Flashback: Obama Admin Gave $3.7 Million to Wuhan Lab Where Virus Allegedly Leaked From
*Originally published April 2020* Well, well, well. This story is likely to ruffle a few feathers. Should it, though? You be the judge.
Here are the details, via Newsmax:
It has been widely reported the U.S. and Canada had helped fund the Wuhan, China, virology lab that is believed to have accidentally released the global coronavirus pandemic because of lax safety protocols, according to U.S. intelligence.
Advertisement - story continues belowNow, it turns out that $3.7 million grant was awarded by Obama administration in 2015.
President Trump said, “The Obama administration gave them a grant of $3.7 million.”
He added, “I’ve been hearing about that, and we’ve instructed if any grants are going to that area – we were looking at that, literally, an hour ago and also early in the morning – we will end that grant very quickly.“
WATCH:
The Obama-Biden Administration reportedly gave $3.7 million to the Chinese lab in Wuhan that is the subject of the investigation into the origin of the coronavirus.
President Trump says he is looking at it and "we will end that grant very quickly." pic.twitter.com/dqBYtnn2lv
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) April 18, 2020
Reactions:
Obama funded the Wuhan Wiggle, with grants to the same lab, where it originated.
Where are all the Obama supporters, now? I want to admonish you, greatly.— Wayne Terrell Harding (@WayneTerrellHa1) April 18, 2020
The Obama administration gave a $3.7million grant to the Wuhan lab suspected of releasing COVID-19
I wonder how they’ll blame Trump for that too.
— Avi Yemini (@OzraeliAvi) April 18, 2020
https://twitter.com/TDM142TDM/status/1251519274566418435
From Daily Caller:
A Chinese official suggested Thursday that U.S. officials introduced coronavirus into China’s Wuhan region as the virus makes its way to the West from the communist nation.
Lijian Zhao, deputy director of China’s Foreign Ministry Information Department, said, “When did Patient Zero appear in the United States? How many people are infected? What is the name of the hospital? It may be that the US military brought the epidemic to Wuhan. America needs to be transparent! The United States owes us an explanation!“
VIDEO:
1/2 美国疾病控制与预防中心(CDC)主任罗伯特·雷德菲尔德(Robert Redfield)周三在众议院监督委员会承认,一些似乎死于流感的美国人在死后的诊断中被检测出新型#冠状病毒呈阳性。#COVID19 pic.twitter.com/vYNZRFPWo3
— Lijian Zhao 赵立坚 (@zlj517) March 12, 2020
Because the following block quote paints the Obama administration in a negative light, there’s a fairly high chance it will never be reported by the MSM.
If you attack the Obama administration, you’re not only jabbing at Barack himself, but also the former vice president, Joe Biden, the man the left is counting on to succeed in November against Donald Trump.
The thing is, the truth needs to be out there for all to see.
From Fox News:
The Obama administration repeatedly sought to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), yearly budget requests show — seemingly undercutting former Vice President Joe Biden’s repeated attacks on the Trump White House for its pandemic preparedness.
And here’s more COVID-19 randomness, via Twitter…
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— Melania Trump 45 Archived (@FLOTUS45) April 11, 2020
National data show the #coronavirus crisis is over. @realDonaldTrump and governors should declare cautious victory and get country back open now to try to MITIGATE the economic destruction from the shutdown. https://t.co/w6zhxisVc0
— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) April 12, 2020
Let's be clear about what's going on:
Republicans are trying to replenish the Paycheck Protection Program before funds run out.
But Dems are holding the program hostage to their unrelated left-wing agenda.
RT to tell Dems to quit blocking relief for workers & small businesses.
— Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) April 10, 2020
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— Mario Diaz-Balart (@MarioDB) April 10, 2020
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— The Hill (@thehill) April 12, 2020
NYT: “The Trump administration plans to use money from the recent stimulus bills to pay hospitals for treatment of uninsured coronavirus patients. It says the plan is more efficient than reopening enrollment in the Obamacare markets to achieve the same goal.” https://t.co/H8p3VH1523
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) April 12, 2020
NEW: Walt Disney Co. plans to furlough 43,000 workers at its Disney World resort in Orlando, Florida, as coronavirus forces theme parks around the country to close indefinitely. https://t.co/U4p6zQ3Bgk
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 12, 2020
Trump threatened to veto coronavirus stimulus package if it contained bailout money for USPS: reporthttps://t.co/SQNYWCm78L pic.twitter.com/KPgZ9FpLWK
— The Hill (@thehill) April 12, 2020
This #coronavirus meme is on to something. Might be a way to ensure unemployment doesn’t go up too far either. pic.twitter.com/0U8C7deDzA
— Simon Kuestenmacher (@simongerman600) April 12, 2020
Small business layoffs spiked 1,000% last month. 10% of the U.S. workforce is now jobless. This is no time for political games.
I hope Democrats stop blocking more funding for the Paycheck Protection Program very soon. American jobs depend on it. https://t.co/R1TGM8gc84
— Leader McConnell (@LeaderMcConnell) April 10, 2020