Update: Republican Nevada Gov. Lombardo did not attend closed-door RGA meeting with Pfizer CEO
As previously reported, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla attended a closed-door meeting with the Republican Governors Association, but the offices of two GOP governors have stated they did not attend
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo was not among Republican governors attending a closed-door meeting with the Republican Governors Association (RGA) and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla as the Conrad Hotel in Washington, D.C.
As I previously reported, Project Veritas published a video last Thursday night of their attempts to get Bourla to answer questions related to its recent reporting of statements made by a Pfizer executive to an undercover reporter. You can read my article here:
At the end of the Project Veritas video, its reporter stated Bourla was at the hotel to attend a closed-door meeting with the RGA.
As I wrote at the time, I attempted to contact all 26 offices of Republican governors last Friday to get some answers to simple, basic questions. Those questions were did they attend the closed-door meeting with Bourla and, if so, what was the nature of the meeting?
When I wrote my piece on Saturday, only one office had responded, that of South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, whose office said she did not attend. As I also stated, I would follow-up with any responses that come in. Last night, Lombardo’s press office responded succinctly:
“No, he did not attend the RGA event in DC last week.”
To reiterate the response from Noem’s office, her chief of communications, Ian Fury, told me:
“Governor Noem was not at the meeting in question – she is not at the Republican Governors Association conference this week.”
That leaves 24 GOP governors who may have been in attendance: Kay Ivey (Alabama), Mike Dunleavy (Alaska), Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Arkansas), Ron DeSantis (Florida), Brian Kemp (Georgia), Brad Little (Idaho), Eric Holcomb (Indiana), Kim Reynolds (Iowa), Tate Reeves (Mississippi), Mike Parson (Missouri), Greg Gianforte (Montana), Jim Pillen (Nebraska), Chris Sununu (New Hampshire), Doug Burgum (North Dakota), Mike DeWine (Ohio), Kevin Stitt (Oklahoma), Henry McMaster (South Carolina), Bill Lee (Tennessee), Greg Abbott (Texas), Spencer Cox (Utah), Phil Scott (Vermont), Glenn Youngkin (Virginia) Jim Justice (West Virginia) and Mark Gordon (Wyoming).
I also contacted the RGA’s press team. My questions to the RGA: Can you send me an agenda for the conference? Can you provide a list of the Republican governors in attendance at the conference and those in attendance at the Bourla meeting? Why was Bourla invited to attend the conference for a closed-door meeting? What was the nature of the Bourla meeting? Were there any recordings for the Bourla meeting and, if so, can it be shared with the public?
The RGA still has yet to respond.
As I stated, if any more responses come in I will follow-up.
One other piece of information that I’ve found since my Saturday article is that Pfizer was among the top 10 contributors to the RGA. That’s according to opensecrets.org latest election contribution data, that from the 2020 election cycle, which showed Pfizer gave $865,900 to the RGA.
I will also note, there appears no interest from the mainstream nor alternative media to cover the RGA’s secret meeting. However, some Facebook users have attempted to ask the RGA why it held a closed-door meeting with Bourla on the RGA’s Facebook page. The RGA has yet to respond.
I wonder what it would take for an average American to get a closed-door meeting with just one governor?