Author of “State-Led Globalization” (forthcoming)

“China didn’t say much and Russia is not saying much either.” @pdoocy presses President Trump on if the plague in Russia may be a bioweapon being developed by the government and compares the mysterious lab death to COVID's origins in Wuhan. Trump says Moscow maintains the situation is “very much under control,” but acknowledges Russia has not said much publicly. The questions follow the death of a worker at a Siberian anti-plague research institute. Russian officials say she died from pneumonia of unknown origin, while international health officials continue monitoring the situation.