redstate.com By  Nick Arama
Speculation that the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic could have resulted from a possible lab leak has been treated by Democrats and media as a âconspiracy theoryâ for the past year, but now itâs finally getting the attention it should have gotten a year ago, with Dr. Anthony Fauci conceding that even he isnât convinced that it developed naturally and there needs to be a further investigation. On top of that, thereâs new reporting that three scientists working at the Wuhan Institute of Virology became so sick with an illness producing COVID-1 symptoms in November 2019 that they had to seek hospital care, lending further credence to the theory.
Given the havoc that the pandemic has wreaked, you would think that getting a straight answer from China and holding them accountable would be number one on the hit parade. But it would seem, not so much, given White House Press Secretary Jen Psakiâs response to questions today from Foxâs Peter Doocy.
WHâs Psaki on growing evidence Covid escaped from a Chinese lab: We want a WHO-driven investigation, not a U.S-led probe:
"We have repeatedly called for the W.H.O. to support an expert-driven evaluation of the pandemic's origins" pic.twitter.com/XQlUws9Ndd
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) May 24, 2021
Psaki claimed:
âWe have repeatedly called for the W.H.O. to support an expert-driven evaluation of the pandemicâs origins that is free from interference or politicization.â
Is she kidding? The WHO who told us, falsely, on Jan. 14, 2020, that the virus wasnât transmissible between humans? The WHO who was against the China travel ban President Trump enacted in January 2020. The organization that has been at the beck and call of China? That organization? Fortunately, President Donald Trump wasnât relying upon the WHO to protect America or look out for Americaâs interests when he cut travel, like the Biden team apparently is now.
On 14 Jan, WHO tweeted that there was no human to human transmission in #china. pic.twitter.com/KtklHVyCo5
— sf3ub7l33741 (@fu7371) May 21, 2020
This answer from Psaki is just flat-out nonsensical. Yes, you can have a WHO investigation. But that shouldnât prevent you from having a concurrent American investigation. Is she really saying there isnât such an investigation happening? Because thatâs surely what it sounds like sheâs saying. Why would you ever just rely upon such an investigation anyway without doing our own, even if the WHO hadnât already proved that they canât be trusted? The first obligation Biden should have should be an American investigation. But it doesnât seem like he even cares about that.
It wasnât only Doocy grilling Psaki on the topic. She was also questioned by Reutersâ Jeff Mason and CBSâ Wejia Jiang. Thatâs good news, that perhaps finally some others and not just Doocy may be doing their jobs and pushing for answers.
After @PDoocy went back-and-forth with Jen Psaki over the @WSJ story about Wuhan Institute of Virology employees, Reuters's @jeffmason1 and CBS's @Weijia Jiang both picked up on it and continued hammering away (and much to Psaki's dismay).
Left, right, center — this matters.
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) May 24, 2021
