Pompeo, May 7, 2020:

“I think the whole world knows that this began and originated there in Wuhan.  Where exactly it came from, it matters.  We want to know the answers to that.  There’s evidence that it came from somewhere in the vicinity of the lab, but that could be wrong.”

Pompeo, May 3, 2020:

And Mr. Secretary, have you seen anything that gives you high confidence that it originated in that Wuhan lab?

SECRETARY POMPEO:  “Martha, there is enormous evidence that that’s where this began.  We’ve said from the beginning that this was a virus that originated in Wuhan, China.  We took a lot of grief for that from the outside, but I think the whole world can see now.  Remember, China has a history of infecting the world and they have a history of running substandard laboratories.  These are not the first times that we’ve had a world exposed to viruses as a result of failures in a Chinese lab.  And so while the Intelligence Community continues to do its work, they should continue to do that and verify so that we are certain, I can tell you that there is a significant amount of evidence that this came from that laboratory in Wuhan.”

The more Pompeo publicly blames a Chinese lab for the coronavirus pandemic, one State Department official said, “the higher the chances of an Iraq intel repeat happening… which will just undermine us in the end” https://t.co/2l8i0A53XB

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) May 10, 2020

NEW: U.S. death toll for COVID-19 has risen above 80,000, according to an NBC News tally. https://t.co/zObXvjQC2u

— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 10, 2020

As the U.S. took the lead for illness and death from coronavirus, the White House moved the focus to the Chinese government. Last Sunday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attempted to resurrect a debunked theory that the virus was man-made in China. https://t.co/MZbfe4LeXi pic.twitter.com/bIjTRfboTg

— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) May 10, 2020

This is a huge accusation—that COVID-19 is genetically engineered. Mr. Secretary show us the “enormous evidence.”https://t.co/59HZ8b72ct

— Senator Jeff Merkley (@SenJeffMerkley) May 4, 2020

China Foreign Ministry: If Mike Pompeo has "enormous evidence" the coronavirus emerged from a Wuhan laboratory, now would be an opportune time to share it with the world.@Kubota_Yokohttps://t.co/edn0bFOFRs

— Jonathan Cheng (@JChengWSJ) May 6, 2020

Secretary of State Pompeo asked if he has high confidence that Coronavirus came from a Chinese Lab

“There’s enormous evidence that that's where this began.”

“I can tell you that there is a significant amount of evidence that this came from that laboratory in Wuhan.” pic.twitter.com/q8kSEA85oZ

— Benny (@bennyjohnson) May 3, 2020