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![]() The federal government outbid states on critical coronavirus supplies after Trump told governors to get their own medical equipment
A lot of people cal Tump a "Sweet Old Boy" but they abbreviate it. ![]() During a conference call with governors on Thursday, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker told Trump his state was denied three major orders of equipment because the federal government had outbid him. "I'm not quite sure what to do with this, so I'm just going to throw it out there for you," Baker told Trump on the call, according to Bloomberg News. "We took very seriously the push ... that we should not just rely on the stockpile, that we should go out there and buy stuff and put in orders and try to create pressure on manufacturers and distributors, and I gotta tell you that on three big orders, we lost to the feds." Baker, a moderate Republican, added, "I've got a feeling that if someone has the chance to sell to you and to sell to me, I am going to lose on every one of those." Trump chuckled at that and then said the federal government probably offered the manufacturers a better price. mark up ![]() Trump musta once been in the furniture business too.
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![]() Trump didn't tell governors to get their own medical equipment...Fake media outlets took a sentence of his and removed the very next sentence...
![]() ![]() New York Times Authors Deceptively Edit Trump’s Advice to Governors on Medical Ventilators Quote:
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![]() this is the kind of crossed signals you get when you don't try to build a team and coordinate with state governments.
he boasts about his genius; it's just that he doesn't play well with others.
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![]() Yes, Trump told the Governors not to wait for the Feds to supply them.
So both federal and state offices began buying supplies from various sorces. Some of those sources were the same. and the feds outbid and or got there 1st. So the feds are making available what ever they have and/or get from the sources they deal with. I'm sure it's not ALL source but some major suppliers for sure. And yes it should have all been more coordinated but having worked in government and gone though the purchasing process... even when it's supposed to be expedited or "sole source". I understand some of the problem. And i understand why Trump wouldn't want to bottle neck the states into just waiting for the Fed to buy stuff when the states own supply chains ,in many cases, MAY have been much faster. I don't see this as a big issues. Trump doesn't always explain stuff well, but i get this one. and he was right to do it that way IMO. Purchasing from within the government can be a nightmare, legal and otherwise, encouraging the states and localities to freely use their most nimble and backdoor purchasing options is the best way to go IMO. it's going to be messy but faster.
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