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Trump suggests he's seen evidence indicating coronavirus originated in China lab
President Trump said Thursday he has seen evidence suggesting the coronavirus originated from a laboratory in China, while continuing his criticism of the World Health Organization's ties to Beijing, comparing the U.N.-backed agency to a public relations firm.
President Trump said Thursday he has seen evidence suggesting the coronavirus originated from a laboratory in China, while continuing his criticism of the World Health Organization's ties to Beijing, comparing the U.N.-backed agency to a public relations firm.
Trump was speaking to reporters about protecting America's senior citizens when Fox News and others asked if he had reason to believe the outbreak originated in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
"Yes, I have," he said, without further explanation. "And, I think that the World Health Organization should be ashamed of themselves because they’re like the public relations agency for China."
An investigation has been ongoing into whether the pandemic was the result of an accident at the Wuhan lab, intelligence officials confirmed to Fox News on Thursday – in what would be a contradiction from the broad consensus that it originated at a wet market in the city.
The president had previously speculated on whether China knew about the virus sooner than it has led on and withheld information about the outbreak.
"So far I think China is trying to be ... somewhat transparent with us, but we're going to find out," Trump said. "It's a terrible thing that happened. Whether they made a mistake or whether it started off as a mistake and then they made another one or did somebody do something on purpose." Click here for more on our top story.
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