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COVID was a genetically engineered bioweapon that may have been ?ethnically targeted? to spare Jews and Chinese people – Biden rival RFK Jr. says (video)

COVID was a genetically engineered bioweapon that may have been ?ethnically targeted? to spare Jews and Chinese people - Biden rival RFK Jr. says (video)

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dished out wild COVID-19 conspiracy theories during a press event at an Upper East Side restaurant this week, claiming Covid was a genetically engineered bioweapon that may have been “ethnically targeted” to spare Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people.

 

Kennedy said this during a question-and-answer session at Tony’s Di Napoli on East 63d Street.

 

“COVID-19. There is an argument that it is ethnically targeted. COVID-19 attacks certain races disproportionately,” Kennedy said. “COVID-19 is targeted to attack Caucasians and black people. The people who are most immune are Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese.”

“We don’t know whether it was deliberately targeted or not but there are papers out there that show the racial or ethnic differential and impact,” Kennedy hedged.

Kennedy, 69, warned of more dire biological weapons in the pipeline with a “50% infection fatality rate” that would make COVID-19 “look like a walk in the park.”

“We do know that the Chinese are spending hundreds of millions of dollars developing ethnic bioweapons and we are developing ethnic bioweapons,” he claimed. “They’re collecting Russian DNA. They’re collecting Chinese DNA so we can target people by race.”

There is a high consensus among US intelligence agencies that COVID-19 was man-made and escaped from a lab in Wuhan, China — but there is no evidence it was designed to spare certain religious groups or ethnicities, and Kennedy offered no studies to support his claims.

 

His comment echoes a 2020 Oxford University study found nearly 1 in 5 British people believed Jews created the coronavirus pandemic for financial gain.

 

Jewish organizations blasted Kennedy for his remarks.

“This is crazy,” said Morton Klein, President of the right-leaning Zionist Organization of America. “It makes no sense that they would do that. I read everything. I was totally against the vaccine. . . I wanted to convince myself it was correct not to take it. I have never seen anything like this.”

Klein, who said he had been advising Kennedy on Israel issues and called him a “good friend,” said the remark left him “worried.”

Kennedy is running as a Democratic candidate for president in a long-shot race against President Biden. He is the son of former Attorney General Robert Kennedy and nephew of former President Kennedy

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Gov poll: US condemns ethnically charged rhetoric, violent voter intimidation, suppression in Lagos and other states, considers visa restrictions on culprits

Gov poll: US condemns ethnically charged rhetoric, violent voter intimidation, suppression in Lagos and other states, considers visa restrictions on culprits

Gov poll: US condemns ethnically charged rhetoric, violent voter intimidation, suppression in Lagos and other states, considers visa restrictions on culprits
The Government of the United States has condemned the violent voter intimidation and suppression that marred the Saturday, March 18, 2023, Governorship and State Assembly Elections. 

 

The U.S. diplomatic mission in Nigeria which disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, March 21, said its members observed the use of ethnically charged rhetoric before, during, and after the gubernatorial election in Lagos.

 

The statement further said the United States will consider visa restrictions on individuals believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining the democratic process in Nigeria.

 

“Nigeria carried out the second round of its electoral process with gubernatorial and state assembly elections on March 18. The United States is deeply troubled by the disturbing acts of violent voter intimidation and suppression that took place during those polls in Lagos, Kano, and other states,” the statement read.

 

“Members of the U.S. diplomatic mission observed the elections in Lagos and elsewhere and witnessed some of these incidents first-hand. The use of ethnically charged rhetoric before, during, and after the gubernatorial election in Lagos was particularly concerning. 

 

We commend all Nigerian political actors, religious and community leaders, youth, and citizens who have chosen to reject and speak out against such violence and inflammatory language, affirming Nigerians’ commitment to and respect for the democratic process.

 

“We call on Nigerian authorities to hold accountable and bring to justice any individuals found to have ordered or carried out efforts to intimidate voters and suppress voting during the election process. 

 

The United States likewise will consider all available actions, including additional visa restrictions, on individuals believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining the democratic process in Nigeria.

 

“Following the February 25 national elections, the United States joined other international observers in urging the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to improve voting processes and technical elements that experienced flaws in that voting round. 

 

The March 18 elections appear to have had significant operational improvements, as polling stations generally opened on time and most results were visible on an electronic viewing platform in a timely manner.

 

“The United States renews its call for any challenges to election results to go through established legal processes, which must not be interfered with. We further call for Nigeria’s people to work together as they participate in and continue to strengthen the country’s vibrant democracy,” 

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