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Atticus

(15,124 posts) Fri Apr 3, 2020, 11:59 AM Apr 2020

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20% of the ventilators in OUR national stockpile are inoperable because Trump let the

maintenance contracts lapse to save money. But, no worries: it freed up funds for "the wall".

Trump's people just delivered 5,000 masks to Montgomery, Alabama which were totally unusable as they had dry-rotted. But, hey---why replace rotten masks when billionaires need more tax relief?

Carry on---and, please remember to "respect the office".

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20% of the ventilators in OUR national stockpile are inoperable because Trump let the (Original Post) Atticus Apr 2020 OP

If Trump is micro-managing contracts, we are so screwed at140 Apr 2020 #1

We could save a lot of money if we stopped maintaining all those idle fighter jets and battleships Walleye Apr 2020 #2

The DPA should be employed immediately to fix them nt Shermann Apr 2020 #3

Sure looks like some Wellstone ruled Apr 2020 #4

Was that a typo? Martin Eden Apr 2020 #5

at140

(6,110 posts)

1. If Trump is micro-managing contracts, we are so screwed

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Fri Apr 3, 2020, 12:04 PM

Apr 2020

Can't wait for November 3rd, 2020.

Walleye

(31,056 posts)

2. We could save a lot of money if we stopped maintaining all those idle fighter jets and battleships

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Fri Apr 3, 2020, 12:04 PM

Apr 2020

Shermann

(7,440 posts)

3. The DPA should be employed immediately to fix them nt

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Fri Apr 3, 2020, 12:37 PM

Apr 2020

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

4. Sure looks like some

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Fri Apr 3, 2020, 12:45 PM

Apr 2020

type of Export Company was formed to ship all these essentials to various Countries on the QT. Hunch is,Kushner or one of Trumps Family.

Martin Eden

(12,875 posts)

5. Was that a typo?

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Sat Apr 4, 2020, 08:54 AM

Apr 2020

I think you meant "respect the orifice."

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