Just in: Trump Executive Order Slashes and Burns Gain-of-Function Research Around the Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : He added, "In all the history of gain-of-function research, we can't point to a single good thing that's come from it." The New York Post reported, "The NIAID [National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases], then run by [Dr. Anthony] Fauci, and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) funneled more than $1.4 million in grants and subawards through EcoHealth [Alliance] to the Chinese lab between 2014 and 2021 for a project titled 'Understanding the Risk of Bat Coronavirus Emergence.'
35% : " Trump said while signing the order, "It's a big deal.
33% : " Trump noted, "So it can leak out innocently, stupidly, incompetently, but innocently, and half destroy the world, right?" "That's right, Mr. President," Bhattacharya confirmed.
26% : " "President Trump has long theorized that COVID-19 originated from a lab leak at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and has consistently pushed for transparency in investigating its origins," the White House added.

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