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RandySF

(58,776 posts)
Sat Jul 18, 2020, 08:00 PM Jul 2020

Newsom Had to Thank Trump to Get Help

Mr. Trump’s bizarre public statements, his refusal to wear a mask and his pressure on states to get their economies going again left governors and other state officials scrambling to deal with a leadership vacuum. At one stage, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California was told that if he wanted the federal government to help obtain the swabs needed to test for the virus, he would have to ask Mr. Trump himself — and thank him.




https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/18/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-response-failure-leadership.html

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Newsom Had to Thank Trump to Get Help (Original Post) RandySF Jul 2020 OP
He's been very cautious in his criticism of MF45 kimbutgar Jul 2020 #1
That's easy. CaptYossarian Jul 2020 #2
Thank you for being so Blatantly STUPID, ASSFACE. Cha Jul 2020 #3
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