BREAKING: Gen. Milley responds to rumors that coronavirus came from a Chinese lab. "We've had a lot of intelligence take a hard look at that "..."it's inconclusive, although the weight of evidence leans towards natural. But, we don't know for certain."
Those words are going to fuel a lifetime of additional conspiracy theories and speculation. But the tone of his voice was pretty dismissive of the idea, and he stressed that they've looked hard. "Hard." And "the weight of evidence leans towards natural."
And kudos to @JenGriffinFNC for asking Esper and Milley directly about what has grown legs as a theory promoted by Republicans like Tom Cotton and being used on partisan airwaves as a justification for "Chinese virus" language and calls for retaliation. defenseone.com/politics/2020/…
New headline: Did the Coronavirus Escape from a Chinese Lab? Here’s What the Pentagon Says defenseone.com/threats/2020/0… (corrects orig version, h/t @joshrogin)
