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captain queeg

(10,135 posts) Wed Jul 1, 2020, 01:29 PM Jul 2020

Trump buying up worlds supply of remdesvir, making him popular with the rest of the world

Already has a huge supply of hydrochloriquine. Maybe he’s stockpiling it for Russia.

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Trump buying up worlds supply of remdesvir, making him popular with the rest of the world (Original Post) captain queeg Jul 2020 OP

Color me ignorant... Ferrets are Cool Jul 2020 #1

Yeah Texaswitchy Jul 2020 #2

I'm also wondering how he can possibly be doing this. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #3

This. We need a source. Ferrets are Cool Jul 2020 #5

It's not trump himself buying it obviously, he directs some agency to do it captain queeg Jul 2020 #6

Here's one link from HHS who did the purchases. Other sites deal with the political fall out captain queeg Jul 2020 #7

We should send hydroxychloroquine to the countries that can actually use it to treat malaria. LisaL Jul 2020 #4

Ferrets are Cool

(21,105 posts)

1. Color me ignorant...

Reply to captain queeg (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2020, 01:33 PM

Jul 2020

how does he have so much control over our purse strings that he can spend OUR money on this shit?

Texaswitchy

(2,962 posts)

2. Yeah

Reply to Ferrets are Cool (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 1, 2020, 01:47 PM

Jul 2020

Me to.

What happened to the House.

Where is the money coming from.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,839 posts)

3. I'm also wondering how he can possibly be doing this.

Reply to captain queeg (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2020, 01:50 PM

Jul 2020

More to the point, what is your source for your claim.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,105 posts)

5. This. We need a source.

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 1, 2020, 02:04 PM

Jul 2020

captain queeg

(10,135 posts)

6. It's not trump himself buying it obviously, he directs some agency to do it

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 1, 2020, 02:12 PM

Jul 2020

I’m sure there are funds in their budgets, especially now, to simplify purchases related to the virus. I’ll try to find a link, but it’s all over the news. I’ll come back and post a link when I get it.

captain queeg

(10,135 posts)

7. Here's one link from HHS who did the purchases. Other sites deal with the political fall out

Reply to captain queeg (Reply #6)

Wed Jul 1, 2020, 02:18 PM

Jul 2020

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/06/29/trump-administration-secures-new-supplies-remdesivir-united-states.html

LisaL

(44,973 posts)

4. We should send hydroxychloroquine to the countries that can actually use it to treat malaria.