Dr. Redfield: Covid Was ‘Taught,’ Evolved in Wuhan Lab

HEMMER Dr Marc Siegel ░░░░░░░░ two hours with him ░░░░░░░░ the weekend Doctor good ░░░░░░░░ to you What did ░░░░░░░░ will learn SIEGEL Bill ░░░░░░░░ year and a half ░░░░░░░░ Dr Robert Redfield then ░░░░░░░░ Director had a hypothesis ░░░░░░░░ the emerging virus So ░░░░░░░░ Dr Anthony Fauci Redfield ░░░░░░░░ that the evidence pointed ░░░░░░░░ a lab manipulation and ░░░░░░░░ leak and Fauci didn ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts REDFIELD There ░░░░░░░░ an alternative hypothesis that ░░░░░░░░ went from a bat ░░░░░░░░ got into the laboratory ░░░░░░░░ in the laboratory it ░░░░░░░░ taught educated it evolved ░░░░░░░░ that it became a ░░░░░░░░ that could efficiently transmit ░░░░░░░░ to human My professional ░░░░░░░░ as a virologist is ░░░░░░░░ is the hypothesis that ░░░░░░░░ support You know other ░░░░░░░░ Tony Fauci for example ░░░░░░░░ say that he prefers ░░░░░░░░ support that it evolved ░░░░░░░░ nature I think those ░░░░░░░░ the two hypotheses Clip ░░░░░░░░ SIEGEL Dr Fauci has ░░░░░░░░ believed the virus came ░░░░░░░░ an animal intermediary a ░░░░░░░░ that gained the most ░░░░░░░░ in the media and ░░░░░░░░ recently he has conceded ░░░░░░░░ there might be another ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts REDFIELD I ░░░░░░░░ Tony is holding onto ░░░░░░░░ hypothesis tightly Now why ░░░░░░░░ that be Sometimes scientists ░░░░░░░░ they bite into a ░░░░░░░░ on a hypothesis it ░░░░░░░░ hard for them to ░░░░░░░░ on I guess if ░░░░░░░░ m disappointed about anything ░░░░░░░░ the early scientific community ░░░░░░░░ that there seemed to ░░░░░░░░ a lack of openness ░░░░░░░░ pursue both hypotheses Clip ░░░░░░░░ SIEGEL Dr Redfield told ░░░░░░░░ he had a higher ░░░░░░░░ security clearance than others ░░░░░░░░ the Task Force working ░░░░░░░░ with the State Department ░░░░░░░░ The National Security Council ░░░░░░░░ him early knowledge on ░░░░░░░░ virus s characteristics that ░░░░░░░░ on the Task Force ░░░░░░░░ didn t have But ░░░░░░░░ of what he reviewed ░░░░░░░░ classified He says data ░░░░░░░░ this needs to be ░░░░░░░░ wider to protect Americans ░░░░░░░░ starts REDFIELD I think ░░░░░░░░ first critical error was ░░░░░░░░ called this SARS like ░░░░░░░░ 2 is not SARS ░░░░░░░░ And by calling it ░░░░░░░░ like we mounted a ░░░░░░░░ health response that was ░░░░░░░░ off of SARS The ░░░░░░░░ is Covid is nothing ░░░░░░░░ SARS This virus s ░░░░░░░░ is largely asymptomatic So ░░░░░░░░ strategy that we started ░░░░░░░░ January and February and ░░░░░░░░ figured out as we ░░░░░░░░ into March that that ░░░░░░░░ t the situation here ░░░░░░░░ probably most of transmission ░░░░░░░░ Covid was from asymptomatic ░░░░░░░░ was flawed Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Dr Redfield claims it ░░░░░░░░ a big mistake his ░░░░░░░░ team was not allowed ░░░░░░░░ the Wuhan lab when ░░░░░░░░ virus was first identified ░░░░░░░░ January of 2020 He ░░░░░░░░ he should ve pushed ░░░░░░░░ to get in right ░░░░░░░░ and the World Health ░░░░░░░░ was too compromise to ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts REDFIELD I ░░░░░░░░ they were highly compromised ░░░░░░░░ they were incapable of ░░░░░░░░ China to adhere to ░░░░░░░░ treaty agreements that they ░░░░░░░░ on global health because ░░░░░░░░ didn t do that ░░░░░░░░ they allowed China to ░░░░░░░░ a group of scientists ░░░░░░░░ come in and investigate ░░░░░░░░ s not consistent with ░░░░░░░░ role Clip ends SIEGEL ░░░░░░░░ Redfield told me he ░░░░░░░░ concerned that manipulating viruses ░░░░░░░░ be research that we ░░░░░░░░ not quite prepared to ░░░░░░░░ doing He warned against ░░░░░░░░ he called going down ░░░░░░░░ path of scientific arrogance ░░░░░░░░ Dana.”