Saturday Night Live‘s second at-home episode featured Brad Pitt playing Dr. Anthony Fauci, a member of the White House coronavirus task force and the U.S.
government’s top infectious disease expert. “There’s been a lot of misinformation out there about the virus,” Pitt says while in character as Fauci. “And yes, the president has taken some liberties with our guidelines.
So tonight I would like to explain what the president was trying to say.” This was a reference to Thursday’s briefing, when U.S.
President Donald Trump wondered out loud if it would be helpful to inject disinfectant into people to prevent the virus — a notion that promptly had health experts warn it was a bad idea. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest