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Part of the confusion is that lab leak theory includes a zoonotic component. The virus started as a bat virus and then was modified in the lab. When Trump says

Part of the confusion is that lab leak theory includes a zoonotic component. The virus started as a bat virus and then was modified in the lab. When Trump says "china made this virus" people assume he is saying it was made from scratch or made maliciously. Both of which are unlikely and Trump has a history of saying thing that are total bullshit like "my investigators in Hawaii are going to find proof of Obama's birth"

alisonkisk 5y ago
Trump's non-stop intentional effort to say outrageous and nonsensical things in order to inflame passions (for his own personal profit) and try to hide his own ignorance and lack of work ethic, make it important to have an honest public conversation. This can't be understated. It went so far that half a million US Americans died due a botched response that included people refusing to take basic safety precautions (and supported by their political leaders) just to "to own the libs"
smoldesu 5y ago
It's a shame half a million Americans died to bring us a lesson most people learn in kindergarten.