U.S. Scientists Not Allowed Into China to Investigate Coronavirus: Pompeo

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has accused China of not allowing American scientists to visit the country and investigate the origins of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, delivering yet another attack on Beijing's handling of the crisis.

Pompeo told Fux Noise's The Ingraham Angle on Wednesday that China is not allowing "the transparency and openness we need" regarding the pandemic, which originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan and has now spread worldwide.

Pompeo has been among the most vocal critics of China over COVID-19, echoing President Donald Trump's attacks on Beijing and peddling a conspiracy theory suggesting the virus' may have originated in a scientific research lab in Wuhan. There is currently no evidence to support the theory, but this has not stopped Pompeo and Trump from alluding to it.

Pompeo told host Laura Ingraham: "Even today, the Chinese government hasn't permitted American scientists to go into China, to go into not only the Wuhan lab but wherever it needs to go to learn about this virus, to learn about its origins."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-scientists-not-allowed-into-china-to-investigate-coronavirus-pompeo/ar-BB13593N?li=BBnb7Kz

You had people there but pulled them out when the dotard had a tantrum.

[sandensea]

1. Bumbeo is like Cheeto: he lacks any credibility, wherever he goes

Especially at a time like this.

[SoonerPride]

2. I trust China on COVID-19 more than I trust our own administration

And I don't trust China at all.

[Iliyah]

3. Why would they? . . .

[Squinch]

5. Right? Clearly Donnie Bodybags's administration wants to blame China. If China lets

them in they'll concoct some weird story about how China intentionally infected the world, and Putin will release his bots to make sure 44% of Americans believe it.

[gratuitous]

4. Do we need to have scientists investigate a Democrat hoax, Mike?

Wait; what day is it? Is Covid-19 a hoax, or something serious, or no big deal or totally over today? It's confusing!

[uponit7771]

6. Yet I don't trust Pompeo any more than I trust China

[Pantagruel]

7. Would China

be allowed to send investigative teams here? I doubt it.

[The Magistrate]

8. As If, Sir, We Would Welcome Chinese Scientists To Study Our Measures

There is not a reason in the world China should allow itself to be investigated by foreigners. The days of foreign gunboats on the Yangtse are long gone, and probably not even much remembered here. It would surprise me very much if a christo-fascist god-botherer like Pompeo even knew much about missionary schools and the immunity of Christian converts to Chinese law a hundred years ago. But you may be sure the Chinese remember these things, and resent them to this day....


"Defeat of a hated enemy is something to be for."

[Caliman73]

9. This would not have happened under ANY other administration.

Why would China allow US anything after Trump and his cronies have spent the last couple of months trying to pin EVERYTHING on them.

I am not defending China here. They are a repressive regime and they DID cover up the severity of the virus.

I am saying that Pompeo and ANYONE in the Trump administration has ZERO credibility and NOTHING to stand on when discussing cooperation of any kind. They are a bunch of political hacks who aren't trying to discover anything for the public good. They want access to see how they can cover their own stupid assess on a botched response to a crisis anyone with any sense knew was coming. The origin is important for scientific and public health matters, but those assholes are doing it for none of that.

[brush]

10. He's full of it. trump completely dismantled O's pandemic response...

apparatus, which included teams on the ground at points of origin. It worked very effectively against ebola as only two deaths resulted here.

Pompeo is an ass kissing sycophant who is lying for his lying boss.

[EleanorR]

11. Mike, are you saying if a government blocks access to investigators that is evidence of a cover up?

Where's that info on Ukraine State failed to provide?

[crickets]

12. The US used to have CDC representatives in China, Pompy.

...and why are they not there anymore, hmm? You're trying to divert attention away from the toddler in chief's failures, and it's not going to work. Do hush.

[Marrah_Goodman]

13. Honestly, why would they?