Ted Lieu offers Trump an alternative to all-caps tweeting about ventilators.

[Miles Archer]

Ted Lieu
@tedlieu

US House candidate, CA-33

Dear @realDonaldTrump: Glad you reversed yourself & now realize the US is short on ventilators.

Also, you can do more than just tweet in all caps about GM Lordstown & Ford. You can ensure this happens by activating the Defense Production Act. Lives are at stake.

#FridayThoughts

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[Brother Buzz]

1. Why is this nimrod so hung up on auto assembly lines?

Has he actually seen a ventilator? Has he got an image of an 'Iron Lung' bouncing around inside his empty head?

[GoCubsGo]

8. Because that's how his little pea brain works.

He'll latch onto something and repeat it over and over again, believing that repeating it ad nauseum makes him the expert. It matters not that he doesn't know what the fuck he's saying. Just as long as it sounds good, and that he comes off as "tough." It's all about his image. Always has been.

[NewJeffCT]

9. Because if he can show the auto assembly lines working again

it will make a good campaign ad to play in swing states

[Harker]

12. He fancies himself a "wartime president"

so he probably sees B-17s rolling out the factory door tomorrow morning.

[Hekate]

13. Because his understanding of technology begins & ends with Henry Ford

And he is a big tough guy who big tough guys call "Sir"

[tblue37]

18. With tears rolling down their faces. nt

[bronxiteforever]

2. General Motors doesn't own the Lordstown plant anymore.

They sold it to electric truck maker Lordstown Motors.

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2020/03/27/trump-gm-ford-ventilators-twitter/2925736001/


Smh

[dchill]

10. Heh.

[yonder]

17. That's the kicker. I just saw an old tweet from a year or so ago

in which he congratulates GM and chairwoman Barra on that sale to Lordstown. Now, he thinks it's GM's fault.

He's a dangerous Kook

[bronxiteforever]

21. He is too caught up in his hate to be rational.

You are right- dangerous kook.

[Guilded Lilly]

3. Everything from the Cretin is a juvenile editorial. I still can't...

Comprehend how supposed grown up adults anywhere haven’t booted his sorry ass into a ditch somewhere.

[CaptYossarian]

4. The all caps people are either immature or have poor eyesight.

In his case, both.

[Wellstone ruled]

5. It will take 6 months

to set up the tooling and assembly process . We are dealing with Medical Grade and Clean Room Operations.

[Lonestarblue]

6. The US has ventilator makers, as does Europe.

All have ramped up production. It would seem to make more sense to give contracts to established vendors than to try to retool an auto manufacturer. Here’s an article from Bioworld identifying some key manufacturers of medical grade ventilators—not all in the US.

https://www.bioworld.com/articles/433823-major-ventilator-makers-ramp-production-even-as-alternatives-sought-to-fill-massive-shortfall

[PatSeg]

7. So, maybe Trump doesn't know how the

Defense Production Act works. He must think it means yelling threateningly at manufacturers on Twitter. I'm sure this approach will be quite persuasive.

[tblue37]

19. Actually, he probably doesn't know. nt

[PatSeg]

22. And we know how pigheaded he is

He can't admit he doesn't know something, when actually he doesn't know much of anything and he's too stubborn and arrogant to ask. That makes him that more dangerous.

I'm sure his gut will guide him wisely!

[mountain grammy]

11. Stay healthy, Ted Lieu. You're the best..

[c-rational]

14. i was recently informed by my childhood friend (known David for half a century) that Dyson

has a prototype ventilator ready. They should be able to ramp up quickly as the same principles of air movement apply.. Few seems to be thinking well or critically (which is exactly what the dumpster wants as he sows chaos). What became know as Value Engineering which was born during WW2 to determine how to produce products when many materials were not available.

[Hekate]

15. Thank you Ted Lieu. Stay well.

[kytngirl]

16. Can anybody tell me why they think...

Trump will not enact the Defense Production Act during this crisis?

There has to be a personal reason. He doesn't do or say anything unless he has something to gain or something to lose.

If you figure it out, please post. I don't know enough about the act to figure it out on my own. Nevertheless, the gain/lose factor is there. It probably has to do with money or fame because those two things are what drives that orange machine. It certainly isn't love of God, country or family.

[tblue37]

20. Many corporations lobbied him not to. nt

[we can do it]

23. Profiteering.