The pastor made the statements in a video for TruNews. According to the pastor, the virus is one of the components of the so-called "last judgment" of God. The reason? "“Vile, disgusting people in this country now, transgendering little children, perverting them.’’

‘’Look at the rapes, and the sexual immorality, and the filth on our TVs and our movies.” Wiles continues in his tirade. The Chinese rulers are also to blame according to him. The so-called wickedness of the communist regime would have been the reason that the virus first appeared in China.

According to the pastor it is time to ‘’get right with God’’, warning us that ‘’ the Death Angel may be moving right now across the planet.’’

The pastor's statements are nothing new. Wiles ’website TruNews is known for its anti-Semitism, homophobia and extreme right-wing ideas. Despite all this, the news website received press accreditation from the US government during the World Economic Forum.