Tucker: Why Are Scientists and the U.S. Intelligence Protecting China When There’s No Conclusive Evidence that Covid Didn’t Come from a Lab?

RUSH TRANSCRIPT On in ░░░░░░░░ laboratory to infect a ░░░░░░░░ worker Tucker It s ░░░░░░░░ to dismiss Robert Redfield ░░░░░░░░ some kind of qanon ░░░░░░░░ or a lunatic He ░░░░░░░░ not Redfield is a ░░░░░░░░ army officer who spent ░░░░░░░░ life studying virology that ░░░░░░░░ t mean he is ░░░░░░░░ right about everything and ░░░░░░░░ fact he has often ░░░░░░░░ wrong during this pandemic ░░░░░░░░ it does mean that ░░░░░░░░ he says is worth ░░░░░░░░ carefully That is supposed ░░░░░░░░ be what journalists do ░░░░░░░░ a living They look ░░░░░░░░ claims that have some ░░░░░░░░ not proven but should ░░░░░░░░ looked into especially claims ░░░░░░░░ have enormous implications for ░░░░░░░░ country That s not ░░░░░░░░ close to what happened ░░░░░░░░ scientists over at MSNBC ░░░░░░░░ CNN the same people ░░░░░░░░ silenced Alissa khan got ░░░░░░░░ immediately Former CDC director ░░░░░░░░ Redfield told our own ░░░░░░░░ Gupta in a new ░░░░░░░░ documentary that he believes ░░░░░░░░ 19 originated from a ░░░░░░░░ in Wuhan Even though ░░░░░░░░ there has been no ░░░░░░░░ evidence to support the ░░░░░░░░ The lab leak theory ░░░░░░░░ t seem like a ░░░░░░░░ theory unless you aggregate ░░░░░░░░ biggest collection of Coronavirus ░░░░░░░░ put them in a ░░░░░░░░ The theory that the ░░░░░░░░ originated in a lab ░░░░░░░░ Wuhan China But tonight ░░░░░░░░ Anthony Fauci tells National ░░░░░░░░ that quote This virus ░░░░░░░░ not have been artificially ░░░░░░░░ deliberately manipulated Both scientists ░░░░░░░░ the U S Intelligence ░░░░░░░░ agree that this Coronavirus ░░░░░░░░ not man made That ░░░░░░░░ not a possibility It ░░░░░░░░ from a natural source ░░░░░░░░ didn t come from ░░░░░░░░ lab A lot of ░░░░░░░░ love that phrases escaped ░░░░░░░░ a lab because it ░░░░░░░░ like something from a ░░░░░░░░ movie or comic book ░░░░░░░░ like a man made ░░░░░░░░ that China was weaponizing ░░░░░░░░ got out of control ░░░░░░░░ So scientists and the ░░░░░░░░ S Intelligence community are ░░░░░░░░ It did not come ░░░░░░░░ a lab What s ░░░░░░░░ interesting is of course ░░░░░░░░ we don t know ░░░░░░░░ isn t conclusive evidence ░░░░░░░░ either direction So why ░░░░░░░░ these self appointed TV ░░░░░░░░ and talking heads instantly ░░░░░░░░ it political and instantly ░░░░░░░░ something they cannot prove ░░░░░░░░ New York Times published ░░░░░░░░ hit piece entitled ex ░░░░░░░░ debunked origin theory according ░░░░░░░░ the New York Times ░░░░░░░░ agencies have no evidence ░░░░░░░░ Coronavirus escaped from a ░░░░░░░░ That s not exactly ░░░░░░░░ It s not a ░░░░░░░░ question Last April the ░░░░░░░░ of the director of ░░░░░░░░ intelligence released a statement ░░░░░░░░ that the intelligence community ░░░░░░░░ in fact not ruled ░░░░░░░░ a leak from the ░░░░░░░░ in Wuhan Intel officials ░░░░░░░░ they will quote continue ░░░░░░░░ rigorously examine emerging information ░░░░░░░░ intelligence to determine whether ░░░░░░░░ outbreak began through contact ░░░░░░░░ infected animals or if ░░░░░░░░ was the result of ░░░░░░░░ accident at the laboratory ░░░░░░░░ Wuhan As recently as ░░░░░░░░ last month the director ░░░░░░░░ national intelligence stood by ░░░░░░░░ statement So why are ░░░░░░░░ many trying to dismiss ░░░░░░░░ claims out of hand ░░░░░░░░ if they know Why ░░░░░░░░ they trying to make ░░░░░░░░ former director of the ░░░░░░░░ be quiet Part of ░░░░░░░░ answer of course to ░░░░░░░░ China The World Health ░░░░░░░░ is funded by China ░░░░░░░░ they re certainly working ░░░░░░░░ to do it This ░░░░░░░░ the W H O ░░░░░░░░ what it called a ░░░░░░░░ on the origins of ░░░░░░░░ Coronavirus There was only ░░░░░░░░ researcher based in the ░░░░░░░░ States who participated in ░░░░░░░░ H O s investigation ░░░░░░░░ the origin of the ░░░░░░░░ Guess who that person ░░░░░░░░ Oh it s Peter ░░░░░░░░ surprise surprise now let ░░░░░░░░ see if you can ░░░░░░░░ what daszak and his ░░░░░░░░ discovered in their investigation ░░░░░░░░ a whole lot of ░░░░░░░░ innocence In the W ░░░░░░░░ O s 120 page ░░░░░░░░ on the origins of ░░░░░░░░ virus only two pages ░░░░░░░░ the possibility it may ░░░░░░░░ come from a lab ░░░░░░░░ rare laboratory accidents do ░░░░░░░░ in different laboratories around ░░░░░░░░ world are working with ░░░░░░░░ Coronavirus Yet the report ░░░░░░░░ the Wuhan CDC laboratory ░░░░░░░░ on the second of ░░░░░░░░ 2019 to a new ░░░░░░░░ near the wet market ░░░░░░░░ moves can be disruptive ░░░░░░░░ the operation of any ░░░░░░░░ But tonight get the ░░░░░░░░ idea says the W ░░░░░░░░ O It is still ░░░░░░░░ and we re quoting ░░░░░░░░ unlikely the virus emerged ░░░░░░░░ the lab why is ░░░░░░░░ so unlikely exactly Here ░░░░░░░░ the explanation There is ░░░░░░░░ record of viruses closely ░░░░░░░░ to the controversies in ░░░░░░░░ laboratory before December of ░░░░░░░░ or genomes that in ░░░░░░░░ could provide a sars ░░░░░░░░ 2 genome In other ░░░░░░░░ we didn t find ░░░░░░░░ paper trail because China ░░░░░░░░ t leave one If ░░░░░░░░ could keep deadly viruses ░░░░░░░░ escaping into the rest ░░░░░░░░ the world it s ░░░░░░░░ Wuhan institute of virology ░░░░░░░░ the three laboratories in ░░░░░░░░ working with either Coronavirus ░░░░░░░░ and or Coronavirus isolation ░░░░░░░░ vaccine development all had ░░░░░░░░ quality biosafety level facilities ░░░░░░░░ were well managed closed ░░░░░░░░ And case closed By ░░░░░░░░ way this is contradicted ░░░░░░░░ firsthand testimony of American ░░░░░░░░ who went in to ░░░░░░░░ lab and said wow ░░░░░░░░ looks dangerous But according ░░░░░░░░ the W H O ░░░░░░░░ and the World Health ░░░░░░░░ did nothing wrong so ░░░░░░░░ asking questions And yet ░░░░░░░░ s interesting that people ░░░░░░░░ t stop Some people ░░░░░░░░ continuing to act On ░░░░░░░░ a former national security ░░░░░░░░ told CBS News that ░░░░░░░░ W H O Report ░░░░░░░░ all the credibility of ░░░░░░░░ North Korean evening news ░░░░░░░░ Jamie Metzl served in ░░░░░░░░ Clinton administration and then ░░░░░░░░ W H O Advisory ░░░░░░░░ can t be described ░░░░░░░░ a right winger But ░░░░░░░░ report was just too ░░░░░░░░ for Jamie Metzl and ░░░░░░░░ said so I wouldn ░░░░░░░░ really call what s ░░░░░░░░ now an investigation.