U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Greta Van Susteren on Newsmax to discuss the Biden administration’s decision to stop funding China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology. The Biden administration will impose a 10-year ban on funding for the Chinese research laboratory over failures to provide appropriate documentation regarding research protocols.
On Biden Administration Stopping Funds for China’s Wuhan Lab
“[The Biden] administration has made this declaration…all the while ridiculing several skeptics over the last few years that have raised concerns about it, but it’s always nice when we get to a place of reality, and I think that’s where we are.”
On the World Health Organization
“It’s not like they just stopped collaborating or cooperating. There are several other NGOs and other international organizations, maybe more regional in some cases that do similar work, that are far more charitable in their work that we can collaborate with and work with, that are more like-minded […] The pandemic sort of heightened our awareness of a lot of our vulnerabilities, but we ought to be looking for ways to do more things with friends and people who trust where we lead the charge rather than acquiescing—not just our dollars but our leadership to people who quite frankly can’t be trusted.”
On Nuclear Labs Developing Around the World
“We’re to the point now where we don’t trust first, and then you have to prove your worth. To answer your question, I don’t know, but I’m concerned to say the least. I think a lot of us are concerned, which is why we have to keep ratcheting up the oversight and going through this experience. We can’t just simply pretend ‘oh wow we’ve been enlightened now.’ These are suspicions that have been around for several years, and we need to continue to seek answers.”
