At least five U.S. Senators’ stocks were sold after receiving sensitive briefings on the CCP virus in the early weeks of what ultimately became a pandemic.
The Epoch Times refers to the novel coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, as the CCP virus because the Chinese Communist Party’s coverup and mismanagement allowed the virus to spread throughout China and create a global pandemic.
Stocks held by Sens. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), and David Purdue (R-Ga.) were sold around the time they were receiving closed-door briefings on the CCP virus in January.
Burr, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, sold between $628,000 and $1.7 million of his stocks on Feb. 13, according to Senate financial disclosures. A week later, the stock market began to decline.
Stock market transactions from senators are reported in ranges.
The biggest sales from Burr included stocks from Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, a company that has lost significant value amid the pandemic, and shares of Extended Stay America, a hospitality chain that has also seen a decrease in value amid the spread of the CCP virus.
Burr on Feb. 7 penned an op-ed with Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) telling Americans the country “is better prepared than ever before to face emerging public health threats, like the coronavirus.” At a private meeting on Feb. 27, Burr told business leaders that the new illness created a situation “akin to the 1918 pandemic,” according to a recording obtained by NPR.
Burr called the NPR article about the recording “a tabloid-style hit piece.”
As the pandemic continues on its deadly path around the globe, some crucial facts are being pushed aside by the media and international organizations that wish to preserve their relationship with China. As a result, the narrative of this global disaster has been changing dramatically under the guidance of the Chinese regime.
Therefore, let’s refocus on some key facts.
The pandemic began in Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei province, in China. Furthermore, the virus did not come from Wuhan’s wild animal market.
Rather, that which we prefer to call the “CCP virus” likely came from China’s one and only National Biosafety Laboratory—the only Level 4 facility in China that handles coronaviruses*. And just where is that lab located?
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