![]() ![]() “It has no scientific errors that I am aware of. This was a determinedly non-racist book,” Wade said. Wade defended himself. “I think I should briefly try to respond to the attempt by ranking member Ruiz to discredit my testimony by saying a number of untrue things about the book I wrote ten years ago on the biology of race. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) pointed out that Republicans sent the witness list to Ruiz and the Democrats last week and questioned why Ruiz waited until today to make a stink. ![]() ![]() Ruiz accused that by giving Wade a platform, Republicans were damaging the credibility of the hearing. “These views are dangerous and have no place in a hearing examining the origin of a pandemic that has disproportionately and overwhelmingly harmed communities of color in the United States,” he continued. ![]() Ruiz requested that Wade be removed as a witness for his purported “discredited, unscientific and harmful views.” “Today’s hearing marks a concerning step down the path of letting extremism get in the way of an inquiry that should be led by science and facts,” Ruiz said. Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.), argued against the inclusion of writer Nicholas Wade as a witness not because of anything he’s written about COVID but because of a book he wrote a decade ago that was embraced by white supremacists. ![]()
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