past them.

But let's take Senator Kennedy's case. He alleges that it's known that there were no bats, let's say, and there was a lab nearby. And there's the story in The Washington Post that says there was some kind of a report a few years ago that that lab had coronavirus. It had the virus and it had insufficient safety guidelines and safety protocols and stuff. So apparently it was known that that lab had this stuff and that it could get out and it was a known problem that had been written up. And there weren't any bats there at the wet market.

We also know that, is it true that the doctors who originally reported this sort of either died or disappeared? Are there a bunch of people who died or disappeared? And didn't China say we can't look into it? You know there's no more looking into it. And didn't China say that it wasn't transferable from person to person, from human to human? It sort of adds up to I don't know how it could be anything else. And they also closed Wuhan at the same time they were saying it was no big deal. Like they totally closed their city. It's no big deal.

If you're wondering about the timing, I think it was January 23rd they closed Wuhan and the very next day, which was probably the next Periscope I did, I assume I called for closing travel. So the moment that China said we're going to close Wuhan I said, okay I'm done. I do not need to see any additional information. If somebody has some kind of a virus and they blockade their entire city, what other questions do you need to ask to know that it's time to close down the airports?

I mean that's what I said. You know you could say to yourself, "Scott, the experts at the CDC and the World Health Organization and China." To which I say, did you hear the part about China closed a major city? You couldn't even get in or out because of a virus that's killing people. If you tell me you need to study this a little bit longer I don't think you heard this part: China closed a major city. They didn't let people travel in and out. No extra study required. Close the airport.

So yeah, now that some time is going by, those of you who sort of remember the moment, you remember my rant and now you can see it in hindsight and you can see how accurate that was.

Anyway, so here's some questions for you. Will President Xi remain in power? Now obviously he has a pretty good grip on the country. He's a dictator in practical terms so there's certainly no political process for removing him. Well I suppose if the party wanted to remove him they could but I don't see that as being likely in their system.

But here's the thing. The coronavirus scandal just went from we're accusing you, you're denying it, to another level. Wouldn't you say? Wouldn't you say? Wouldn't you say? Well get rid of this critic. Wouldn't you say that China has a big scandal now and that we're past the point of questioning whether they're responsible in a very bad way?

But that's