They steal orders made by states. They use it for political purposes. They are totally incompetent.
Why has Michigan received far less from the national PPE stockpile than the state needs to combat the coronavirus, but Florida's gotten everything it requested? https://t.co/OQEsNWrzex
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) May 2, 2020
A 34-year old with a two-year old company got a multimillion dollar no-bid contract to provide masks — which he fumbled.
— DNC War Room (@DNCWarRoom) May 3, 2020
This is how Trump’s handling supply shortages for frontline workers. https://t.co/VyJyDgdEdz
1) The VA signed a $34.5 million deal for N95 masks with a company that advertised “block chain” solutions and had only existed for 2 years.
— J. David McSwane (@davidmcswane) May 6, 2020
I called the company to see why
Ended up on a private jet, following one of the most bizarre stories of my career …
During White House event, a New Orleans nurse says, “PPE has been sporadic, but it's been manageable."
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 6, 2020
President Trump replies: "Sporadic for you, but not sporadic for a lot of other people … That was fine, but I have heard we have a tremendous supply to almost all places." pic.twitter.com/giltAwPM8V
White House’s pandemic relief effort Project Airbridge is swathed in secrecy and exaggerations https://t.co/R97dSt2hpQ
— Robert Costa (@costareports) May 8, 2020
That, Trump’s #70daydeadlydelay . and his theft of PPE. #TrumpStealsPPE https://t.co/7YUyImacwC
— Jennifer Cohn ✍🏻 (@jennycohn1) May 2, 2020
NPR found that as the coronavirus took hold in the U.S., many federal agencies were aware a PPE shortage was looming. But efforts to boost supplies didn't begin until weeks after the first warnings were sounded. https://t.co/6eCCo23xp5
— NPR (@NPR) May 2, 2020
A contractor with zero experience got a $34.5 million contract to supply the VA with masks and other medical supplies. He flew around the country on a private jet trying to track everything down. He ultimately did not deliver a single mask to the VA. https://t.co/FAOU3W0IjT
— ProPublica (@propublica) May 2, 2020
Thread on how Trump administration made a shambles of medical supply https://t.co/LwTjiUICMj
— David Frum (@davidfrum) May 2, 2020
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says that coronavirus tests that arrived from South Korea are being guarded by members of the Maryland National Guard and state police following reports that the federal government had effectively confiscated shipments of PPE. pic.twitter.com/qxLMDtsamz
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 30, 2020
$96 million for respirators went to a company with no background in medical supplies.
— Randi Rhodes (@RandiRhodes) April 29, 2020
A $55M contract for N95 masks, went to a tactical training firm that has filed for bankruptcy
My Pillow – $75,000 VA contract for masks. They haven't started work.https://t.co/FsaYb27iN0
BuzzFeed News: After one tweet to President Trump, this man got $69 million from New York for ventilators.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 29, 2020
The Silicon Valley engineer, who had no background in medical supplies but was recommended by the White House, never delivered the ventilators.https://t.co/AQAiQQBxDU
Trump administration hijacked 5 million masks from veterans hospitals, chief physician says. VA officials had denied staff complaints about PPE shortages. Now, nearly 2,000 health workers are infected. https://t.co/vObFzS9I8R
— KD (@Fly_Sistah) April 28, 2020
Why did the federal government seize personal protective equipment that was heading to hospitals in New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Virginia?https://t.co/uNg4KKLZSq
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) April 28, 2020
Project Air Bridge is Jared Kushner’s secretive public-private partnership for COVID-19 supplies – but it’s failing. States can’t get equipment & nobody's explaining how the project works. @SenBlumenthal & I want answers from the participating suppliers. https://t.co/qkfX3MPIa6
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) April 27, 2020
“States smuggle COVID-19 medical supplies to avoid federal seizures as House probes Jared Kushner” – 4/21/20 https://t.co/6uARyyLAzx
— Jennifer Cohn ✍🏻 (@jennycohn1) April 27, 2020
He is forcing immigrants to work without proper protection, yet Trump refused to use the Defense Production Act to secure PPE. Instead, Trump has been confiscating PPE from Veterans & states after telling governors to buy their own PPE. https://t.co/9b67XszPGo
— KD (@Fly_Sistah) April 28, 2020
Trump told states to secure their own PPE supplies, but then the federal government reportedly started seizing states’ supplies. The public needs to know if life saving PPE shipments to hospitals are being delayed because of Trump’s mixed messages.https://t.co/uNg4KKLZSq
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) April 26, 2020
I just learned that Pennsylvania has been told not to expect any more masks, gloves & gowns from the national stockpile.
— Conor Lamb (@ConorLambPA) April 24, 2020
We have the FIFTH highest number of deaths & cases in the country, and our national government will not help.
We are on our own.
I have been recording this for 3 weeks in the list: Jared and his task force are confiscating PPE all over the country. There is no accounting for where it is going. Our federal government is like a crime family. https://t.co/MSai9FW7Xw
— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) April 25, 2020
Medical supplier says FEMA seized 400,000 N95 masks destined for medical workers during the coronavirus pandemic, and has them ‘just sitting on a loading dock at JFK’ https://t.co/E22kpZJt5k
— Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 (@joncoopertweets) April 25, 2020
Trump is using ventilators to try & promote a GOP Senator facing a close race in November. Using medical resources in a crisis as a political strategy is unethical & unacceptable. https://t.co/cKbzdHSANs
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) April 25, 2020
This whole thing is so so bizarre https://t.co/NP7tYafgUS
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) April 25, 2020
"Trump and his top aides have played favorites in awarding contracts and allocating scarce resources…There's growing evidence Trump & aides are using his authority over contracting and allocation for political gain."
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) April 24, 2020
Great report by @jonallendc
and NBC:https://t.co/RK6AkAbiV6
It's Trump. Sounds like the mob hijacking trucks during prohibition: San Francisco mayor says city's PPE orders have been diverted, confiscated: It 'blows my mind' | https://t.co/33nFNmTzi7
— BeachPretzel (@BeachPretzel2) April 25, 2020
A shipment of 1 million face masks en route to South Florida for firefighters was confiscated last week by the federal government, Miami-Dade’s top emergency management official said.https://t.co/PrW8aR9YwA
— WPEC CBS12 News (@CBS12) April 23, 2020
WHAT??!! https://t.co/y2jd4V4gWp
— Paul Farhi (@farhip) April 19, 2020
This is criminal. Americans have died because of this. We need a congressional hearing (via Zoom) and accountability. https://t.co/2cK92JzQR8
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) April 23, 2020
A secretive Kushner-led project that enlists companies to bring medical equipment to the US has provided 10s of millions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies to the largest medical-supply companies with little public accounting or check on price gouging.https://t.co/AzGYFmWI7I
— Jackie Calmes (@jackiekcalmes) April 17, 2020
I'm worried that the president is attempting to use his power during this crisis to reward his friends and hurt his enemies. https://t.co/nP37NbJER0
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) April 16, 2020
The Trump administration paid a bankrupt company with zero employees $55 million for N95 masks, which it's never manufactured https://t.co/1MyMSZdjek
— Erin Biba (@erinbiba) April 16, 2020
Sad! 