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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump keeps saying Obama left him 'no ventilators.' The number is 16,660.
We had a ventilator problem that was caused by the fact that we werent left ventilators by a previous administration. The cupboards were bare, as I say often.
President Trump, remarks at the White House, April 30, 2020
You know, if you remember where we started, we had no ventilators.
Trump, remarks at the White House, May 15
He took a ventilator job where the country basically had no ventilators.
Trump, remarks at the White House, May 18
We had none, essentially. We had very few, and they were obsolete. They were broken.
Trump, remarks at the White House, May 19
When we came here, you had very few ventilators in this country. The cupboard was empty, and we filled up the cupboards.
Trump, remarks at the White House, June 18
President Trump, remarks at the White House, April 30, 2020
You know, if you remember where we started, we had no ventilators.
Trump, remarks at the White House, May 15
He took a ventilator job where the country basically had no ventilators.
Trump, remarks at the White House, May 18
We had none, essentially. We had very few, and they were obsolete. They were broken.
Trump, remarks at the White House, May 19
When we came here, you had very few ventilators in this country. The cupboard was empty, and we filled up the cupboards.
Trump, remarks at the White House, June 18
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Trump keeps saying Obama left him 'no ventilators.' The number is 16,660. (Original Post)
spanone
Jun 2020
OP
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)1. Federal government stealing PPEs . .
and other medical supplies. Then selling them at the highest bidder, within the country and outside.
Now that is some effed up shit.
delisen
(6,042 posts)2. 16660:Mark of the Beast for unscientific Trumpers
First came Kushner with 666 park Ave., now this. Hmmm...
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)7. Trump has a 999 birthmark
Oh, wait....
delisen
(6,042 posts)9. Uh oh... n/t
Initech
(100,062 posts)3. Obama derangement syndrome.
spanone
(135,816 posts)4. he knows he's not half the man Obama is....
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)5. I wonder why Trump lied and kept lying?
Perhaps someone could ask him about that?
spanone
(135,816 posts)6. that would be a 'nasty' question?....every reporter on earth should ask that question.
PA Democrat
(13,225 posts)8. Trump also failed to renew the contract with the company that performed
testing and maintenance on those ventilators to ensure they were in working order when needed.
https://www.politicususa.com/2020/04/02/more-than-2000-federal-ventilators-dont-work-due-to-lack-of-maintenance.html