{"id":2395377,"date":"2025-01-26T18:06:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T23:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cotton-pitches-tariffs-on-china-to-make-it-pay-for-unleashing-covid-19-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-26T18:06:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T23:06:59","slug":"cotton-pitches-tariffs-on-china-to-make-it-pay-for-unleashing-covid-19-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cotton-pitches-tariffs-on-china-to-make-it-pay-for-unleashing-covid-19-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Cotton pitches tariffs on China to make it pay for \u2018unleashing\u2019 COVID-19 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fcotton-pitches-tariffs-on-china-to-make-it-pay-for-unleashing-covid-19-washington-examiner%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=2395377&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>Senator Tom\u200c Cotton (R-AR) recently stated that China should \u200bbe held accountable for the COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing that the virus likely originated from\u200c a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-facebook-files-the-effort-to-censor-vaccine-information\/\" title=\"Facebook&#039;s Vaccine Information Censorship Effort: The Facebook Files\">lab \u200cleak<\/a> \u2062in China, as concluded by the \u200cCIA. Following this\u2064 revelation,he called \u200cfor actions such as imposing tariffs on China \u200band revoking its most <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">favored nation status<\/a> to penalize it for what he described as &#8220;unleashing&#8221; the virus on the world,along with its impact on American jobs \u200dand\u200b businesses. Cotton praised the CIA&#8217;s new director, John Ratcliffe, for making the agency&#8217;s findings public and stressed the need for \u2063the CIA to \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-trump-homeland-security-advisor-government-acknowledging-mistakes-with-covid-19-could-help-rebuild-trust\/\" title=\"Former Trump Homeland Security Advisor: Government \u2018Acknowledging Mistakes\u2019 With COVID-19 Could Help Rebuild Trust\">regain public trust<\/a> by being clear\u200c about its intelligence. Additionally, Cotton \u200cdiscussed President Trump&#8217;s recent decision to remove security details from several former\u200b government officials, suggesting that\u200d this could pose \u200brisks due to potential threats, particularly from\u2063 Iran.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Cotton pitches tariffs on China to make it pay for &lsquo;unleashing&rsquo; COVID-19<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1945992\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tom-cotton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tom Cotton<\/a> (R-AR) said on Sunday that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">China<\/a> should face consequences for &ldquo;unleashing&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">COVID-19<\/a> on the world after the CIA concluded that&nbsp;COVID-19&nbsp;most likely originated from a Chinese lab leak.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The CIA switched its view on the origin of COVID-19 on Saturday, with the change coming shortly after the agency&rsquo;s new director, John Ratcliffe, was confirmed by the Senate. Cotton commended Ratcliffe for making the agency&rsquo;s new view public but also said China should face some consequences.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The important thing now is that we have to make China pay for unleashing this plague on the world, just like we have to make them pay for stealing our jobs and harming American workers and businesses by doing things like imposing tariffs on them, on strategically critical goods, or passing my legislation to repeal their permanent most favored nation status,&rdquo; Cotton said in a Fox News interview.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2773314&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=e7631df22aedbb668dd6174fe16f870c\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ratcliffe detailed the agency&rsquo;s newly-held belief on Sunday, citing how it is important for the public to see the agency &ldquo;get off the sidelines&rdquo; and tell the truth about what the CIA&rsquo;s intelligence is showing. He also stressed the need for the agency to both protect the public and regain its trust.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cotton also addressed Trump&rsquo;s recent decision to revoke the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-on-major-security-upgrade-will-fine-members-5k-for-bypassing-metal-detectors\/\" title=\"House Votes On Major Security Upgrade, Will Fine Members K For Bypassing Metal Detectors\">security detail<\/a> for multiple former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-shifts-blame-to-local-police-for-not-securing-trump-rally-surroundings-washington-examiner-secret-service-shifts-blame-to-local-police-for-securing-trump-rally-surroundings\/\" title=\"Secret Service shifts blame to local police for not securing Trump rally surroundings - Washington Examiner Secret Service shifts blame to local police for securing Trump rally surroundings\">high-profile government officials<\/a>, encouraging the president to &ldquo;revisit&rdquo; this decision due to the danger that Iran poses to these individuals. The Arkansas senator cited how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Iran<\/a> is &ldquo;committed to vengeance&rdquo; against all the former officials who have now lost their security and that it is better to be &ldquo;safe than sorry.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Among the officials who lost the security detail is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/3295663\/trump-revokes-john-bolton-security-detail-despite-iran-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">former national security adviser John Bolton<\/a>, who said he was &ldquo;disappointed but not surprised&rdquo; by Trump&rsquo;s decision. He also suggested the president&rsquo;s decision is part of <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/national-security\/5106822-john-bolton-donald-trump-iran-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">a &ldquo;retribution campaign&rdquo; against his critics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1945992\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1945992\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cotton advocates tariffs on China for COVID-19 origins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2395378,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Tom-Cotton-tariffs-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4501,5536,13991],"class_list":["post-2395377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-china","tag-cotton","tag-tariffs"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Tom-Cotton-tariffs-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2395377"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2395381,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395377\/revisions\/2395381"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2395378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2395377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2395377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2395377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}