bipartisanreport--2020-04-03--CEO Responds Fiercely To Trump’s Twitter Attacks

Amidst calls for him to do more to assist local health authorities with getting the lifesaving medical supplies that they need amidst the deadly global Coronavirus pandemic , President Donald Trump has taken to lashing out at those he can use as political targets .
That list has included 3M , which he accused this week of carrying on with some kind of nefarious scheme surrounding their mask production — although it ’ s unclear what exactly he was talking about , because Trump ’ s tweet never explained beyond insisting that the company “ will have a big price @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president is a mob boss .
On Friday , 3M CEO Mike Roman insisted that Trump was flatly wrong to accuse his company of any kind of wrongdoing .
‘ The idea that 3M is not doing all it can to fight price-gouging and unauthorized reselling is absurd .
The narrative we are not doing everything we can to maximize delivery of respirators in our home country , nothing could be further from the truth .
We are doing everything we can to maximize our efforts to fight COVID-19 and to support health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that his company , which is producing ventilators and the medical masks needed amidst the Coronavirus fight , has spiked their production by millions of units , and they ’ re currently apparently even importing more into the United States than they ’ re sending out .
By a longshot , the U.S. currently has the most confirmed Coronavirus cases of any country in the world — although some other locales may have underreported the real toll in their country .
The high U.S. case count has driven a desperate need for supplies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ close , New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio even said that New York City , which has been hit hard , only had enough ventilators to last through Monday or Tuesday .
In other words , supply restocks are coming down to the wire , and other locales in the U.S. could face steep tolls similar to New York .
In his original tweet about 3M , Trump had belted out : Trump has consistently been urged to use the Defense Production Act to order the production of needed medical supplies , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the P Act — although he ’ s intermingled his insistence that he would be invoking the act “ against ” certain companies with suggestions that medical personnel were hoarding supplies and local authorities were lying about how much they truly needed .
There is no evidence — at all — for either of these claims .
The staggering confirmed case count in the U.S. and growing death toll confirm the tangible need that Trump seems to have trouble coming to terms with .
Medical personnel have denounced Trump ’ s claims @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” although he ’ s keeping up .

Amidst calls for him to do more to assist local health authorities with getting the lifesaving medical supplies that they need amidst the deadly global Coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump has taken to lashing out at those he can use as political targets. That list has included 3M, which he accused this week of carrying on with some kind of nefarious scheme surrounding their mask production — although it’s unclear what exactly he was talking about, because Trump’s tweet never explained beyond insisting that the company “will have a big price to pay,” as if the president is a mob boss. On Friday, 3M CEO Mike Roman insisted that Trump was flatly wrong to accuse his company of any kind of wrongdoing.
He called Trump’s tweet “absurd,” insisting to CNN:
‘The idea that 3M is not doing all it can to fight price-gouging and unauthorized reselling is absurd. The narrative we are not doing everything we can to maximize delivery of respirators in our home country, nothing could be further from the truth. We are doing everything we can to maximize our efforts to fight COVID-19 and to support health workers in the U.S.’
Roman said that his company, which is producing ventilators and the medical masks needed amidst the Coronavirus fight, has spiked their production by millions of units, and they’re currently apparently even importing more into the United States than they’re sending out.
By a longshot, the U.S. currently has the most confirmed Coronavirus cases of any country in the world — although some other locales may have underreported the real toll in their country.
The high U.S. case count has driven a desperate need for supplies. As this week drew to a close, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio even said that New York City, which has been hit hard, only had enough ventilators to last through Monday or Tuesday. In other words, supply restocks are coming down to the wire, and other locales in the U.S. could face steep tolls similar to New York.
In his original tweet about 3M, Trump had belted out:
‘We hit 3M hard today after seeing what they were doing with their Masks. “P Act” all the way. Big surprise to many in government as to what they were doing – will have a big price to pay!’
We hit 3M hard today after seeing what they were doing with their Masks. “P Act” all the way. Big surprise to many in government as to what they were doing – will have a big price to pay! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 3, 2020
Trump has consistently been urged to use the Defense Production Act to order the production of needed medical supplies, which is what he was referring to as the P Act — although he’s intermingled his insistence that he would be invoking the act “against” certain companies with suggestions that medical personnel were hoarding supplies and local authorities were lying about how much they truly needed. There is no evidence — at all — for either of these claims. The staggering confirmed case count in the U.S. and growing death toll confirm the tangible need that Trump seems to have trouble coming to terms with. Medical personnel have denounced Trump’s claims about supposed supply hoarding as “insulting,” although he’s keeping up.


bipartisanreport--2020-04-03--Fox News Doctor Schools Host Over Ignorant Virus Babble

This week on Fox & Friends , co-host Brian Kilmeade seemed to suggest that Republican Governors like Alabama ’ s Kay Ivey who have refused to issue broad lockdown orders for their state amidst the Coronavirus pandemic were in the clear , but the network ’ s medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier promptly schooled Kilmeade that in reality , there ’ s no reason to think that further outbreaks in these Republican-led states aren ’ t looming on the horizon .
Now is not the time for partisan insistence upon state identity — now is the time for these governors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in their states beyond current levels seriously .
‘ We need to put the onus on the governors for their states and make sure that they ’ re taking responsibility for their states , and they also need to call out their own citizens who aren ’ t taking responsibility for stopping the spread of this illness… They know their citizens , and they know what needs to be done .
We still have hotspots in states that are rapidly increasing cases faster than they would expect .
Everyone thinks that New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s the only one that ’ s going to be , but that ’ s not true .
Anywhere can be like New York City , we are seeing right now , and they are just a few weeks behind.
’ Indeed , locales from New Jersey to Louisiana to Michigan have been facing rapid and substantial increases in both confirmed cases and total deaths from the virus .
Projections for a national peak date of infection put it at least a week and a half away , meaning that there ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left to go — and confirmed cases in the U.S. already total almost a quarter of a million .
Almost 6,100 Americans and counting have already died from the Coronavirus , too .
‘ Alabama is starting to have increase in cases , too .
I agree that each state needs to do what ’ s best for their state .
However , you are starting to see those cases increase and what ’ s happening in Louisiana is going to happen in Alabama , too.
’ The highly watched , Republican-led state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issuing lockdown orders recently — but that came after thousands upon thousands of cases were confirmed in the state , and after spring breakers flocked into and out of the state , potentially helping spread the Coronavirus to their home communities and those in between .
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis , a close Trump ally , said he was taking cues from the White House in response to criticism over his inaction , but politicizing the response to a major , increasingly deadly pandemic does not pay .
Stay-at-home orders are now in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has driven establishments like restaurants and bars to close .
In the wake of broad attempts to stem the spread of the Coronavirus , around ten million people have newly filed for unemployment benefits in the last two weeks alone .
A recently enacted Coronavirus relief package includes an expansion of unemployment benefits for a weeks-long period amidst the crisis .

This week on Fox & Friends, co-host Brian Kilmeade seemed to suggest that Republican Governors like Alabama’s Kay Ivey who have refused to issue broad lockdown orders for their state amidst the Coronavirus pandemic were in the clear, but the network’s medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier promptly schooled Kilmeade that in reality, there’s no reason to think that further outbreaks in these Republican-led states aren’t looming on the horizon. Now is not the time for partisan insistence upon state identity — now is the time for these governors to take the potential for Coronavirus spread in their states beyond current levels seriously.
Dr. Saphier explained:
‘We need to put the onus on the governors for their states and make sure that they’re taking responsibility for their states, and they also need to call out their own citizens who aren’t taking responsibility for stopping the spread of this illness… They know their citizens, and they know what needs to be done. We still have hotspots in states that are rapidly increasing cases faster than they would expect. Everyone thinks that New York City is the hot spot and that’s the only one that’s going to be, but that’s not true. Anywhere can be like New York City, we are seeing right now, and they are just a few weeks behind.’
Indeed, locales from New Jersey to Louisiana to Michigan have been facing rapid and substantial increases in both confirmed cases and total deaths from the virus. Projections for a national peak date of infection put it at least a week and a half away, meaning that there’s a significant national climb in cases left to go — and confirmed cases in the U.S. already total almost a quarter of a million. Almost 6,100 Americans and counting have already died from the Coronavirus, too.
Dr. Saphier noted:
‘Alabama is starting to have increase in cases, too. I agree that each state needs to do what’s best for their state. However, you are starting to see those cases increase and what’s happening in Louisiana is going to happen in Alabama, too.’
Watch below:
Brian Kilmeade defends AL Gov. Kay Ivey's refusal to issue a stay at home order because its not "bad" there yet, unlike Louisiana. Dr. Nicole Saphier responds "look what's happening in her state right now … what's happening in Louisiana is going to happen in Alabama too." pic.twitter.com/9SqtgCo7TB — Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) April 3, 2020
The highly watched, Republican-led state of Florida did finally come around to issuing lockdown orders recently — but that came after thousands upon thousands of cases were confirmed in the state, and after spring breakers flocked into and out of the state, potentially helping spread the Coronavirus to their home communities and those in between. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a close Trump ally, said he was taking cues from the White House in response to criticism over his inaction, but politicizing the response to a major, increasingly deadly pandemic does not pay.
Stay-at-home orders are now in effect for millions of Americans, which has driven establishments like restaurants and bars to close. In the wake of broad attempts to stem the spread of the Coronavirus, around ten million people have newly filed for unemployment benefits in the last two weeks alone. A recently enacted Coronavirus relief package includes an expansion of unemployment benefits for a weeks-long period amidst the crisis.