Lab Leak Theory Gains Renewed Attention as Trump Declares Wuhan Lab as COVID-19 Origin

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“The Biden administration’s Department of Health and Human Services has shielded key public health officials from scrutiny,” it claims.

The Evolution of the Lab Leak Theory

[Dec 2019] — Mysterious pneumonia cases reported in Wuhan, China

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[Jan 2020] — First U.S. COVID-19 case confirmed

[April 2020] — President Trump and Secretary Pompeo suggest virus originated from a lab in Wuhan

[Feb 2021] — WHO-China joint investigation downplays lab leak theory

[March 2023] — FBI endorses lab leak theory with “moderate confidence”

[Dec 2024] — House Republican report concludes COVID-19 originated from a lab

[April 2025] — Trump administration launches official White House webpage promoting lab leak theory

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Ongoing Political Divide

In December 2024, the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, led by Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), published a report endorsing the lab-leak theory as the most probable origin of the virus. However, House Democrats issued a counter-report, asserting that the Republican-led investigation failed to conclusively determine the virus’s origins.