Trump Lambasts '60 Minutes' After Episode About His COVID-19 Conspiracy Mongering
Donald Trump on Sunday lambasted CBS News and its flagship 60 Minutes program for doing everything within their power
to defend China after an episode that explored his coronavirus conspiracy mongering.
The 60 Minutes segment reported that Trumps administration had defunded for political reasons a nonprofit engaged in potentially lifesaving research about bat-borne coronaviruses, including the one causing the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the episode, eminent virologist Peter Daszak whod raised the alarm about a possible pandemic as far back as 2003 said the National Institutes of Health had recently canceled a grant to his EcoHealth Alliance, though the organizations work is very relevant to the ongoing outbreak, which scientists think originated in bats.
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NIH confirmed to USA Today that it axed EcoHealth Alliances grant last month, but would not elaborate on the reason.
https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/trump-60-minutes-coronavirus-peter-daszak-ecohealth-alliance-110448130.html