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Tom Cole: “I think they probably manipulated the World Health…”

Featuring: Tom Cole, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 4th Congressional District

A Conversation with Congressman Tom Cole

Published June 9, 2021 | Video Starts at 38:16

But again, my instinct right now is I'm very worried. Chinese didn't cooperate. A lot of people died and trillions of dollars worth of damage were done because they were slow, clearly, in notifying it. I think they probably manipulated the World Health Organization. That's a huge loss because that will undermine the credibility of an institution that we really need. (38:16–38:21)

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