Pritzker arranging secret flights from China to bring millions of masks and gloves to Illinois

[SheltieLover]

[link:https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/14/21221459/pritzker-secret-flights-china-illinois-ppe-trump-coronavirus|

FedEx jets lined up at the company’s facility at O’Hare International Airport in 2014.
FedEx jets lined up at the company’s facility at O’Hare International Airport. Getty
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is planning to obtain millions of masks and gloves from China and bring those supplies back to Illinois on charter jets — but he’s keeping the details secret out of fear the Trump administration might seize the cargo for the federal stockpile, sources said Tuesday.

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza announced Tuesday that the state has spent more than $174 million on purchases related to COVID-19, including supplies such as ventilators, masks, gloves, gowns, protective eyewear and hand sanitizer.

But one of the items on the list of expenditures was unusual: two invoices, each for $888,275, to FedEx Trade Networks Transport for “aircraft charter flight to Shanghai, China for COVID-19 response. ... Prepayment required.

Let this sink in...

[dalton99a]

1. "secret out of fear the Trump administration might seize the cargo for the federal stockpile"

”There is a governor, I hear him complaining all the time, Pritzker. He is always complaining,” Trump said, listing his administration’s COVID-19 projects for Illinois.

“In Illinois, the governor couldn’t do his job, so we had to help him,” the president said.

[SheltieLover]

2. Yup

POS shitstain! MURDERER!

[dalton99a]

3. I hope the Illinois State Police is guarding these shipments against being stolen by Trump & Kushner

[SheltieLover]

9. Me too! I'll bet they are!

[bamagal62]

4. So, I guess, now it's no longer a secret...

[dalton99a]

6. Greedy Jared is rubbing his hands in glee at the prospect

[Neema]

8. It was on the news last night so the secret has been out for at least a day.

[BComplex]

16. That's exactly the point! It's not a secret anymore!

Some reporters are dumber and less ethical than a box of rocks.

[mfcorey1]

5. Well, aren't we alerting them with our post? You know they lurk around here!

[42bambi]

7. Imagine. When a Governor of a US state must take this position in

order to protect his people ... it's just so unfathomable!

[SheltieLover]

10. I agree!

Surreal!

[beachbumbob]

11. trump will do all he can do to take them, the punishment of blue states must go on,

[Arkansas Granny]

12. This seems to be a problem faced by many states.

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) said Sunday he would like "to see a better way" for states to procure medical equipment as governors continue to bid against each other for necessary supplies amid the coronavirus pandemic.

"We have had circumstances that we're trying to collect our [personal protective equipment], our protective masks and we've been outbid by another state after we had the order confirmed, so yes, that has been challenging for us," Hutchinson said on NBC's "Meet the Press."

https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/491227-arkansas-governor-id-like-to-see-a-better-way-to-procure-medical%3famp

[SheltieLover]

13. It wss Wyoming just a few days ago!

I don't think shitstain cares where he steals med equipment from. He can profit from it all. 🤬

[Girard442]

14. How long will it be until armed Feds confront armed state people?

Guarantee when it happens, it will catch people totally off guard.

[tinrobot]

15. And if that cargo gets confiscated, people from Illinois will die.

States now have to protect their own citizens from the federal government. How is this any different from war?

[SheltieLover]

18. It isn't! AND WHY IS SHITSTAIN ALLOWED TO DO THIS?

[42bambi]

19. What you said. I hope we are prepared for what's coming!

[Ilsa]

17. I wish news like this was published the day after

the goods have been received and hidden away from MF45 and Jared the Synth.

[42bambi]

20. Could be that this happened last week but are just now releasing the info.

[Ilsa]

21. I can hope.