Need a fact check. New Narrative of Boss Suppressing States…
Possible Disinfo Campaign Coming
The federal government outbid states on critical coronavirus supplies after Trump told governors to get their own medical equipment
>The federal government is outbidding states on orders of critical medical equipment necessary to aid patients and protect medical professionals from coronavirus.
>States are losing out on crucial equipment orders even though President Donald Trump directed them to get their own supplies, rather than relying on help from the federal government.
>Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker told Trump during a conference call on Thursday that the federal government had outbid his state on three major orders of medical equipment.
>This comes as the US is facing a widespread shortage of equipment, including basic disinfecting products, surgical masks, and life-saving machines like ventilators.
>The federal government is outbidding states on orders of critical medical equipment necessary to aid patients and protect medical professionals from coronavirus, even though President Donald Trump has repeatedly insisted states get their own supplies.
>During a conference call with governors on Thursday, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker told Trump his state was denied three major orders of equipment because the federal government had outbid him.
>"I'm not quite sure what to do with this, so I'm just going to throw it out there for you," Baker told Trump on the call, according to Bloomberg News. "We took very seriously the push … that we should not just rely on the stockpile, that we should go out there and buy stuff and put in orders and try to create pressure on manufacturers and distributors, and I gotta tell you that on three big orders, we lost to the feds."
>Baker, a moderate Republican, added, "I've got a feeling that if someone has the chance to sell to you and to sell to me, I am going to lose on every one of those."
>Trump chuckled at that and then said the federal government probably offered the manufacturers a better price.
This sounds out of character… A change in the narrative?
The "writer" of the article: Eliza Relman.
Sauce:
https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-trump-outbid-states-on-medical-supplies-2020-3
https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2020/03/20/charlie-baker-donald-trump-coronavirus-supplies