“Standard gargle, mouthwash, has been proven to kill the coronavirus,” Johnson said in an audio clip played by Burnett. “If you get it, you may reduce viral replication. Why not try all these things?”

Burnett turned to Sununu and said, “People run with these kinds of theories. They believe them. How damaging is it?”

“Look, it’s incredibly damaging,” replied the governor. “There’s no doubt about it. I’ve gotten kind of famous for saying when crazy comes knocking at the door, slam it shut. And that’s what you gotta do. You can’t just tolerate it and say it’s just a certain part of your population that is, you know, transmitting all this misinformation and it doesn’t matter. It does matter because it gets into the populace.”