Trump says he does not think suspected Russian plague cases are a bioweapon

President Trump said Wednesday he does not think the suspected Russian plague cases are a bioweapon.

“We don’t think so,” the president said in the Oval Office.

He said Russia has said it has it “under control.” 

“They’re sharing it a little bit with our people,” Trump said. “I expect them to share it a lot with our people.”

A source familiar told The Hill’s partner network NewsNation that the U.S. has sent a formal diplomatic complaint to the Russian government demanding more information regarding the death of a woman working at the anti-plague research facility in Siberia.

A State Department official told NewsNation, “We have officially requested additional information from the Russian government. We are also in official communication with other countries around the world to........

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