President Trump reportedly tried to poach German scientists working on a cure for coronavirus and...

[Soph0571]

... offered cash so the vaccine would be exclusive to the USA

President Trump reportedly tried to recruit German scientists working on a cure for the coronavirus and offered large sums of money to secure exclusive rights to their work for the US, according to a report which was confirmed by the German government.

Prominent German newspaper Welt am Sonntag reported that Trump had offered large sums of money to lure the Germany-based company CureVac to the United States and to secure exclusive rights to a vaccine.

[link:https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-administration-tried-to-pay-germans-scientists-for-coronavirus-cure-2020-3?r=US&IR=T|]

So not only isolationist, a profiteer as well, in a time of international crisis when we should all be pulling together. Just hideous.

[nature-lover]

1. This is who he is. It is not who we are.

[maxrandb]

2. It's not who we are? Have you met some of your neighbors?

[nature-lover]

5. I really do not believe that the majority of Americans are this depraved.

I have several Republican friends. We do not agreed politically, but we respect each other. None of them would approve of this. I know that many of his supporters would, but I do not believe that they are in the majority in this country.

[maxrandb]

15. 2016 proved you don't need a majority

Just a minority in the right places.

[nature-lover]

16. That's true.

[TeamPooka]

3. Poaching German scientists has a long history in America

Werner Von Braun anyone?

[BeckyDem]

4. A degenerate scab always robbing someone.

But that is McConnell too, his crowd is no better.

[Ms. Toad]

6. Finding it is not so hard to replace his fired pandemic team on the spur of the moment

When they are needed.

[DFW]

7. This is all over the German news this evening, too.

Here in Germany, they don't fully get if this is a joke or not.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

10. Here in the U.S. we also don't get if it's a joke.

I suspect it's not true. It would mean that Trump recognizes the value of others.

[DFW]

13. That is a valid point.

It's so out of character as to almost negate the possibility.

[JDC]

14. I'd guess not others, but the vaccine itself

Everything is through the prism of monetary gain. He wants to corner the market, not save America first.

At least that'd be my guess.

[Caliman73]

11. If true, it is no joke.

Trump does not have one pro-social sentiment in his mind. He is looking to be the "hero" in the US and save his election. If there was a cure ANY other normal human being as President, would be offering support to find it faster.

This asshole sees the world only in transactions that would benefit him.

[no_hypocrisy]

8. This wouldn't go over well in Germany as their citizens would be denied vaccines

and safety b/c their scientists accepted the proverbial 30 pieces of silver.

[Pantagruel]

9. Trump would be

the first guy on any block to hoard TP.
The GOP gave us the ultimate "Me first" POTUS.

[Doodley]

12. A real president would offer an exchange of information and ideas to reach a quicker solution.

[smirkymonkey]

17. Un-fucking-believable!

The man is Satan incarnate.