Posted on 06/10/2021 8:52:05 PM PDT by RandFan
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is arguing that the dismissal of a theory that former President Trump and his allies pushed suggesting the coronavirus originated in a lab in Wuhan, China, "played a prominent role" in his defeat in the 2020 presidential election.
"There is no doubt in my mind the combination of prominent scientists coming out strongly against the lab leak theory, along with officials from the State Department shutting down additional inquiries, ended up being two of the most consequential events in the 2020 election cycle," Graham wrote in an op-ed published on FoxNews.com on Thursday. "Had they given credence to this charge, the whole tenor, tone and focus of the 2020 election would have turned on a dime."
Republicans in recent weeks have renewed calls for an investigation into the theory that the origins of the virus are linked to a lab in the city of Wuhan, an assertion that was dismissed by the scientific community during the early days of the pandemic.
Some top public health officials, including White House medical adviser and top infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci, have said they now believe it is possible the virus could have originated in a lab.
"Many of us feel that it is more likely this is a natural occurrence, but we don't know 100 percent the answer to that," Fauci said late last month. "Because we don't know 100 percent what the origin is, it's imperative that we look and we do an investigation."
Trump seized on the news, saying the statements from public health officials giving potential credence to claims of the virus originating in a lab validates him.
"Now everybody is agreeing that I was right when I very early on called Wuhan as the source of COVID-19, sometimes referred to as the China Virus," Trump said. "To me it was obvious from the beginning but I was badly criticized, as usual. Now they are all saying 'He was right.' Thank you!"
Graham, a supporter of Trump who has repeatedly blamed China for the global pandemic, is among leading Republicans pressuring President Biden's administration and the State Department to find out what the Chinese government knew about the pandemic and when.
If the so-called lab leak theory would have been embraced by the scientific community and media last year, Graham argued, the conversation about the origins of the pandemic would have dominated the presidential cycle.
"Americans would have demanded a tougher line against the Chinese communist regime and would have been looking for a commander in chief to lead the charge. There is no doubt in my mind this would have benefitted President Trump much more than Joe Biden," Graham wrote.
"However, instead of validating President Trump’s concerns, the scientists’ early dismissal created a narrative that President Trump was out of touch and spreading right-wing conspiracy theories. It was a narrative that the elite media, who hated President Trump with a burning passion, was only too happy to help spread."
As Republicans press on with investigations and public pressure, the White House has said they believe the World Health Organization should take the lead on investigating the origins of the pandemic.
"We don’t know all the answers, but the more we learn about the early days of the pandemic, the more questions are raised. Some of the scientists who initially said it was a lab leak think the origins of COVID-19 need to be revisited and further investigation is warranted. I agree," Graham concluded. "With more than 600,000 Americans and over 3.7 million people around the globe already dead due to COVID-19, we deserve answers."
Where did that theory come from!!!
Did he talk himself out of the election stolen by the dems? In the midst of audits.. he’s decided biden won,?
No.. biden did not win.. we have ignorance on this nation.. but not enough to elect a senile socialist who will destroy everything.
If you want to lay blame on anything after stealing.. you can lay it on kemp.. he gave the senate seat to the wrong one.. and then refused to call an executive session of the legislature to stop the bogus votes being made for biden.
The virus did not put biden in the oval office!
The virus has been a year of hill.. made worse with dems making one bad decision after another.
Wow.
Every time Linda opens his mouth, she’s wrong.
Lindsey still doesn’t get it. Trump didn’t lose the election. The Dims stole the After-Count.
Wow. That’s nuts.
Voter fraud in Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin is why Trump lost. Also possibly Virginia but that is not certain. The prior states are certain. I know statistics.
What a weasel ...
Election theft cost Trump the election. Tru
No, the dismissal of the lab leak theory didn’t cost Trump the election.
The carefully timed intentional “leak” of the virus by the Chinese dutifully followed by the Deep State shutdown of the economy did him in.
Election theft enabled by the intentionally released virus.
It was all far too “coincidental.”
Letting the WHO lead any investigation into the originals of the Wuhan virus (bat virus to us common folks and many virologists), is like letting Dracula lead an investigation into conditions inside a blood bank.
If Fauci looks a lot like Bela Lugosi, I don’t think it’s a coincident, only Fauci is real and Lugosi was an actor (However, Fauci is a pretty good actor himself, perhaps one of those “bad actors” the Dems are always accusing of being Trump’s friend).
I feel like if we knew it came from a lab a lot of people’s reactions would have been different, blame China but also been more open to masks/shutdowns/vaccines or whatever might work. It might not have been brushed off as “just another flu” etc.
I don’t see how it makes Trump’s handling of the situation look any better, probably worse
And yet he still won.
And possibly New Hampshire and Nevada.
Thank you.
+1
Graham is going to investigate and get back to us! Don’t worry, he will find out the truth. I trust Lindsey!!! /sarcasm
No, election fraud did and the senators and other party members who allowed it.
When one considers everything ...everything the democrats did to Trump, from the Russia Election Interference, threat of impeachment before he even took office, TWO farcical impeachment processes by Pelosi, a stolen election, and the media shills...and even now the NY investigations underway to make sure he never runs for office or their wet dream that he goes to prison!
Every thing they have tried to throw at Trump has been proven false and more importantly, proven President Trump right, real, authentic, and true. These Fauci emails show, Fauci essentially betrayed the nation. And the cavalier attitudes of the democrat leadership at the beginning of the pandemic, is evidence enough that they all knew the truth and that makes them complicit in the deaths of millions all in an effort to betray the United States of America.
The question I have...the entire Republicans Party is still sitting chained to the wall and being beat like dogs by this power mad party who somehow succeeds, even when they appear to fail!
Sadly, as we watch our nation crumble at their hands and their constituents gleefully march in lock step with them, we cannot even save ourselves. There are no allies coming to rescue us for as we look across the landscape their own people are not in any better condition. This socialist, marxist, evil has taken the world.
America is splintering and so has the rest of Western Civilization. We must recognize our culture is to be crushed. While we stood back from the marxist riots many failed to see the world picture as those same organizations rioted across the western world.
What is happening isn’t just a United States problem, it is the freedom of the Western World at stake. Everything we think, love, and believe is going to be taken from us and eventually even our very lives.
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