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HISTORIC: Trump and RFK Jr. Just Shut Down Federal Support for Gain-of-Function Experiments

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May 06, 2025
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Before he ever stepped into office, RFK Jr. was warning the public about something few dared to touch—gain-of-function research.

Long before most people had even heard the term, Kennedy was calling out Dr. Anthony Fauci for experimenting on viruses, making them more deadly under the guise of science.

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He explained it plainly: scientists were taking wild viruses and making them more contagious, more lethal, then building vaccines to counter the threats they’d just created. And for what purpose?

“The only real rationale,” Kennedy said, “is to develop bioweapons, and then develop a defense to those bioweapons.”

It wasn’t a fringe theory. It was happening under Fauci’s watch, and Kennedy revealed that Fauci even got a 68% raise from the military for his role in these new “military responsibilities.”

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