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Raja Krishnamoorthi: “I think that he wants to potentially say that this was a -- somehow a Chinese-sponsored virus when, of course, the WHO…”

On the recordMarch 10, 2020
I think that he wants to potentially say that this was a -- somehow a Chinese-sponsored virus when, of course, the WHO today certified this as a global pandemic, meaning that it's something that has spread throughout the world at this point.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Krishnamoorthi criticizes the President's attempt to blame China for the virus, emphasizing that it is now an American problem.

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