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SGman's avatar

It is important to know where COVID-19 came from, and the political ramifications that follow if it really did come from a lab and this was covered-up. That said, it changes nothing about the actions and failures of the Trump Administration once it arrived here.

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Steve Berman's avatar

And nothing I wrote defended anything Trump did. However, the media’s obsession with painting “orange man bad” on every single issue did present China with an opportunity to muddy the waters. And the Chinese took that opportunity.

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SGman's avatar

Nor did I accuse you of defending Trump's actions. I'm just putting it out there that it means little when it comes to our response to the virus because as you know, many are trying to seize on this aspect of the story as somehow absolving Trump and his administration: it's important to combat this narrative.

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Nick Gibbs's avatar

Clearly you don't regard Fox News as media, cos they took every opportunity to carry water for Trump and his lies, (Chris Wallace excepted.)

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Scott C.'s avatar

"The earlier dismissals were not based on any known scientific analysis or facts. They were based on a narrative that because President Trump had reacted so strongly to the “China virus”" The conspiracy that the virus leaked from a lab also has zero scientific analysis or facts. So what narrative are you following in presenting your blog as if it now does?

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Steve Berman's avatar

The intelligence reports are all cited in the article.

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