Jean-Pierre Gets Hit By Report's Questions About New Lab Leak Report
The government and the media are trying to keep the public in the dark about the possible source of COVID-19. The evidence suggests that a lab leak from China is the most likely explanation, but many members of the administration are still reluctant to say so publicly.
Karine Jean-Pierre recently faced questions from Fox News White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich about whether it is “prudent” for members of the administration to voice support for one theory over another without a consensus.
Jean-Pierre attempted to dismiss these questions by calling out political attacks against Dr. Anthony Fauci and praising Joe Biden for ordering an investigation into the virus’s origin.
However, when Heinrich asked if there were lessons learned about how we discuss theories when we don’t have all the answers, Jean-Pierre simply reiterated her point about getting to the bottom of it.
"I do want to speak to Dr. Fauci because the political attacks on someone like Dr. Fauci, and public officials more broadly, but Dr. Fauci who has spent his career saving lives and whether it was the AIDS epidemic or … COVID, this once in a generation pandemic, these attacks have been counterproductive, they have not been helpful. This is someone, again, who has spent almost his entire career fighting for wellbeing, the health of the American people. I just want to call out the political attacks,” Jean-Pierre said.
She then pointed to the officials casting doubt on the lab leak theory despite not having the answers.“There was, not so long ago, a point where anyone asking a question whether a lab leak was a credible theory that should be looked into, a lot of those people were derided as fringe, conspiracy theorists,” Heinrich added.“Are there lessons learned looking back about how we discuss theories when we don’t have all of the answers?”
Heinrich asked.“So, here’s what I can tell you is the president’s commitment to getting to the bottom of this. That is what’s the most important so that we can share this with Congress, we can share this with the American people,” the press secretary said.
“That is why he asked the IC to do its work. And right now, there is no consensus … we’re going to do everything that we can … to figure out where it originated because of what could potentially happen next, because of the potential of having another pandemic and I think that’s what’s most important. That’s what the American people should have confidence in is that you have a president who wants to get to the bottom of this.”
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The media Tuesday evening were quick to rush in and slam the DOE's report as if they're not a reliable source. I just wanted to take a second to point out that the Department did not request to do the report, they were ordered to by the Biden administration. They don't have anything to gain by publishing their findings that I can see.