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Trump Signs Bill to Investigate Lyme Disease Origins

12/17/2025

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U.S. President Donald Trump will sign a defense bill that mandates the Government Accountability Office to investigate claims that the U.S. military bioengineered Lyme disease.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., promotes the theory that Lyme disease may have military origins.
Republican Representative Chris Smith authored the bill.
Lyme disease diagnoses are nearly half a million annually.

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U.S. President Donald Trump will sign a defense bill that mandates the Government Accountability Office to investigate claims that the U.S. military bioengineered Lyme disease.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., promotes the theory that Lyme disease may have military origins.
Republican Representative Chris Smith authored the bill.
Lyme disease diagnoses are nearly half a million annually.