
President Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order aimed at suspending federal funding for gain-of-function research, a practice that enhances viruses to study their potential threat to humans. According to sources familiar with the plan, the order seeks to block taxpayer dollars from funding experiments that could pose significant risks to public health.
Despite the broad scope of the proposal, reports suggest that studies related to bird flu could be excluded from the order. Critics have raised concerns about this potential exemption, arguing that bird flu has long been considered one of the most likely sources of a future pandemic.
The executive order, which has yet to be finalized, would only apply to federally funded research, leaving privately funded projects unaffected. This has led some to question whether such research could still continue under different funding sources.
🚨Trump admin halts funding for gain of function research. Great move, the risk of this research is too great. They want to create a superbug, so we can study the superbug. All good, until it gets out of the lab. This, plus FDA, CDC and NIH halt all public messaging. Today on… pic.twitter.com/i91VFHsPES
— Dr Frank Contacessa (@DrFrank273) January 24, 2025
Organizations like the White Coat Waste Project, which has worked to expose government-funded experiments, welcomed Trump’s move. Justin Goodman, a senior official with the group, said the decision was long overdue and a necessary step to prevent another global health crisis.
NEW – President Trump to Halt Funding for Gain-of-Function Research
"The Trump administration is drafting an executive order that would temporarily pause federal funding for gain-of-function research … The goal of the order would be to stop scientists with U.S. funding from… pic.twitter.com/8YiJXr1RJ5
— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) January 23, 2025
Lawmakers such as Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) have pushed to end funding for gain-of-function projects, arguing that the Biden-Harris administration failed to take the necessary steps to stop potentially dangerous research even after the pandemic.
Of course. Disclosure has to start with stuff which is simple to believe. Most people are still tied to the story that there was a pandemic caused by a virus. They are not ready to believe they were simply psyopped by their governments and corrupt media into voluntary euthanasia!
— FélixTheBlack.Cat🇷🇺🪆🇷🇺 🐈⬛ (@FelixTheBlackC4) January 24, 2025
Finally, Gain of Function to be thrown under the bus.
ABOUT TIME!In cased you missed it, this is the research that created Covid, killed, maimed and otherwise cost us all dearly.
After starting the WHO on its path to irrelevance, President Trump to score a win for us all again https://t.co/WfP74W3Qh5
— Guillaume Ceccarelli (@GCsVentures) January 23, 2025
Before leaving office, former President Joe Biden issued a controversial pardon for Dr. Anthony Fauci, backdating it to 2014. Critics have questioned the timing of the pardon, suggesting it was intended to shield Fauci from scrutiny over his involvement in funding virus experiments.