Commentary
IT APPEARS TRUMP WAS RIGHT – Every day we see more evidence that President Trump was right. Right about Dr. Fauci, and likely right about the origin of Covid-19.
Early last year, when Trump and Vice President Pence’s virus team were holding daily televised briefings, the media noted the friction between Trump and Fauci.
“Trump wasn’t exactly known to suffer bureaucratic fools gladly,” commented Stephen Kruiser recently. I agree, but I believe the president viewed firing Fauci in the middle of the pandemic would be a bad move, even after determining that the shutdown was probably not a good recommendation.
While Trump frequently mentioned that he was left with a cupboard bare of ventilators, masks and other needed emergency medical gear to handle a pandemic, he failed to openly criticize Fauci and other bureaucrats, responsible for not restocking after previous pandemics.
Then there was Fauci’s “wear a mask,” and “not necessary to wear a mask” messages that confused the public. Much of this continued during the Biden administration.
And now we learn that in January of 2017, Fauci warned about the inevitability of a “surprise outbreak” of a new disease during a speech at Georgetown University.
THE VIRUS ORIGIN – Surely, you recall the beating Trump received from the media when he said, “I will tell you, more and more, we’re hearing the story that the new coronavirus emerged from a Wuhan lab.” A Washington Post fact check in May 2020 responded with: “Doubtful.”
Trump’s references to the “virus from China,” the “China virus” and “Wuhan virus” were considered racist. Clearly, there cannot be any dispute that the virus came from China.
“Fauci, Top U.S. General, Throw Cold Water on Trump’s Coronavirus Claim,” read the May 2020 headline in Forbes magazine. Fauci and that general (Mark Milley) continue to work in the Biden administration.
“Ignore the Conspiracy Theories: Scientists Know Covid-19 Wasn’t Created in a Lab,” read the headline in the leftist Guardian in June 2020.
THERE WILL BE NO APOLOGIES to Trump for his stance on the virus origin, but the media is taking a second look now, thanks in part to the work of science writer Nicholas Wade. Wade’s appearance on Tucker Carlson Tonight was an eye-opener.
“Congress is Finally Investigating the Lab Accident Covid-19 Story,” read the Washington Post headline on May 6, 2021, though there is no record of the paper pressing for the investigation.
“The Theory That Covid-19 Escaped from a Lab May Not be So Far-Fetched, read a headline in the New York Post.
Meanwhile, Biden continues to take credit for the massive vaccination effort that wouldn’t have been possible without Trump’s bold initiation of Operation Warp Speed, a decision to federally fund development of a vaccine with a number of pharmaceutical firms.
“Was it so politically critical that the establishment remove Trump from office that whatever he said, they needed to dispute it?” wrote Jane Menton in her Manhattan Contrarian piece, “No Evidence Covid-19 Came From a Lab”: The Media Blow Another Hole in Their Credibility.”
“Were our health functionaries, including Fauci, trying to cover their own butts regarding their involvement in coronavirus research?, Menton asked. And, “are we in so deep with the Chinese that we are afraid to cross them?”
Now, Biden orders an investigation to be completed in 90 days. To what end? What cooperation does he hope to gain from the Chinese? It’s too little, too late.
”Creepy Joe” Gets Even Creepier
“I love those barrettes in your hair, man. I tell you what, look at her, she looks like she’s 19 years old, sitting there like a little lady with her legs crossed,” said President Biden, going off teleprompter to remark about an elementary school-aged girl, during an appearance at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia Friday.
Audible murmuring was heard during his remark, and the New York Post reported “raised eyebrows,” but the publishing of the quote in The Post Millennial @TPostMillenial resulted in reactions, like “Um, wut,” from Tom Bevan at RealClearPolitics … “dude has issues,” from Ricochet’s Jon Gabriel … “to catch a predator,” from Matt Vespa at Townhall.com.
There’s a long list of questionable remarks and moves by Biden, but most memorable was the occasion when he whispered in the ear and kissing the then 13-year-old daughter of Sen. Chris Coons during this swearing-in ceremony.
In February, during a video conference, he told an Arizona nurse that she looked “like a freshman” in college.
After a number of women accused Biden of inappropriate contact, he released a video in which he promised to “be more mindful and respectful of people’s personal space.” I guess that doesn’t apply to a young girl in the audience.
“We’re not going to see him for the next two weeks,” predicted Stephen Miller, a contributor to Spectator USA.
Now, more than ever … May God continue to bless the United States of America.
