HHS Watchdog Finds Federal Gov’t Partially Responsible For Medical Supply Crisis

Christi Grimm, the principal deputy inspector general at the Health and Human Services Department, released a report on Monday that found the “significant challenges” hospitals are grappling with in treating COVID-19 were partially due to the federal government’s flailing response to the outbreak.


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So even the HHS spokesperson doesn’t want their name attached to this clusterf*ck.

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That’s the second IG this week Trump is about to “lose confidence in”…

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This is my shocked face. :neutral_face:

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OT. File under “Dumbass Billionaires” or “If you’re so rich, why ain’t you smart?”

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Grimm can expect a rush delivery from the Mangolini (Kill The) Messenger Service.

As for those whiners at the nations’ hospitals, What part of “ours” don’t they understand? As Rethugliklans are wont to say, “Get over it, snowflakes.” They can just talk to Jared “Full Metal Jackass” Kushener’s preternaturally effeminate hand.

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On Feb. 10th, Trump claimed that “a lot of people” think the coronavirus “goes away in April with the heat,” – you bet the federal government’s “inaction” (more accurately, criminal negligence) was responsible for the lack of preparation!

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So, when is she going to be fired?

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“Partially”

Like a small wedge of pie responsible, or everything-but-a-sliver responsible?

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Watch out HHS IG Grimm…you could be next in the firing line!

Indeed, 70 days of denial, delays, and dysfunction…

Let’s not forget the BIGLY LYING, victory laps/rallies, golfing, QPQ with some governors, bragging about his TV ratings/sexual exploits with models/FB followers, playing TV doctor…

In turn those delays in medical supplies could have caused additional unnecessary and preventable deaths!

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By Christi. It would have been nice getting to know you.

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Just a fraction, you know. Maybe, like, 99.44 one-hundredths percent?

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That’s because it didnt provide instructions for the cultural genocide of blue states and minority populations. That’s the only color coding they’re concerned with.

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A cautionary tale about ignoring “experts.”

Thread. Quite a revolting development, especially the bit about a car being crushed by a huge chunk of falling putrefying whale blubber.

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They’re twisting themselves into knots trying to figure out how to blame Obama. Wait. Just wait.

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Doesn’t she realize the federal stockpile is only for looks, and not for actual use? And certainly not for those icky states. They should have been stockpiling their own ventilators and supplies. God, they’re like bratty, whiny five year olds, with the gimme this and the gimme that.

She needs to be sent to a Jared Kushner re-education camp.

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It’s true he’s aging, but he’s still one of the finest “Uncle Joes” in the universe.

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Remember the Repubs claiming to be the party of “personal responsibility?” Ya, it was pretty hilarious then too!

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( checks insurance policy for falling putrefying whale blubber riders.)

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Trump dismissed and downplayed the threat of Covid-19. He had time to golf, have rallies and tweet but no time to listen to his own experts. 70 days of foot dragging and treating this as a P.R. problem has lead to nearly 10,000 deaths to date. His incompetence has proven to be deadly.

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