The leader of the most prominent group in the US peddling potentially lethal industrial bleach as a “miracle cure” for coronavirus wrote to Donald Trump at the White House this week.
In his letter, Mark Grenon told Trump that chlorine dioxide – a powerful bleach used in industrial processes such as textile manufacturing that can have fatal side-effects when drunk – is “a wonderful detox that can kill 99% of the pathogens in the body”. He added that it “can rid the body of Covid-19”.
Reporting from The Guardian revealed that Grenon has been making direct approaches to the White House this week.
Grenon styles himself as “archbishop” of Genesis II – a Florida-based outfit that claims to be a church but which in fact is the largest producer and distributor of chlorine dioxide bleach as a “miracle cure” in the US. He brands the chemical as MMS, “miracle mineral solution”, and claims fraudulently that it can cure 99% of all illnesses including cancer, malaria, HIV/Aids as well as autism.
Genesis II has been marketing MMS as the cure to coronavirus and advises users to mix three to six drops of it in water and drink it.
Grenon said that 30 of his supporters have written the White House to protect their bleach peddling activities. After Trump talked about disinfectants on TV Friday, Grenon claimed on Facebook that MMS had been sent to the White House. He wrote, “Trump has got the MMS and all the info!!! Things are happening folks! Lord help others to see the Truth!”
Another bleach advocate named Alan Keyes has touted the use of Genesis II bleach on his conservative talk radio program. Keyes was a former Reagan advisor who ran unsuccessfully for the US Senate and the presidency. Keyes was also a founder of the birther movement against President Obama.
See the Guardian.