Getting supplies...DT/fed out bids states...

[kadee79]

President Donald Trump’s directive for governors to buy their own medical supplies to fight the coronavirus has run into a big problem -- the federal government.



Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker told Trump during a video conference on Thursday that his state three times lost out to the federal government on purchases of critical supplies, creating an awkward moment during the made-for-TV event at Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington.



“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,” a sheepish-sounding Baker told Trump, who chuckled at the remark.



The president replied he still wants governors to seek out their own medical equipment, like protective gear for doctors and nurses as well as respirators, but acknowledged the federal government has greater buying power than any state.

“Prices are always a component of that also. And maybe that’s why you lost to the feds, OK, that’s probably why,” Trump said.

www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-19/trump-told-governors-to-buy-own-virus-supplies-then-outbid-them

[deminmaine]

Doesn't trump often go rogue at the microphone?  He just gets up and spouts whatever comes into his stable genius mind, and really, really impresses himself with his pearls of wisdom.  Unfortunately his faux pearls often conflict with the real policies on the ground already.  Oopsy!  

[djAdvocate]

does he have any idea how bad mixed messages are in a time of crisis?

[billisonboard]

Mar 20, 2020 12:00:07 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

does he have any idea how bad mixed messages are in a time of crisis?

No.