As The New York Times reports:
President Trump told a group of governors on Monday morning that they should not wait for the federal government to fill the growing demand for respirators needed to treat people with coronavirus.
“Respirators, ventilators, all of the equipment — try getting it yourselves,” Mr. Trump told the governors during the conference call, a recording of which was shared with The New York Times. “We will be backing you, but try getting it yourselves. Point of sales, much better, much more direct if you can get it yourself.” [Pols emphasis]
The suggestion surprised some of the governors, who have been scrambling to contain the outbreak and are increasingly looking to the federal government for help with equipment, personnel and financial aid. Last Wednesday, Mr. Trump directed his labor secretary to increase the availability of respirators, and he has generally played down fears of shortages.
Governors Jay Inslee of Washington, whose state is at the epicenter of the domestic outbreak, and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico both reacted angrily to the administration’s slow response to the crisis.
We’ll probably be angry at some point, too. Right now we’re too flabbergasted by Trump’s “leadership” to register any specific emotions.
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Trump has actual problems to deal with right now – like the closure of Mar-a-Lago following multiple positive COVID-19 cases from the resort. He's unavailable to do any Presidenting. Not that he has the required empathy to care for the rest of the country anyway.
He’s been working tremendously hard and doing a great, good job, . . .
. . . So now’d be a really great time for him to just take an extended golf vacation!!! . . .
Yep … all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories ought to make an effort to call the friendly folks at Respirators R Us and see what sort of deals can be made.
Probably have some nice low hour models … going at prices so low, the manufacturers won't even let them be advertised.