Trump says he doesn't think states like New York need as many ventilators as they requested

[groundloop]

Source: CBS News

President Trump said on "Hannity" Thursday night that he doesn't think states need as many ventilators as they have requested from the federal government to deal with the coronavirus crisis. The president appeared to reference the dire request from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for 30,000 ventilators.

"I have a feeling that a lot of the numbers that are being said in some areas are just bigger than they're going to need," the president said. "I don't believe you need 40,000 or 30,000 ventilators. You know, you go to major hospitals, sometimes they have two ventilators. Now all of a sudden they're saying can we order 30,000 ventilators."

Cuomo has said projections show the state will need at least 30,000 ventilators within the next two weeks, when the peak of coronavirus cases is expected to hit the state. As of Wednesday, Cuomo said the state has been able gather about half of the ventilators it needs, but only about 4,000 of those have come from the federal government.

The governor explained that New York — which has the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country — needs such a high number of ventilators because the rate of turnaround for ventilators in COVID-19 patients is much slower than in typical respiratory illnesses.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-hannity-coronavirus-ventilators-new-york-30000/

[jpak]

1. Monster

Dictator

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Trump thinks everyone is lying just like him

Great basis for human interaction, and very very sick

[Thekaspervote]

3. You nailed that one!

[AtheistCrusader]

18. It's classic projection.

[In_The_Wind]

4. Looks like trump has it in for New York.

[customerserviceguy]

22. He's counting

on that playing well in flyover country. An extra respirator for New York is one that can't be sent to a Midwestern swing state.

Trump is the master at divide and conquer. He knows that folks in the heartland resent what they consider to be coastal elites, and this is a way to look like he's fighting for them.

[In_The_Wind]

31. I didn't think about that.

[ananda]

5. This monster needs to be removed from office: NOW!!!!

nt

[ffr]

6. Trump is the Death Panel of the Deep State he talks about.

Disgusting!

LOCK THIS SON OF A BITCH UP!

[Javaman]

7. the "stable genius" treats the states and everyone else like contractors screwing him on the work on

one of his shanty hotels.

nickel and diming them down.

he's such a loathsome insidious cur.

[Judi Lynn]

8. Why won't he stay in his office and DO HIS JOB? My God. n/t

[2naSalit]

38. He can't beacuse

He doesn't know how. Even if he did, his ego would lead him exactly to where he is now. The sad part is, he cheated to take office and was allowed to do it.

[BlueIdaho]

9. Stingy Fuck

You’d think these ventilators belonged to him personally.

[2naSalit]

39. It's the secret that

Blogo told him when he got pardoned... whispered in his ear "This is f'ing golden..." He's been dying for something to bring the country to its knees.


We're there.

[BlueIdaho]

43. Absofuckinglutely. nt.

[McCamy Taylor]

10. Who made him Doctor Trump?

[customerserviceguy]

23. Nope

He's more like Doctor Kevorkian.

[jmowreader]

37. Please. Don't insult the memory of Doctor Kevorkian that way.

He's exactly like Doctor Hannibal Lecter.

[2naSalit]

40. He did, of course.

Who is going to tell him he's not?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. I prefer doctors to "I have a feeling". . . . nt

[meow2u3]

12. New York State should retailiate if Trump doesn't fork over the needed ventilators

by putting the fear of God in him and threatening to have someone leak his state tax returns. But I don't think that'll happen because Gov. Cuomo is better than that.

[2naSalit]

41. People could end up

getting Epsteined over something like that. If these fuckers are willing to kill thousands if not millions of us, they will not flinch at "removing" problem people.

[mahannah]

13. Trump says he doesn't think.

[bucolic_frolic]

14. Those 2

prob have a bootleg ventilator operation going

[Politicub]

15. He's getting off on holding lives in the balance.

Especially in a city full of people who are especially vulnerable. He’s dangerous.

[42bambi]

34. He's a sadist. n/t

[IronLionZion]

16. No love for his hometown

I'm sure New York hates him too

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

20. He probably owes money all over town. So of course he hates the town.

Any stable genius would agree with him on that.

[lagomorph777]

17. Turd better never get sick in NY.

Might find a "DNR" tag on his toe.

[DBoon]

19. Trump thinks more people must die in states that don't worship him as a god

[IcyPeas]

21. bookmark those words for the next ad

[Cryptoad]

24. If anybody knows......

its Dr Bonespurs!

[olddad65]

25. "Trump says he doesn't think" lets just end the statement at that point.

[Turbineguy]

26. He's an idiot.

[underpants]

29. Yep

[Chainfire]

27. Well his hunches have been right about everything so far.

Just ask him.

[wryter2000]

28. I'm not going to suggest here that he should get the virus and die

However, it would be a blessing to us all if he couldn't speak because of shortness of breath.

[True Blue American]

35. He was getting close yesterday.

Gasping for breath. Think what would happen if he got the virus. He has trouble breathing now.

BTW, Cuomo corrected him on the ventilators. Right now they are all right but the ones they have are preparation as it gets worse.

[Newest Reality]

30. And I have a feeling

That we are experiencing the control by someone who represents some of the worst traits and behaviors that this species has had to offer the World.

If you wanted a poster boy for inhumanity and death incarnate, Trumps' face goes right on that poster. It also could make a good teaching aid for how not to be a good human and there will be plenty of obvious examples as to the many detriments it brings to a society and a planet.

[riversedge]

42. and yet, his poll numbers have gone up. damn.

[Lulu KC]

32. As if he would know?

Groaning groaning groaning endless groaning

[42bambi]

33. Trump said he has a "feeling" --- first he doesn't have feelings and

second he is LYING AGAIN.

[MaryMagdaline]

36. He has a hunch

No need for any data