{"id":1954593,"date":"2023-06-22T18:23:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T22:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-signed-off-on-declassifying-covid-origins-by-june-18-he-didnt-do-it\/"},"modified":"2023-06-22T18:23:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T22:23:35","slug":"biden-signed-off-on-declassifying-covid-origins-by-june-18-he-didnt-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-signed-off-on-declassifying-covid-origins-by-june-18-he-didnt-do-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden approved COVID origins declassification by June 18, but failed to follow through."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-signed-off-on-declassifying-covid-origins-by-june-18-he-didnt-do-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1954593&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Joe Biden has failed to comply with the COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023, despite it being a measure that passed Congress unanimously and was signed into law by Biden himself in late March.<\/p>\n<p>The law required Biden to declassify any and all information regarding the connection between a Wuhan-based laboratory and the origins of the novel coronavirus by June 18. However, the White House has remained silent on the matter, even after the deadline has passed. This has prompted several Republicans to remind Biden of the approaching and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-bars-gavin-newsom-from-identifying-as-democrat-on-recall-ballot-due-to-missed-deadline\/\" title=\"Judge Bars Gavin Newsom From Identifying As Democrat On Recall Ballot Due To Missed Deadline\">missed deadline<\/a> on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer tweeted, &#8220;Sunday is the deadline for the Biden Administration to declassify the origins of COVID.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sunday is the deadline for the Biden Administration to declassify the origins of Covid<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seanspicer\/status\/1669677520533291010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) also emphasized the importance of Biden following the law he signed, stating, &#8220;The truth is coming out. President Biden must follow the law that he signed in March and declassify all COVID origins and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-manages-tense-relations-with-china-as-covid-19-issues-reemerge\/\" title=\"Biden handles strained China ties amidst resurfacing COVID-19 concerns.\">lab leak intel<\/a>. The deadline is this weekend.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The truth is coming out. President Biden must follow the law that he signed in March and declassify all COVID origins and lab leak intel. <\/p>\n<p>The deadline is this weekend.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lS4QuHWgb6\">https:\/\/t.co\/lS4QuHWgb6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Mike Braun (@SenatorBraun) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorBraun\/status\/1669385655036542988?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Speculation arose when the deadline passed, suggesting that the Biden administration intentionally ignored it to avoid any disruption to Secretary of State Antony Blinken&#8217;s conversations with Chinese officials, including a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BIDEN BEHIND SCHEDULE? JAMIE METZL ON WHY PRESIDENT BIDEN MISSED DEADLINE TO DECLASSIFY COVID ORIGIN\/LAB LEAK DOCS. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillHemmer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BillHemmer<\/a>: &#8220;Doesn&#8217;t it seem a little strange how you miss the deadline a day before Blinken&#8217;s meeting with Xi? Or does some intent strike you with that?\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PE4SZm7H1c\">pic.twitter.com\/PE4SZm7H1c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 America&#8217;s Newsroom (@AmericaNewsroom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmericaNewsroom\/status\/1670832747764498432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer questioned the timing of missing the deadline, suggesting that it was peculiar to do so just before Blinken&#8217;s meeting with Xi. Senator Braun also dismissed the legitimacy of using Blinken&#8217;s trip to China as an excuse for missing the deadline, emphasizing that the American people deserve to know the truth.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The White House is now overdue to declassify their COVID lab leak intel, and there is no &#8216;Secretary of State is meeting with Xi Jinping&#8217; exception in the law President Biden signed. We need to know the truth about how this pandemic started and China&#8217;s role in covering it up, and the White House must respect the text of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morning-wire-afghanistan-collapses-dc-wades-into-state-mask-battles-how-new-census-data-could-impact-elections\/\" title=\"Morning Wire: Afghanistan Collapses, DC Wades Into State Mask Battles, How New Census Data Could Impact Elections\">law passed unanimously<\/a> in both chambers by the people&#8217;s representatives,&#8221; Braun stated.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The White House is now overdue to declassify their COVID lab leak intel, and there is no &#8216;Secretary of State is meeting with Xi Jinping&#8217; exception in the law President Biden signed. <\/p>\n<p>We need to know the truth about how this pandemic started and China&#8217;s role in covering it up,\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Mike Braun (@SenatorBraun) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorBraun\/status\/1671177879776907264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Senator Josh Hawley added, &#8220;This isn&#8217;t optional. 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