Governor: Feds have diverted away shipments of protective gear meant for Wyoming

[TexasTowelie]

Gov. Mark Gordon said the federal government has canceled shipments of protective medical equipment intended for Wyoming doctors fighting the coronavirus and instead sent them to hot spots elsewhere in the country.

“It is very frustrating, extremely frustrating, when we have orders that are supposed to be on their way and find that FEMA, the agency that’s supposed to be helping us, is preempting that order,” a frustrated Gordon said at a Friday press conference.

The shortage of protective gear — the masks, goggles, gowns and gloves used by health care providers to ward off contamination — has been a persistent problem across the state and country. In Natrona County, officials have described it as a critical problem facing providers treating potential and confirmed COVID-19 patients.

Tens of thousands of masks, gloves and other equipment have been distributed across the state recently, as state and national stockpiles have been tapped. But national stores are growing increasingly strained, officials said earlier this week, and the shortage of equipment is not confined to Wyoming.

Read more: https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/health/governor-feds-have-diverted-away-shipments-of-protective-gear-meant-for-wyoming/article_5a24796f-91f9-5dc0-97b0-28efa51f03cf.html
(Casper Star Tribune)

[riversedge]

1. Where is Rep Cheney???

[True Blue American]

4. Yes!

Liz needs to be out there defending her President!

Shame on you,Liz!

[Jake Stern]

2. Trump doesn't give a f**k about Wyoming

1. It’s population is smaller than many cities

2. It’s one of those “Will vote for the Republican even if Jesus himself said not to” states so he has no fear of losing their electoral votes.

[True Blue American]

5. Enough die

Maybe they will decide Trump, the Enzi’s and Cheney’s are not so hot.

[Jake Stern]

16. As long as the GOP

- opposes abortion

- supports guns anytime, anywhere

- supports their right to refuse service to gays

- sticks it to the libruls

The low information shitkickers in Wyoming will gladly vote for them, no matter how it hits them personally.

On Edit: I live not far from the WY line and frequently visit friends up there and from my observation Wyoming will be among the last states, if not the last state to go blue.

[duforsure]

3. trump's undermining help intentionally

To hurt Americans with it, and trying to hurt states to do as he says or else. He's telling the Gov's praise me or else I'll do this to you. Eventually Governors need to join together stopping this trump practice, and align against him, or it'll get worse for them and their states. Even Republican Governors.

[Squinch]

6. They're doing it to everyone. They bogarted a shipment of 3 million masks

going to New Jersey. The sale of the masks was organized between NJ and, I believe, China. Had nothing to do with the federal govt. Filthy Donnie stole it anyway.

[Kaiserguy]

8. Trump wasn't making any money off it

When its all said and done we will find that Trump was making money off this crisis, because that what Trump does cheat everyone.

[gab13by13]

9. Trump's last fixer, who is in jail,

took 1.2 million dollars from Novartis, yeah that Novartis, the maker of covidcloroxsidine, or however one spells it, just to have influence with Trump. Makes one wonder why Trump is pushing it so much?

[littlemissmartypants]

11. Here you go...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=2464182

[gademocrat7]

7. The orange impotus and his minions

Care nothing about the lives of people. It’s all about greed and power for them.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

10. Is this what's meant by the invisible hand of the market?

What's happened to Rethug's beloved free-market principles?

Snip from article:

Dr. Mark Dowell, Natrona County’s health officer, said Wednesday that the shortage here was “desperate” and that shipments here were “disappointingly low.”

Officials across the country have vented frustration about states and governors having to bid against each other to get the equipment their hospitals and doctors need. Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, told Kaiser Health News that the bidding wars between states were like “Lord of the Flies,” referring to a novel in which children attempt to govern themselves and instead become feral.

I guess that invisible hand is the short-fingered 100% political hand of tRump......

That boy ain't right.

[ananda]

12. They're pirating everything from so many places.

Not just Wyoming, which kind of surprises me.

Trump is really desperate to control the market
on these medical supplies.

[IronLionZion]

13. They'll still vote for Trump anyway

and enjoy their freedoms while blue states are on socialist lockdown.

Seriously, I get that they want to kill us in blue states but now they're screwing over red states too? Someone is getting rich from this. If they are buying low and selling to the highest bidding states, we need to find out who is profiting and how. And then when this is over, prosecute them.

[tanyev]

14. Here's a thread about other incidents.

These assholes need to be locked up for the rest of their lives.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213239712

[2naSalit]

15. Another factor not getting attention out here where nobody of note exists...

Native Americans.

Most of the reservations are in the region and they have been gaining representation and a voice. They are also more susceptible to things like this virus. Oh, and they have a shitload of natural resources on their lands that people with lots of money from somewhere else, people of note I guess, who have too much money and power would like to take over from a bunch of people on subsidies and welfare.

I guess in a Randian utopia they are just another bunch of takers.