By virtue of the fact that Donald Trump is the President of the United States and the Leader of the Free World, we can’t dismiss out-of-hand every toxic tweet, incoherent statement and rambling speech.

But by the same token we’d be foolish to accept his every utterance as the Gospel truth worthy of serious consideration.

Old age, mental illness and just plain ugliness have taken a toll on the mind of the stable genius and he would be well-advised to carefully weigh his words and whenever possible stick to a prepared statement. Needless to say, a statement prepared by an aide who still has control of his mental faculties.

We all know how Trump rolls: he speaks without a filter and utters whatever vile, racist or idiotic thought has been germinating in his addled mind.

So, when Trump suggested to the scientists and physicians on his coronavirus response team that they should look into the possibility that injecting a person with disinfectant might kill the coronavirus, I just said to myself: There goes the fucking moron speaking out of his ass again.

Trying to make sense out of Trump’s vain babblings makes as much sense as trying to capture his farts in a bottle so they can be used as the main ingredient in perfume.

Unfortunately, Trump’s white evangelical base treats his every speech as the Sermon on the Mount, and his cultists are doubtless putting down their cups of Kool-Aid and looking under their kitchen sinks for disinfectant to inject or swallow. The world will end for these religious fanatics not with a bang or a whimper, but a gasp.