China Covered Up Coronavirus Outbreak in Wuhan, Pompeo Says

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sparred with reporters Wednesday, insisting questions remain over whether the novel coronavirus pandemic came from a Chinese lab, despite pushback from senior intelligence officials and health experts.

“Barbara, Barbara, let me just, let me just put this to bed. Your efforts to try and find -- just to spend your whole life trying to drive a little wedge between senior American officials… it's just false,” Pompeo said in response to a question by BBC reporter Barbara Plett Usher about the intelligence over the origins of the virus.

Pompeo has pushed the theory that the first cases of the novel coronavirus could have come from a scientist exposed at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China, part of efforts to demand Beijing allow international experts to investigate the outbreak as well as take responsibility for the global pandemic.

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[rosaartemisg]

If the US was involved, it wouldn't be asking for transparency, investigation and accountability.
Politics are secondary to human value and harm .

[SnozberriesTasteLikeSnozberrys]

watching this at the lowest speed is the only correct way

[bh]

This is what happens when you give children scissors they fall on them then blame the world. Truly useless.

[PaulLorenzini-nyyw]

We need to correct Pompeo, what he meant to say was China CREATED Virus Outbreak in Wuhan, but everyone already knows that.

[davidfitcher]

But unfortunately, trump said something completely different

[MrMcCawber]

Got to give Pompeo credit for one thing. If anyone knows a cover-up when he sees one...

[moyoyo]

Are u tired? Have some rest. U point ur fingers everyday at us bragging about u have enormous evidence of us. Please show us. I like to be brainwashed!
U really make America great again.