TRUMP: ‘China Should Pay Ten Trillion Dollars to America’ for the Death and Destruction They Caused

'China should pay ten trillion dollars to America and the world': Trump claims he saved hundreds of thousands of lives ignoring Fauci and demands answers on 'foolish' funding of Wuhan lab in blistering statement

Donald Trump demanded China pay ten trillion dollars for the 'death and destruction they have caused'

He said Dr Anthony Fauci's emails showed he had been right all along about deadly coronavirus leaking from Wuhan laboratory

He also claimed to have saved hundreds of thousands of lives by ignoring his adviser's guidance on everything from masks to borders

Earlier the White House defended Fauci and said he still had the confidence of President Biden

House Republicans demanded Fauci give testimony again and ask for his emails to be unredacted

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Trump piled on with a statement demanding to find out how much Fauci really knew about the Wuhan lab.

'There are a lot of questions that must be answered by Dr. Fauci,' he said.

'The funding of Wuhan by the U.S. was foolishly started by the Obama administration in 2014 but ended under the Trump administration.

'When I heard about it, I said "no way."

'What did Dr. Fauci know about "gain of function" research, and when did he know it?'

Minutes earlier, the White House defended Fauci against his accusers.

Press Secretary Jen Psaki said he retained the confidence of Biden and added: 'He's been an undeniable asset in our country's pandemic response.'

For his part, Fauci says his emails - obtained by Buzzfeed News and the Washington Post - have been taken out of context.