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Trump just revealed why he has not yet invoked the Defense Production Act. He said, "It's a great point of leverage. It's a great negotiating tool."

That is not what the act is for!
He also said that Gov Cuomo said that he feels Trump is using the act "appropriately" and that Como would understand because "he understands negotiations."
We need to know WHAT he's demanding from states and other countries? before giving them federal aid.
Here is that clip from today's press briefing.
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Tami Burages
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Here are the four parts of the @costareports and @PhilipRucker story that has Trump so angry this morning.

#1. Lindsey Graham told Trump and the Republican Party will "own" the #COVID19 deaths that follow a too-early economy restart.
#2. Governors are becoming increasingly uneasy about Trump's motives as he picks and chooses who he feels is deserving of federal resources.
#3. Business leaders and donors are calling him with pleas to get Americans back to work!

(@costareports, can you find out who these people are?)
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Tami Burages
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To me, this approval drop is mostly a testament about the power of Fox News, which did not shy away from criticizing Senator Burr. /1
Burr's stock selloffs really do look bad, but there WAS public reporting on the severity of the #COVID19 pandemic at the time.

Burr sold his stocks on Feb 13.

Here is a tweet from a #coronavirus expert on that very day. /2

I'm not trying to excuse Burr or others - just saying there is certainly reasonable doubt.

My big point is that all it took to tank Burr's approval was one day of bad Fox News press.

Imagine what could happen if Fox would drop the firewall they provide for Donald Trump. /3x
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Tami Burages
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Ford is planning to assemble more than 100,000 face shields per week and use its in-house 3D printing to make components for personal protective equipment.

Story also says they're working on ventilators but doesn't give timetable on production.

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"The first 1,100 will be tested this week at Detroit Mercy, Henry Ford Health System, and Detroit Medical Center Sinai-Grace Hospitals."
"We’ve been in regular dialogue with federal, state and local officials to understand the areas of greatest needs. We are focusing our efforts to help increase the supply of respirators, face shields and ventilators" - Jim Hackett, Ford’s president and CEO.
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Preventing millions of deaths may require 4+ waves of weeks-long social distancing for 12-18 months

Achieving well-coordinated action will require greater public trust in government

Radical transparency is the key

My latest @Quillette — please share!

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“Mr. Xi’s visit comes as China re­ports a steep de­cline in the num­ber of new cases. On Tues­day, Wuhan shut down the last of the 14 tem­po­rary hos­pi­tals that it had built to ac­com­mo­date the sud­den surge of new pa­tients.”
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"Who wants to go to the dentist or the hospital during an outbreak if a visit isn’t necessary? Yet health spending is 17 percent of the U.S. economy — more than triple the proportion spent in China."
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The cliché cover photos have even become a meme of sorts for Asian Americans and westerners, with people from many backgrounds throwing their hat into the ring with corona aesthetic ™
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Saint Patrick's Day celebrations winding down next. A year without culture or celebration.
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