Trump Strong-Arming Other Countries To Hog Up Medical Supplies

Asked about his tactics, Trump says "Too bad" America First

The supplies are for my federal stash.. NOT the states!

I smell a rat.

He’s hogging up the world’s supply - THEN he’ll enact the wartime powers act and give the contracts to companies he has (or is busy setting up) a stake in to sell to the rest of the world.

You think this is something bad, OP?

R4 you tell us

Maybe not R4. But when another country creates a vaccine maybe some of those American based shipments will be diverted elsewhere.

Not sure how to feel about this. I was pissed a few days ago when NY and other states couldn’t get medical supplies, but American manufacturers were sending hundreds of millions of dollars in supplies overseas. Theoretically it’s a good idea right now, but I never trust that fat fuck to ever do anything that’s in the best interest of the American people.

OP, it started with stealing France's masks on the Chinese tarmac ! paying cash 4 times the price, then Canada!

R4 R7 Wow i can't believe what you two said. No wonder why America elected a corrupt son of bitch Russian agent. Only a thug nation would.

No doubt these strong-arm ruthless deals are common in crises, but the fact that it's leaked tells you exactly what the rest of the world thinks of Trump (not that we didn't already know).

I fucking knew it.

—R3

The shipment to Germany has already been debunked.

Never trust Donald Trump. He’s a fucking cunt.

A German politician who accused the US of diverting a shipment of 200,000 face masks for the police force in the country's capital has backtracked on the claims.

Berlin's Senator for the Interior Andreas Geisel had claimed the masks, allegedly ordered from a 3M factory in China, had been taken by American officials when they arrived in Bangkok, Thailand, last week.

But he has now U-turned on the allegations, saying the US did not take the masks and that they weren't ordered from American company 3M.

The masks, which were ordered from a German company, remain missing..

Andreas reversed his claims on Saturday, however, with his department tweeting they were still trying to 'clarify details'.

'The fact is: The police ordered 200,000 FFP2 protective masks,' they said. 'Not, as claimed, from a US company, but from a German medical retail company.'

The masks alleged manufacturer, 3M, debunked the claims yesterday.

'3M has no evidence to suggest 3M products have been seized,' they said. '3M has no record of any order of respirators from China for the Berlin police. We cannot speculate where this report originated.'

The leader of the Ile-de-France region, which includes Paris, also accused unidentified Americans of swooping in with cash at the last minute to secure shipments already promised to French buyers.

Valerie Pecresse, the chief of France's most populous region, said: 'We lost an order to the Americans who outbid us on a shipment that we had lined up.'

Pecresse claimed that while France pays on delivery for such supplies - crucial in the global fight against the pandemic - 'Americans pay cash' without bothering to see the goods.

In Washington, a senior administration official told AFP 'the United States government has not purchased any masks intended for delivery from China to France.'

Not that the retraction will get a fraction of the coverage. I had to dig to find it.

Meanwhile, people like OP are peddling false information.

Does Trump realize that when he says America first and won't sell masks and other products to other countries, they could eventually do the same? India and China could stop selling meds to the U.S. for example. No more paracetamol or chloroquine for the US. America first is not a one way street. But I bet other countries would face "harsh consequences" when THEY say India first. This is such a pathetic thing to do with a global market and all countries depending on each other.

[quote] India and China could stop selling meds to the U.S. for example.

And all their H-1B workers will be sent packing back to India. Hallelujah!

Only in the last 20 years of so did we become dependent on foreign supplies of medicine. Puerto Rico was the site of our main medical supply manufacturing facilities.

Between a combination of lower overseas wages and escape from domestic extortionate lawsuits they moved to China and never looked back. We were crazy to let that happen.

All these supposed masks. I waited until too late and now there are none. Well none that I believe are useful. Wearing your bra on your face is not n-95.

China did THE EXACT SAME thing while they lied about the virus, suppressed the fact that it was spreading, and allowed millions to travel from China right up until Dump closed that shit down (one of the few things he did right in this).

Much respect from Dump for their actions....

The partial lifting of the export ban comes after Trump confirmed he had called Narendra Modi, the Indian prime minister, over the weekend threatening “retaliation” if the country did not release its stocks.

I would love to see other countries "threatening retaliation" when he steals their ordered masks and orders US companies not to deliver equipment to them. Every country needs and deserves PPE to save their medical stuff and people. He expects other countries to export their drugs and PPE to the US but not vice versa. This America first shit is disgusting and inhuman. Other countries share and the US should too.

Retaliation will come in other ways. Smart people choose their battles and when to fight them.