Donald Trump unfollows Piers Morgan on Twitter after Good Morning Britain host slammed ‘bats***’ coronavirus cure theory

DONALD Trump has today unfollowed Piers Morgan on Twitter after the Good Morning Britain host slammed his "bats***" coronavirus cure theory.

Piers, 55, had blasted the US president after he and using UV light to treat .

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And the outspoken presenter wrote on Twitter: "UPDATE: President ⁦ @realDonaldTrump ⁩ has unfollowed me on Twitter, hours after I wrote this ⁦@DailyMail ⁩column".

The pair had previously been on friendly terms, with Piers even scoring a sitdown interview with the US president in 2018.

But Piers for the "incredibly dangerous" suggestion, saying: "I just see a president pretending to be a medical expert and spewing theories that might have disastrous consequences."

He added: "By far the most reckless and dangerous thing President Trump has done is use the most powerful podium on earth to air his batsh*t crazy theories about how to beat the virus."

Trump had  after a new study by the Department of Homeland Security found that direct sunlight, bleach, and isopropyl alcohol kill the virus.

During a press briefing, he said: "Supposing we hit the body with a tremendous, whether it's ultraviolet or just very powerful light?" he asked Department of Homeland Security official William Bryan.

"And then I said supposing you brought the light inside the body which you can do either through the skin or in some other way.

"And I think you said you're going to test that too? Sounds interesting."

Experts warn that cleaning products can be dangerous and potentially fatal if ingested or put into the body.

And the US leader later tried to defend his comments, saying they had been "sarcastic".

The news follows Trump's press secretary Kayleigh McEnany insisting that his suggestion was taken out of context.

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Video from the White House Press briefing shows Coronavirus Task Force Expert  when he suggested using cleaner in the body.

Trump later questioned Dr  if it's possible to "apply light and heat to a cure" at the briefing.

Dr. Birx replied, "Not as a treatment," as seen in  from the press briefing.

Maryland officials have even had to clarify that "under no circumstances should any disinfectant product be administered into the body through injection, ingestion or any other route", 

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Now, Donald Trump reportedly plans to scale back his daily coronavirus press conferences following his abrupt exit from Friday's briefing after just 22 minutes.

The president could stop daily briefings as early as next week, and they will be much shorter when he does appear, sources told 

Several of 's closest advisers inside and outside of the White House have said his "overexposure" is hurting his polling numbers against Democratic rival , the outlet reports.

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