Trump says he does not think suspected Russian plague cases are a bioweapon
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President Trump said Wednesday he does not think the suspected Russian plague cases are a bioweapon. "We don't think so," the president said in the Oval Office. He said Russia has said it has it "under control." "They're sharing it a little bit with our people," Trump said.
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Roughly 200 people have been placed in quarantine in connection to the death of a lab worker who reportedly died after breaking a test tube containing the pathogen that causes pneumonic plague.
Donald Trump is dragging his feet in dealing with the recent pneumonic plague case in Russia. Speaking with reporters on the White House South Lawn Tuesday evening, the president appeared completely disaffected and uninterested in the matter, offering short replies about his approach to the worrisom…
President Donald Trump cast doubt on claims that Russia’s pneumonic plague is a bioweapon, although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring reports of the situation. “Well, we don’t think so.
President Trump said Wednesday he does not think the suspected Russian plague cases are a bioweapon. "We don't think so," the president said in the Oval Office. He said Russia has said it has it "under control." "They're sharing it a little bit with our people," Trump said.
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the death of a Russian plague laboratory worker did not appear to be linked to a biological weapon. "We don't think so. We're going to find out soon enough, but we don't think so," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked if a "bio-weapon" was …
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States does not believe the death of a Russian laboratory worker from a suspected case of plague was caused by a bioweapon, according to a report from CNBC.
