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TomCADem

(17,387 posts)
Tue May 5, 2020, 11:31 PM May 2020

Kushner coronavirus effort said to be hampered by inexperienced volunteers

Source: MSN

The coronavirus response being spearheaded by President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has relied in part on volunteers from consulting and private equity firms with little expertise in the tasks they were assigned, exacerbating chronic problems in obtaining supplies for hospitals and other needs, according to numerous government officials and a volunteer involved in the effort.

About two dozen employees from Boston Consulting Group, Insight, McKinsey and other firms have volunteered their time — some on paid vacation leave from their jobs and others without pay — to aid the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to administration officials and others familiar with the arrangement.

Although some of the volunteers have relevant backgrounds and experience, many others were poorly matched with their assigned jobs, including those given the task of securing personal protective equipment (PPE) for hospitals nationwide, according to a complaint filed last month with the House Oversight Committee.

The volunteer team played a significant role in helping the government vet leads and send the results to a procurement team at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, where government officials made final decisions about purchases and procurements, two senior administration officials said. The team’s problems underscore a broader pattern of missteps and missed opportunities that has plagued the Trump administration as it struggles to cope with the pandemic.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/kushner-coronavirus-effort-said-to-be-hampered-by-inexperienced-volunteers/ar-BB13D8KB



Of course, the biggest inexperienced participant is Kushner himself who has no business playing any role in the Federal Government.

As a result of Trump's nepotism and incompetence, hundreds of thousands of healthcare workers are lacking access to PPE.
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Kushner coronavirus effort said to be hampered by inexperienced volunteers (Original Post) TomCADem May 2020 OP
McKinsey? Boston Consulting Group? These are some of the "consultants" your boss hired to tell him.. TreasonousBastard May 2020 #1
The link may cover this. sheshe2 May 2020 #2
Paying for qualified help decreases the profit margin. keithbvadu2 May 2020 #3
Because Turbineguy May 2020 #4
You JaKKKass Jared should be a volunteer CountAllVotes May 2020 #5
We literally have whole government agencies with experienced people to do this kinda shit greenjar_01 May 2020 #6
Incompetence by design for corrupt financial gain by Jar-Jar and his Don. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2020 #7
The Headline is Redundant...N/T flotsam May 2020 #8
I volunteer Jared for ashling May 2020 #9

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
1. McKinsey? Boston Consulting Group? These are some of the "consultants" your boss hired to tell him..
Tue May 5, 2020, 11:36 PM
May 2020

how to run his business.

sheshe2

(83,746 posts)
2. The link may cover this.
Tue May 5, 2020, 11:39 PM
May 2020

I did not read it.

I heard Kushner's group was like a bunch of rich frat boys sitting around pretending they were smart, when in fact daddy's money bought their slot in school.

keithbvadu2

(36,775 posts)
3. Paying for qualified help decreases the profit margin.
Wed May 6, 2020, 12:07 AM
May 2020

Paying for qualified help decreases the profit margin.

Dead victims do not cost Jared/Donald directly.

Turbineguy

(37,319 posts)
4. Because
Wed May 6, 2020, 12:40 AM
May 2020

when you are dealing with a life and death situation, you need inexperienced volunteers. Everybody knows that! Since you don't have to pay them, you can pocket the cash.

CountAllVotes

(20,868 posts)
5. You JaKKKass Jared should be a volunteer
Wed May 6, 2020, 12:49 AM
May 2020

You've never volunteered for anything in your life as WEALTH is your GOD.

When wealth is your GOD, your Master, there is no room for any other GOD.

You cannot have two masters.

Go home to IvanKKKa and forget it Jared. Your days are numbered in the White House, a place your have no business being near.

You are FIRED!!!!

You Jared are INCOMPETENT.

He who worships wealth is going nowhere in life.

You will figure that one out some day Jared.

In the meantime, JacKKKAss Jared, find something else to do w/your stupid self!



 

greenjar_01

(6,477 posts)
6. We literally have whole government agencies with experienced people to do this kinda shit
Wed May 6, 2020, 01:39 AM
May 2020

Part iof the problem in believing that a "deep state" is out to get you is that you have to invent the motherfucking wheel every time. Even if we put aside that Kushner's involvement is some obvious grift opportunity, the very fact that these issues weren't simply taken up by the relevant agencies is itself a massive failure of vision and execution.

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