He's going to have more blood on his hands, because “I have a feeling that a lot of the numbers that are being said in some areas are just bigger than they’re going to be”:
TRUMP on New York’s ventilator needs for the coronavirus outbreak:— JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) March 27, 2020
"I don't believe you need 40,000 or 30,000 ventilators. You know, you go into major hospitals sometimes, they'll have two ventilators. And now all of a sudden they're saying can we order 30,000 ventilators?" pic.twitter.com/WMuOlkaGZk
In the recording, he always comes back to what's most important to him, being able to point to the stock market and the economy as a rationale for his re- election. To that end:
We haven’t seen anything like it, but the end result is we’ve got to get back to work, and I think we can start by opening up certain parts of the country.That's what you get when the phone rings at 3 a.m., and the person answering it is an ignorant, childish, narcissistic sociopath. (Note: A commenter makes a good point about how ventilators are being parceled out as they are.)
(This is also another Trump quote that will end up in a Democratic ad using his own words as evidence of his incompetence and culpability for lives lost unnecessarily.)
UPDATE: Apparently he's telling Michigan they're on their own, too. Pure, evil sociopath.
UPDATE II: The Moron Vector continues to flip flop. Maybe these would've been destined only for red states --
Just over 12 hours ago Trump told Hannity that "I don't believe you need 40,000 or 30,000 ventilators.” Now he’s reversed course. He’s totally incoherent. https://t.co/hIJI8PnAem— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 27, 2020
UPDATE III: Someone who would know calls out Moron Vector's claims --
According to Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Trump isn't even talking to the auto industry and helping them manage the production of PPE and equipment. pic.twitter.com/U4QlbLvpiD— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 27, 2020
