The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic began with a leak in a biological laboratory in the city of Wuhan and has caused $14 trillion in damage to the American economy. This was stated in a document issued by the White House—and which explains the reasons for the introduction of trade tariffs against Canada, China, and Mexico by the administration of US President Donald Trump.

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to tens of millions of deaths and caused at least $14 trillion in damage to the US economy, originated in a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan, which the Chinese Communist Party continues to deny, White House document stated, in particular.