The U.S. had a program - PREDICT - that identified lethal viruses abroad to prevent their spread to the U.S..
— Chris Murphy 🟧 (@ChrisMurphyCT) April 5, 2020
It had found 1,200 viruses (and 160 coronaviruses) in 10 years.
It was actively working in China.
Two months before the Wuhan outbreak, Trump shut the program down.