TikTokkers are clowning on President Trumps bizarre antibiotics rant

For weeks, President Trump has been giving daily briefings on the US pandemic response, often running more than two hours and often lashing out against perceived critics or veering off into attacks on sitting governors.

But while the hours of briefings have been frustrating for reporters, they’ve been unexpectedly good for content.

One audio clip from earlier this month has gone unexpectedly viral on TikTok, racking up more than 250 videos and more than a million views over the past week. The clip captures the president expounding on the brilliance of the novel coronavirus in both a vague and an authoritative way:

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