Biden Asks Intel Community to 'Redouble' Efforts Probing COVID-19 Origins
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On Wednesday, President Joe Biden asked the intelligence community to report within 90 days on the likely origins of COVID-19. While left-leaning articles highlight that support is growing in Congress for a probe of the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, right-leaning articles highlight that the White House said it hasn’t ruled any theories out yet on COVID-19’s origins.
A left-leaning article by Politico highlights that support is growing in Congress for a probe of the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, an effort that could pit Democratic lawmakers against the Biden administration. Democrats have previously dismissed the lab leak theory as a GOP talking point, but now lawmakers from both parties are giving the scenario renewed consideration.
USA Today published a centrist article reporting that Biden said in a statement that he wants the intelligence community to “redouble” the investigative efforts. Two elements of the community lean toward the likelihood that the virus emerged from human contact with an infected animal, while one leans toward the possibility of a laboratory accident.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that the White House said it hasn’t ruled any theories out yet on COVID-19’s origins, but still refused to say if there would be retribution if the tracks led back to a Chinese lab. Principle deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters in her first time at the briefing podium that the White house hasn’t “ruled out anything yet.”