Sen. Amy Klobuchar Amy KlobucharSocial media platforms put muscle into National Voter Registration Day Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight Sunday shows - Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death dominates MORE (D-Minn.) said Tuesday that President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE’s suggestion to inject disinfectants into the human body to fight a coronavirus infecton last week is “the exact opposite of what a leader should be doing” at this point in the pandemic.

“So many people watch the president, he’s the leader of our country, and when you see him, whether he’s joking or not, literally looking at people and basically implying you can chug bleach or maybe we can inject some light into you,” Klobuchar, a former Democratic presidential candidate, said on ABC’s “The View” on Tuesday.

“That is the exact opposite of what a leader should be doing,” she added.

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Sen. @amyklobuchar, whose husband John Bessler recovered from COVID-19, says Pres. Trump’s handling of the pandemic is “the exact opposite of what a leader should be doing.” https://t.co/piPyagvQPY pic.twitter.com/Y67YpjoBrP — The View (@TheView) April 28, 2020

Trump was criticized throughout the weekend over his remarks at the Thursday White House coronavirus briefing, where he discussed the possibility of using ultraviolet light or injecting disinfectants as possible treatments or cures for the coronavirus. Trump later walked back on the comments, claiming his suggestions were sarcastic.

The Maryland Emergency Management Agency said in a tweet Friday it had received “several calls regarding questions about disinfectant use and #COVID19.” The agency further warned that under no circumstances should Marylanders ingest or inject any disinfectant into the body.

ALERT: We have received several calls regarding questions about disinfectant use and #COVID19.



This is a reminder that under no circumstances should any disinfectant product be administered into the body through injection, ingestion or any other route. — Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MDMEMA) (@MDMEMA) April 24, 2020

Other states including New York have also reported a rise in emergency calls regarding possible poisonings after disinfectant ingestion following the president's remarks.

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Reckitt Benckiser, the company that produces Lysol, also issued a statement warning against the ingestion of its products.

Klobuchar continued during her appearance on "The View" to say that talks about the president’s comments can distract from other issues in the administration's response.

“We can tune him out and a lot of people are starting to do that, but you can’t tune out the fact that we don’t have enough tests so that’s why we can’t reopen the economy, that we don’t have gear for our front line workers, that we don’t have that kind of national leadership that we need. And that’s what the problem is right now,” she said.

“It’s not only what he says, which we can rant and rave about all we want, it’s also what he hasn’t done," she added. "And that’s what’s starting to become glaringly clear as you see the governors taking the lead in each state.”