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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCEO of ventilator maker speaks out as Trump invokes Defense Production Act
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ceo-ventilator-maker-speaks-out-trump-invokes-defense-production-act-n1170881The chief executive of a Seattle company partnering with General Motors to produce ventilators says they were already moving forward with plans to roll out the life-saving medical equipment before President Donald Trump decided to invoke the Defense Production Act.
"We plan to be producing together over 1,000 units by the end of April and of course with GM's talent and skill, we'll be ramping up to 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000," Ventec Life Systems CEO Chris Kiple said in an exclusive interview with NBC News.
Trump on Friday night invoked the rarely-used Korean War-era law to order GM to increase production of ventilators as the country grapples with escalating numbers of COVID-19 cases.
"We were just not getting there with GM," Trump said at a news conference.Earlier in the day, Trump attacked the Detroit automaker in a series of tweets, criticizing it for not moving quickly enough to produce ventilators and requesting top dollar for the contract.
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CEO of ventilator maker speaks out as Trump invokes Defense Production Act (Original Post)
Andy823
Mar 2020
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spanone
(135,637 posts)1. Just a carney showman...nothing more
Brainfodder
(6,423 posts)2. That's far too kind, you can do better!
This whole thing was just another attempt by him to look tough and try and get people to believe it's "him" that is getting things done.
Just like usual, he is trying to take credit for something somebody else was already in the process of doing! He is a total ass!
Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)4. That won't be enough and it will be too late.