Wonder how much Xi is paying China news-stooges like this guy? 
Posted on 03/19/2020 3:42:52 PM PDT by heartwood
The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee warned a small group of well-connected constituents three weeks ago to prepare for dire economic and societal effects of the coronavirus, according to a secret recording obtained by NPR.
The remarks from U.S. Sen. Richard Burr were more stark than any he had delivered in more public forums.
On Feb. 27, when the United States had 15 confirmed cases of COVID-19, President Trump was tamping down fears and suggesting that the virus could be seasonal.
"It's going to disappear. One day, it's like a miracle. It will disappear," the president said then, before adding, "it could get worse before it gets better. It could maybe go away. We'll see what happens."
On that same day, Burr attended a luncheon held at a social club called the Capitol Hill Club. And he delivered a much more alarming message.
"There's one thing that I can tell you about this: It is much more aggressive in its transmission than anything that we have seen in recent history," he said, according to a secret recording of the remarks obtained by NPR. "It is probably more akin to the 1918 pandemic."
The luncheon had been organized by the Tar Heel Circle, a nonpartisan group whose membership consists of businesses and organizations in North Carolina, the state Burr represents. Membership to join the Tar Heel Circle costs between $500 and $10,000 and promises that members "enjoy interaction with top leaders and staff from Congress, the administration, and the private sector," according to the group's website.
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Not much visible reaction from the Tar Heel Circle. Not believing, or taking quiet reasonable precautions?
Or possibly unloading stocks, selling short?
If they unloaded stocks based on this that’s called insider trading
Burr has been a douche for a long timehe would have been more than happy to dump on Trump because he’ll still be a senator
His much of that info was classified
Did Cong Schiff dump stock based on secret intel he had access to?
Adam Schiff is the head of the House intelligence committee, and has access to the government’s most highly classified information about threats to America’s security.
The intel committee was receiving daily coronavirus briefings, according to a Reuters story.
The stock market then began a sharp decline.
On Thursday, Schiff’s Senate counterpart, came under fire after NPR obtained a secret recording from Feb. 27, in which Intel chair Sen Burr gave a VIP group at the exclusive social club a much more dire preview of the economic impact of the coronavirus than what he had told the public.
“Senator Burr filed a financial disclosure form for personal transactions made several weeks before the U.S. and financial markets showed signs of volatility due to the growing coronavirus outbreak,” his spokesperson said. “As the situation continues to evolve daily, he has been deeply concerned by the steep and sudden toll this pandemic is taking on our economy.”
Insider trading is OK for Congress, just not for you and me.
There’s a LOT of money to be made in Wash DC, legally and otherwise.
Drag this ***hole out of his office and horsewhip him.
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Weeks ago the cat was out of the bag.
About 3 weeks ago and here on FR you would gotten the same and maybe better info. NPR has been flogging this all day. They are breathless to take someone out over COVID.
Ha. Three weeks ago on FR all was rosy.
My wife flew to Florida 4 weeks ago with an N95 I bought for her. People don’t pay attention. Not my fault.
"There's one thing that I can tell you about this: It is much more aggressive in its transmission than anything that we have seen in recent history," he said
Ah, so, iow, he was dead wrong.
Partisan Media Shills update.
Yeah the President. He is on the Secret recording. This isn’t really about the stock selling.
The President knew and did nothing is what they are trying to point out in a round about way.
He sold over a million worth of stocks in 29 transactions on Feb 13.
Only $1.6 million dumped.
https://www.politicususa.com/2020/03/19/richard-burr-stock-selloff.html
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2020/03/burr-unloaded-stocks-before-coronavirus/
Doubt President Trump dumped stock.
Oh come one now. Entry one who want fixated on impeachment, impeachment, impeachment knew this was a problem and coming our way. Gee, I guess I’m an inside trader as well.
Sorry, I am not going to give an inch to the media when it comes to this virus and their use of it. If that means supporting a d-bag like Burr, so be it.
There are going to be revelations on both sides of the aisle! It’s time@
Wonder how much Xi is paying China news-stooges like this guy?
Insider trading is OK for Congress, just not for you and me.
It has been that way for quiet awhile.
I dreamed of having a financial adviser who advised and slept with Finestein, Boxer and Pelosi.
Three weeks ago?? Geesh it was pretty obvious 2 months ago to anyone paying attention.
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