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ashredux

(2,593 posts)
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 12:21 PM Apr 2020

Mask..PPE...Ventilators.....FOLLOW THE MONEY


February 4, 2020
“... Trump administration announced that it was transporting to China nearly 17.8 tons (more than 35,000 pounds) of “masks, gowns, gauze, respirators, and other vital materials.” As Secretary of State Mike Pompeo noted in the press release announcing this shipment, “These donations are a testament to the generosity of the American people.”
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March 29, 2020.
* WASHINGTON — A commercial aircraft carrying 80 tons of gloves, masks, gowns and other medical supplies from Shanghai touched down in New York on Sunday, the first of 22 scheduled flights that White House officials say will funnel much-needed goods to the United States by early April as it battles the world’s largest coronavirus outbreak
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FOLLOW THE MONEY!!!

Ship out our Reserves....buy it back from Chinese Distributors
Lot of cash changing hands folks
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Mask..PPE...Ventilators.....FOLLOW THE MONEY (Original Post) ashredux Apr 2020 OP
Someone got paid, bigly C_U_L8R Apr 2020 #1
Yep Texaswitchy Apr 2020 #3
Probably why they brought Jared in, to protect this 'operation' spanone Apr 2020 #2
Exactly....Grifters on steroids ashredux Apr 2020 #4
ANYTHING that Jared touches will fall apart. Eyeball_Kid Apr 2020 #8
I hope that racketeer grifter spends time in jail. Baitball Blogger Apr 2020 #9
And Trump Mega Donors Wellstone ruled Apr 2020 #5
I know that these numbers are meant to seem daunting, but Eyeball_Kid Apr 2020 #6
It was a start. ashredux Apr 2020 #7
Just a little side scam to stay in practice world wide wally Apr 2020 #10
"They pay cash" 2naSalit Apr 2020 #11
Anyone have a press story on this one. TxVietVet Apr 2020 #12
Stories I've found concerning PPE. Something tells me that this is only a small part of this scam by TxVietVet Apr 2020 #13

Eyeball_Kid

(7,410 posts)
8. ANYTHING that Jared touches will fall apart.
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 12:35 PM
Apr 2020

He only knows grifting. He's in it for the money. As a public servant, Jared is a lost soul.

Eyeball_Kid

(7,410 posts)
6. I know that these numbers are meant to seem daunting, but
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 12:33 PM
Apr 2020

I do remember, many decades ago, when I was unloading trucks at a Consolidated Freightways facility, that a semi-trailer held a maximum of 40,000 pounds of merchandise. That's 20 tons. One truck.

The 17.8 TONS that were sent to China was nearly the equivalent of one truckload of supplies. Now, we do know that masks, gowns, gloves, and other supplies are relatively light on a per-unit basis, but ventilators are heavy, so it's difficult to tell, based upon the available data, what was actually shipped. Nonetheless, a truckload of supplies going to China, with a 2 billion person population, is almost something to sneeze at (no pun intended). IMO, this is NOT a good example of Trump Mismanagement, even though it WAS mismanagement.

TxVietVet

(1,905 posts)
12. Anyone have a press story on this one.
Sat Apr 4, 2020, 02:02 PM
Apr 2020

If it's a legitimate story with a reputable source, I want to spread it far and wide.
F*CK tRump :poop:

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