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7. Trump couldn't be bothered

Reply to rzemanfl (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 22, 2020, 04:57 PM

Mar 2020

He didn't even ask his own daughter's garment company to pitch in.
Wouldn't he want to combat his so-called 'chinese virus' with chinese facemasks?

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NC textile mill 'heeds call of nation,' gears up to make 10 million face masks per week [View all] octoberlib Mar 2020 OP

Yesssssss, just Leghorn21 Mar 2020 #1

Watch Drumpf take credit for this. He couldn't sew one of the those rzemanfl Mar 2020 #2

Trump couldn't be bothered C_U_L8R Mar 2020 #7

You can't make very good face masks customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #12

Or cheap polyester satin. nt tblue37 Mar 2020 #34

Really, really good point. JudyM Mar 2020 #43

He did that yesterday when he gushed about wonderful businesses... JHB Mar 2020 #10

He will absolutely claim that he has something to do with this. nt Progressive Jones Mar 2020 #25

He'll take credit for bringing manufacturing back to the US nt Fiendish Thingy Mar 2020 #29

Indeed, he will try to take credit. Can't stand this cretin. nt iluvtennis Mar 2020 #31

Well, of course. calimary Mar 2020 #45

Kick dalton99a Mar 2020 #3

Fantastic. I didn't even realize there were textile mills of significance remaining in the U.S. bullwinkle428 Mar 2020 #4

Most of them closed down here. Gastonia was a big mill town but I wasn't aware there was one still octoberlib Mar 2020 #6

There are still textile mills and carpet mills around with supporting industries. japple Mar 2020 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #5

Are these N95 masks? jpak Mar 2020 #8

Article doesn't say. octoberlib Mar 2020 #9

I smell a MAGArat jpak Mar 2020 #11

Yep, me too. I just noticed at the bottom of the article it said that Pence toured the mill last May octoberlib Mar 2020 #15

If they lessen customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #14

They are useless for front line medical workers jpak Mar 2020 #17

Let me spell it out for you customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #18

Let me spell it out to you jpak Mar 2020 #19

If someone has the virus customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #20

Cobweb to disease jpak Mar 2020 #23

And when they run out of food at home? lagomorph777 Mar 2020 #32

Bandanas or scarfs jpak Mar 2020 #33

The article does not specify the type of mask, but says mnhtnbb Mar 2020 #42

Called the PR firm, the Lobbying firm superpatriotman Mar 2020 #13

What to do with smaller stashes of supplies? craigw Mar 2020 #16

Your attitude is whats going to save us all. Welcome to DU ... marble falls Mar 2020 #22

DUer OhioChick has asked that they be donated to Duppers Mar 2020 #24

Check these threads. Thanks! Duppers Mar 2020 #26

Here's another thread... Duppers Mar 2020 #28

Elderly and vulnerable people, churches, homeless shelters, nonprofits IronLionZion Mar 2020 #39

Thank GOD! We should keep a list of these people so we can inundate them with Squinch Mar 2020 #21

THIS IS GREAT NEWS!!! Duppers Mar 2020 #27

eggscllent AllaN01Bear Mar 2020 #35

I hope they will be N95's. ananda Mar 2020 #36

Great news...but.... paleotn Mar 2020 #37

This is like socialism and stuff. People helping other people, oh my! warmfeet Mar 2020 #38

K&R William769 Mar 2020 #40

We're going to need BILLIONS of masks. nt SunSeeker Mar 2020 #41

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