Excerpts from a thread on the Burr recording.

And Burr invoked the possibility that the military may be mobilized to combat the Coronavirus. Only now, three weeks later, is the public learning of that prospect.

See photo below for what Burr said.https://t.co/afyvzaMyXK pic.twitter.com/uFS30eu95P

— Tim Mak (@timkmak) March 19, 2020

In sum:

“Despite his longtime interest in bio-hazard threats, his expertise… and his role as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Burr did not warn the public of the government actions he thought might become necessary, like he did at the luncheon on Feb. 27.”

— Tim Mak (@timkmak) March 19, 2020