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drray23

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30. To control the supply

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 05:21 PM

Mar 2020

So that he can force governors to grovel to him to get what they need.

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Why is the Trump administration outbidding states on medical equipment? [View all] octoberlib Mar 2020 OP

To wait for rural red areas and redder states to catch up so he can disperse more to his base? Freethinker65 Mar 2020 #1

Bingo. nt SunSeeker Mar 2020 #24

He wants blue states to suffer and if possible, die. That is a simple fact. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2020 #32

Absolutely! rickyhall Mar 2020 #53

I don't know Rebl2 Mar 2020 #56

Then you must not be telling him enough about how much you love him or your state isnt Eliot Rosewater Mar 2020 #59

We need to get rid of the I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #2

He wants to kill millions of us 2naSalit Mar 2020 #3

and/or he wants to drive up profits to the firms that are manufacturing them and selling them. TheBlackAdder Mar 2020 #16

And that. 2naSalit Mar 2020 #63

I believe that you are CORRECT. FarPoint Mar 2020 #29

Death in blue states MFM008 Mar 2020 #31

I think you're correct. MontanaMama Mar 2020 #40

I agree with you leftieNanner Mar 2020 #49

I also think it is revenge for the impeachment. 2naSalit Mar 2020 #64

No doubt. MontanaMama Mar 2020 #65

Perhaps WE are the karma. 2naSalit Mar 2020 #66

I would create a state run company to compete directly with the companies Under The Radar Mar 2020 #4

Prisoners ? Really ? MichMan Mar 2020 #55

Try putting that together in one or two weeks. It is a state emergency Under The Radar Mar 2020 #57

Only one of the reasons is: Because he's vindictive. In_The_Wind Mar 2020 #5

What about Ukraine as a model for his way of functioning?? TryLogic Mar 2020 #36

i think it is more likely he just has to 'win'. demigoddess Mar 2020 #41

Does he or Jarvanka get to skim off the top? central scrutinizer Mar 2020 #6

In any other world, it would probably be best for feds to purchase/allocate items in short supply. Hoyt Mar 2020 #7

That is how it has functioned in other times. Caliman73 Mar 2020 #47

What was it he said, "We are not stock clerks," or something like that. Hoyt Mar 2020 #48

"We're not shipping clerks." calimary Mar 2020 #54

Good point. We'd be in a fix without them, grocery deliveries, truck drivers, etc. Hoyt Mar 2020 #68

He won't give them the equipment they need. And then hoards more. What a piece of shit. Cousin Dupree Mar 2020 #8

Trump Wants Control of the Ventilators MineralMan Mar 2020 #9

Exactly. His way of dealing with Ukraine is the model. TryLogic Mar 2020 #37

+1 Newest Reality Mar 2020 #51

Things Terrible People Do for 2,000,000,000 Alex? Brainfodder Mar 2020 #10

Holy f**k Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2020 #11

Because Faux pas Mar 2020 #12

So he and/or his family can make more money. mt Phoenix61 Mar 2020 #13

By competing with the states, trump is having to spend more taxpayer money to buy supplies EleanorR Mar 2020 #14

explain this to me like I'm five... IcyPeas Mar 2020 #15

Trump admin has them and can dole them out to whoever he wants. octoberlib Mar 2020 #17

"We're going to send you those ventilators... jayfish Mar 2020 #18

TOTALLY This! n/t MFGsunny Mar 2020 #21

'Zactly! FiveGoodMen Mar 2020 #26

Damn right it does. TryLogic Mar 2020 #38

now that is really, really nasty!!! subana Mar 2020 #19

Need to go viral aeromanKC Mar 2020 #20

What's he doing with the supplies? Sending them to red states? sinkingfeeling Mar 2020 #22

So appalling the greed of the GOP iluvtennis Mar 2020 #23

You nailed it! burrowowl Mar 2020 #42

He wants all the credit. xxqqqzme Mar 2020 #25

Maybe Dolt45 wants to rent them out to people who stay in his crappy hotels. MarianJack Mar 2020 #27

Vengeance. Lonestarblue Mar 2020 #28

To control the supply drray23 Mar 2020 #30

Blue states Democrats. Big cities, Democrats. pangaia Mar 2020 #33

It's a Jihad against Democrats bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #34

GREED!! vapor2 Mar 2020 #35

I hope a bunch of Republican Senators pay a heavy price. TryLogic Mar 2020 #39

The fact that there is bidding is just wrong. mjvpi Mar 2020 #43

Interesting angel823 Mar 2020 #44

Tell me this is not true Botany Mar 2020 #45

That's easy. He believes he can make money. sarge43 Mar 2020 #46

He's using it for leverage Jarqui Mar 2020 #50

Everything Trump does is an asshole move. Mickju Mar 2020 #52

This president needs it for ICE Tweedy Mar 2020 #58

Never forget: the cruelty is the point Hekate Mar 2020 #60

He's a cult leader, he's forcing state and local officials to praise him in order to get the items Snake Plissken Mar 2020 #61

They'll have to keep it a secret, then. That man is a fucking control freak A1. C Moon Mar 2020 #62

Good thing our government doesn't decide who gets health care IronLionZion Mar 2020 #67