April 19, 2023

During a House hearing on the Origins of Covid-19 Tuesday, Rep. Jared Moskowitz took aim at one of the biggest serial conspiracy theorists about COVID19, Donald Trump.

Tuesday's hearing was designed to appease the anti-vaccine, anti-Covid, QAnon conspiracy nuts that have overtaken the GOP.

Rep. Moskowitz had some other thoughts on the topic.

"I think the American people have a right to know why so much misinformation was spread about COVID-19 in this country by President Trump," Rep Moskowitz said. "Let me just read some of the greatest hits from President Trump."

China's been working very hard to contain the coronavirus.

The United States greatly appreciates their efforts and transparency.

It will all work out well, in particular, on behalf of the American people, I want to thank President Xi.

I just spoke to President Xi last night, and you know we're working on the problem, the virus.

It's a very tough situation. I think he's going to handle it. I think it's handled very well.

We're helping wherever we can.

Just had a long conversation with the President of China.

He's strong, sharp, powerful, focused on leading the counterattack to the coronavirus. He feels they're doing very well, even building hospitals in a matter of days.

Great discipline in taking place in China. President leads strongly in a very successful operation. We're working closely with China to help.

I think China was very, you know, professionally run in a sense. They've got everything under control. I really believe they're going to have it under control very soon.

You know, in April, supposedly it's going to die with the hotter weather, and that's a beautiful date to look forward to.

But China, I can tell you, is working very hard.

We have very few people in this country with COVID, and you know what? They're getting better. They're all getting better. I think the whole situation will work out well.

We pretty much shut it down coming from China.

You know, we only have 15 people with COVID, and, you know, 15 within a couple of days, it's going to go down to zero.

That's a pretty good job we've done.

It's going to go away, hopefully at the end of the month, and if not, hopefully soon after that.

Rep. Moskowitz then broke away from some of Trump's horrendous proclamations at the onset of COVID 19.

"I could keep going. This goes on and on, and every day it goes on," Moskowitz said. "There were more and more cases in this country. And so we have to find out why the president was spreading that information."

Those remarks listed by Moskowitz read happened at the beginning of the Covid outbreak in early 2020.

Trump continually promoted snake oil cures like hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, Ivermectin, drinking bleach and using UV lights.

Replacing Dr. Fauci with Scott Atlas, a person with no experience viruses or infections was also a monumental f**kup.

If anyone needs to be investigated over spreading lies and misinformation, it's the Orange Julius.

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