Trump finally invokes Defense Production Act -- 15 days after he said he would

[turbinetree]

By Emily Singer -April 2, 2020 5:02 PM

State governors have begged Trump to use the act to accelerate the production of life-saving ventilators.

Donald Trump on Thursday finally invoked the Defense Production Act to direct private companies to produce life-saving ventilators — 15 days after he first said he was going to use the law to help battle the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Today, I have issued an order under the Defense Production Act to more fully ensure that domestic manufacturers can produce ventilators needed to save American lives," Trump said in a statement.

The act was passed in 1950 and first used during the Korean War to allow the federal government to order private companies to produce needed items.

Trump first mentioned it at a news conference on March 18: "We'll be invoking the Defense Production Act, just in case we need it. ... It can do a lot of good things if we need it."

https://americanindependent.com/donald-trump-defense-production-act-coronavirus-ventilators-white-house-covid-19/

It took that lame asshole Jared Kushner 15 days to convince his asshole malignant father n law to do this.............15 fucking days......................

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Since he first mentioned the act on March 18, a total of 5,530 people in the United States died from the virus, according to statistics compiled by the Washington Post.

Yes, asshole you have BLOOD on YOUR Tiny FUCKING Malignant Narcissistic Hands right along with everyone else in your crime family.................literally...................

Fucking November 3, cannot get here fast enough..................

[Ms. Toad]

1. but...but....but... his letter to Schumer said

"The Defense Production Act (DPA) has been consistently used by my team and me for the purchase of billions of dollars' worth of equipment, medical supplies, ventilators, and other related items."

You mean he's lying?

[BigmanPigman]

2. Why, so he can sell the stuff to the highest bidder from any country,

including our own. If he could do it he would do it. Some how he will profit, especially since he is losing so much money from his bed bug ridden resorts, hotels and clubs.

[Totally Tunsie]

3. One of Chump's many shortcomings is that he is unable

to pull the trigger and make a final decision. That's why we get his blubber during his rantings to the effect of "Well. we don't know. It could be this; it could be that." or "It might be horrible, but then it might be really good, too." or "We'll be doing that in a couple of weeks, but it might not happen for a few months."

Whenever he's asked a direct question, if he doesn't sluff it off to someone else, we get "We'll have to see what happens."

Insert Chump elevator-door arm movements here: _____________.

He might authorize the Defense Production Act, but he's frightened to actually use it.

[patphil]

4. That 2 week delay will cost 10's of thousands of lives.

Criminally negligent homicide.

[lettucebe]

5. I'd be more inclined to believe it was Kushner saying don't do it

After all, they don't want to hurt any of these nice big corporations and possibly lose donor dollars.