Morning Jolt: Even Xavier Becerra Jumps on the Lab-Leak Bandwagon

On the menu today: Sorry folks, I really tried, but I can't contain my internal tsunami of "I told you so." The crowd of prominent figures who are open to the lab-leak theory now includes Health and Human Services secretary Xavier Becerra! And on a lighter note, let's contemplate if Marvel Studios is about to hit a wall.

No, Really, Last April, I Really Did Tell You So!

WHAT THE HECK: "Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra told an annual ministerial meeting of the World Health Organization that international experts should be given ‘the independence to fully assess the source of the virus and the early days of the outbreak.’"

Oh, now the Biden administration is willing to openly state that this whole pandemic might trace back to someone not being careful in a Chinese state-run lab working on dangerous viruses.

Okay, I didn't want today's newsletter to be all about the lab-leak theory again, when I wrote about it Monday ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY May 26 2021 WITH JIM GERAGHTY May 26 2021 Even Xavier Becerra Jumps on the Lab-Leak Bandwagon On the menu today: Sorry folks, I really tried, but I can't contain my internal tsunami of "I told you so." The crowd of prominent figures who are open to the lab-leak theory now includes Health and Human Services secretary Xavier Becerra! And on a lighter note, let's contemplate if Marvel Studios is about to hit a wall. No, Really, Last April, I Really Did Tell You So! WHAT THE HECK: "Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra told an annual ministerial meeting of the World Health Organization that international experts should be given ‘the independence to fully assess the source of the virus and the early days of the outbreak.’" Oh, now the Biden administration is willing to openly state that this whole pandemic might trace back to someone not being careful in a Chinese state-run lab working on dangerous viruses. Okay, I didn't want today's newsletter to be all about the lab-leak theory again, when I wrote about it Monday ...   READ MORE

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