Trump Says 'Not Much Connection' Between Missing, Dead Experts

By Joe EdwardsLive News ReporterShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.President Donald Trump said there is “not much of a connection” between the missing or deceased scientists and workers with ties to advanced research, whose cases have fueled claims of a possible link.Weeks of reports and online speculation had raised questions about a possible connection among a series of deaths and disappearances dating back several years, capturing the attention of the public, lawmakers, and federal agencies.Trump further elevated the focus when, earlier this month he described the incidents as “pretty serious stuff,” saying that he hoped it was coincidence but that “some of…

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