In January 2020, it looked as though Trump might easily get re-elected, with a strong economy, secure borders, low crime, and no new wars. For the media, COVID was a godsend. They could use it to cause panic among the population, implement lockdowns, and wreck the economy. Then they suppressed the lab leak theory so that Trump could not blame the Chinese government for causing the pandemic. Their strategy was successful in preventing Trump from getting re-elected.
“Their strategy was successful in preventing Trump from getting re-elected.”
Bigly. And now looming before us is some other dreadful ‘demic — avian, etc. Just in time for November. Let’s see how stupid Americans are this time around. Let’s see if they have learned anything about hoaxes.