Homeland Security claims China didn’t reveal COVID-19 crisis to stockpile masks — it still doesn’t explain Trump’s inaction
Coronavirus,Trade,Foreign Policy,White House,DHS,China
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The Department of Homeland Security released a report saying that China intentionally delayed telling the World Health Organization about the coronavirus because they wanted to stockpile masks and ventilators.
The report was first released to the Associated Press, but Politico’s Betsy Woodruff Swan noted that there was just “moderate confidence” in the claim.
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