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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSan Francisco mayor says city's PPE orders have been diverted, confiscated: It 'blows my mind'
San Francisco Mayor London Breed (D) said Friday that her citys orders for personal protection equipment (PPE) have been diverted to other U.S. cities and foreign countries.
Weve had issues of our orders being relocated by our suppliers in China, she said at a press conference. For example, we had isolation gowns on their way to San Francisco and they were diverted to France. Weve had situations when things weve ordered that have gone through Customs were confiscated by FEMA to be diverted to other locations.
We know everyone is dealing with a serious challenge," she continued. "Through Customs, weve had situations where those items have been taken and put out on the market for the highest bidder, putting cities against cities and states against states."
Breed said San Francisco has purchased 15 million pieces of PPE and received other tools from the federal government but still does not have the equipment necessary to adequately combat the coronavirus outbreak in the city.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/494623-san-francisco-mayor-says-citys-ppe-orders-have-been-diverted-confiscated
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)This is absolutely insane.
emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,590 posts)DENVERPOPS
(8,818 posts)that jared and ivanka are doing the dealing......
Warpy
(111,255 posts)Worse yet, they could be hoarded for the military so they'll all be safe while they're waging war against the US population under the command of Supreme Authority Shitgibbon.
If things have been paid for, maybe it's time to charge DHS agents with theft.
calimary
(81,238 posts)ancianita
(36,053 posts)is the only one who could buy cv supplies in a declared national emergency.
C Moon
(12,213 posts)Harker
(14,015 posts)tanyev
(42,553 posts)Harker
(14,015 posts)and ship it off.
Cha
(297,196 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,342 posts)Ford_Prefect
(7,895 posts)NBachers
(17,108 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,704 posts)He criticizes the governors for not looking in all the possible places to supply their own state's PPE, and then, when they do manage to find supplies, he confiscates them! And then, he diverts supplies meant for the states to FOREIGN countries!
How did Trump manage to sustain the image of a successful businessman for so long!