Again, useless drivel.
When there is a lab outbreak from Wuhan, people go look to see what is going on. Months later when you as the big dog in charge are asked if funding was in place and you say 'no it wasn't', and then another few months later your institution corrects you on RECORD, it means you lied.
This isn't something asked off the cuff which he could pull the Zuckerberg answer too and say 'I don't have an answer for you at this time but my team will get back to you.' He almost certainly knew the question was coming during he hearing, knew what had happened, and lied.
And if he didn't actually know at the time of the hearing, it means he's even more of a moron and should be fired immediately. The gain of function research could be essential to breaking down the virus to help treat treatment and prevent further outbreak. I guess he isn't aware of that either.
So again, useless drivel and spin. But of course, totally expected.
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