Mainecat Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Trump wasted half a billion on 10,000 ventilators that won't arrive until September 2022 Source: raw story Published 5 hours ago on August 2, 2020 By Daniel Villarreal, New Civil Rights Movement A new report from the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform found that the Trump Administration repeatedly delayed an Obama-era order from the health-technology company Philips for 10,000 ventilators, wasting half-a-billion dollars for machines that won’t even arrive until September 2022. According to the report, in 2014, the Obama Administration signed a contract with Philips to add 10,000 ventilators to the nation’s stockpile by June 2019. Though Philips delayed the fulfillment until November 2019, had they been held to that deadline, the nation would have had plenty of ventilators for when the coronavirus epidemic started in March 2020....................... Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2020/08/revealed-trump-wasted-half-a-billion-on-10000-ventilators-that-wont-arrive-until-september-2022/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Trump did, like himself? Damn, how does he have so much time to golf when he is busy with shenanigans like this? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 If it saves one life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 13 minutes ago, racinfarmer said: Trump did, like himself? Damn, how does he have so much time to golf when he is busy with shenanigans like this? Yup... According to the report, in 2014, the Obama Administration signed a contract with Philips to add 10,000 ventilators to the nation’s stockpile by June 2019. Though Philips delayed the fulfillment until November 2019, had they been held to that deadline, the nation would have had plenty of ventilators for when the coronavirus epidemic started in March 2020. However, the Trump Administration granted Philips three extensions.“On January 21, 2020, when the first coronavirus case was reported in the United States,” the report states, “Philips approached the Trump Administration about accelerating the delivery of ventilators under its existing contract. The Trump Administration ignored this opportunity, and for six weeks, it did not respond to Philips’ offer.” When Peter Navarro — Assistant to the President, Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy — and other senior officials in the White House negotiated a new contract with Philips, they ended up scrapping the Obama-era terms and agreed to pay almost five-times the price set under those terms. While Philips had sold ventilators to other purchasers for prices as low as $9,327 per unit, the Trump Administration ended up paying $50,000 per unit. “The documents show that the Administration accepted Philips’ first offer without even trying to negotiate a lower price,” the report reads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted August 3, 2020 Gold Member Share Posted August 3, 2020 (edited) Should cancel the order as we didn’t run out of ventilators even during the worst of the pandemic and deaths. I think cuomo even sent ventilators out of country after he hoarded a bunch that he didn’t need Edited August 3, 2020 by BOHICA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Mainecat said: Yup... According to the report, in 2014, the Obama Administration signed a contract with Philips to add 10,000 ventilators to the nation’s stockpile by June 2019. Though Philips delayed the fulfillment until November 2019, had they been held to that deadline, the nation would have had plenty of ventilators for when the coronavirus epidemic started in March 2020. However, the Trump Administration granted Philips three extensions.“On January 21, 2020, when the first coronavirus case was reported in the United States,” the report states, “Philips approached the Trump Administration about accelerating the delivery of ventilators under its existing contract. The Trump Administration ignored this opportunity, and for six weeks, it did not respond to Philips’ offer.” When Peter Navarro — Assistant to the President, Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy — and other senior officials in the White House negotiated a new contract with Philips, they ended up scrapping the Obama-era terms and agreed to pay almost five-times the price set under those terms. While Philips had sold ventilators to other purchasers for prices as low as $9,327 per unit, the Trump Administration ended up paying $50,000 per unit. “The documents show that the Administration accepted Philips’ first offer without even trying to negotiate a lower price,” the report reads So you don’t care about others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCR1250 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 7 hours ago, BOHICA said: Should cancel the order as we didn’t run out of ventilators even during the worst of the pandemic and deaths. I think cuomo even sent ventilators out of country after he hoarded a bunch that he didn’t need Yup, we didn't run out or need extras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmo Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, XCR1250 said: Yup, we didn't run out or need extras. At the time there was a yuge panic about supplies. Easy to second guess that now... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCR1250 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Just now, Edmo said: At the time there was a yuge panic about supplies. Easy to second guess that now... Like Toilet paper, people panic about lots of things... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmo Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 1 minute ago, XCR1250 said: Like Toilet paper, people panic about lots of things... Indeed. Every time it rains a lot or there’s a big snow forecast around here the shelves get emptied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, XCR1250 said: Like Toilet paper, people panic about lots of things... Omg, what was that all about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCR1250 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Edmo said: Indeed. Every time it rains a lot or there’s a big snow forecast around here the shelves get emptied. When I was a kid you never saw that, the tires chains might get put on though if bad enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmo Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 1 minute ago, XCR1250 said: When I was a kid you never saw that, the tires chains might get put on though if bad enough. Too much Netflix? Too much doom and gloom in the media? Too many snowflakes? You're right it was not like this before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCR1250 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 1 minute ago, ArcticCrusher said: Omg, what was that all about. Shelves were empty and when they got some in you could only buy a small quantity, we had plenty so didn't try to buy it, but wife works at Walmart and said people were insane buying over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCR1250 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Just now, Edmo said: Too much Netflix? Too much doom and gloom in the media? Too many snowflakes? You're right it was not like this before. We only had 1 TV station to watch (WTMJ) and a few radio stations, everything except Clark gas stations& Churches were closed on Sunday's, some bakeries were open till noon so you could get Ham & Rolls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 1 minute ago, XCR1250 said: Shelves were empty and when they got some in you could only buy a small quantity, we had plenty so didn't try to buy it, but wife works at Walmart and said people were insane buying over it. I know, imagine if there was an actual real pandemic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCR1250 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 1 minute ago, ArcticCrusher said: I know, imagine if there was an actual real pandemic. Like the krazy Mask buying thing, people have lost it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer254 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Why did Obama think we needed to spend a bunch of money on extra ventilators in the first place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 5 years for 10k ventilators. The man was definitely on the ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer254 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 7 minutes ago, Snake said: 5 years for 10k ventilators. The man was definitely on the ball. He sure was a visionary. I wonder what else he spent money on that would have helped this pandemic. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold War Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Remember the good old days when all we had to worry about was certain death by the ozone collapsing? We couldn't mow the lawn or gas up our cars on hot days. One of the hottest summer on record and poof!!! The ozone action days have been eliminated by the covid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 It’s never about trump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 6 minutes ago, spin_dry said: It’s never about trump. It's always about Trump. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 59 minutes ago, racer254 said: Why did Obama think we needed to spend a bunch of money on extra ventilators in the first place? It’s always been obvious you never studied history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted August 3, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 3, 2020 Obama admin made a shitry deal and its Trumps fault because he didn't clean it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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