments of Donald Trump’s presidency. And now, one of his key administration figures, who was in the room at the time, is opening up about sitting through it silently.

In an interview with ABC’s Terry Moran Monday, former coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx recounted the stunning Apr. 23 briefing in which the president proposed injecting disinfectant to treat Covid-19.

“Frankly, I didn’t know how to handle that episode,” Birx said. “I still think about it every day.”

During that news conference, Trump floated the possibility of injecting disinfectant to another official who was in the room.

“Then I see the disinfectant, one minute. Is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside, or almost a cleaning? Because you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs. So it’d be interesting to check that so that you’ll have to use medical doctors with. But it sounds interesting to me.

Birx suggested she was grateful that someone else had been put on the spot.

“You can see how extraordinarily uncomfortable I was,” Birx said. “Those of you who have served in the military know that there are discussions you have in private with your commanding officers and there’s discussions you had in public.”

The former official went on to call for Trump to join his fellow ex-presidents in speaking out in favor of the vaccine.

“I hope President Trump lends his voice to that,” she said. “I think it is important. But to every Trump supporter out there: Protect yourself, protect your family. Get vaccinated.”

Watch above, via ABC.