Trump Team Promises Hospital Beds Without Moving to Slow Virus

[left-of-center2012]

The Trump administration has assured states they’ll have enough hospital beds and equipment to handle the alarming nationwide surge in coronavirus cases, but it isn’t advocating for additional measures to slow the virus’s spread and continues to shut out Joe Biden’s advisers. In a call with governors (Monday) Vice President Mike Pence, who leads the federal pandemic response, said that the nation has thousands of hospital beds in reserve ...

“I want to assure you at the outset that America has never been more prepared to fight this virus,” Pence told the governors, according to a summary provided by Washington Governor Jay Inslee’s office. “The cavalry is on the way,” he added.

Deborah Birx, the State Department immunologist who coordinates Pence’s task force, told governors that cases rose 50% week-over-week and that more than half of U.S. counties are now categorized as “red” with rampant spread.

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[crazylikafox]

1. And where is he hiding the doctors and nurses?

[2naSalit]

2. Beds and equipment no good w/o staff to attend. ...nt

[oasis]

3. "Promises made, promises kept". Riiiiight!

[WyattKansas]

4. Does tRUMP or Jared have a special lucrative no bid contract for the 'My Pillow' guy...

To build hospital beds now?

That sounds about right with the way this clown show operates.

[Solly Mack]

5. Crock of shit.

"The cavalry is on the way," he added.

The check is in the mail.

[Tanuki]

8. The cavalry won't arrive until January 20.

[Midnightwalk]

7. Do they double as coffins?

Even if there was enough staff more cases means more deaths.

There isn’t enough staff so it will be worse.

They don’t do planning very well. It’s obvious they though that there would be a vaccine so now planning was needed. It would all take care of itself. No thought to what happens for the next 6-12? months needed to inoculate enough people.

[BlueLucy]

9. Deborah Birx coordinates Pence task force.

I think she sticks her head in the sand and does not call them out on this enough!