Republican emphasis on budget cuts prevented Obama from stockpiling more.
EG about 90 minutes before @USATODAY posted its dodgy correction, @propublica posted this detailed story about how the overseeing subcommitee of the House Appropriations Committee again & again refused stockpiling requests https://t.co/Bs1RZCP7A8
— David Frum (@davidfrum) April 4, 2020
Trump in Pennsylvania repeats his sweeping generalization about a "depleted" stockpile of pandemic supplies he inherited. Here are the facts: https://t.co/wHkdgwwAw8
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) May 14, 2020
"Barack Obama’s efforts to replenish America’s stockpile of protective equipment for healthcare workers were repeatedly blocked by Republican lawmakers, an investigation has found"https://t.co/Wgf4MMYvui
— Andrea Chalupa (@AndreaChalupa) May 13, 2020
NBC Fact check: Trump falsely claims Obama left him 'nothing' in the national stockpile.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 10, 2020
"When we left, there was a pandemic plan," said one ex-Obama official. "There was a checklist about where you're supposed to do when. All of that stuff was in place."https://t.co/ak22qm6r4t
Sad! 