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C’mon, it’s Trump Swamp. Innocent mistakes are bound to occur.
But were the masks that they sent the VA real, or counterfeit?
Come on eh! That’s the beauty of capitalism as we know it.
How come Trump’s Feds did NOT seize these masks for Kushner/“our stockpile”?
Did Trump/Kushner smelled a fellow rat or is Cardiff & Bedi their BFF?
“The Cardiffs are spending nearly $17,000 per month,” court records state. “On Bentley, Porsche, and Range Rover lease payments…
Ah, a job creator.
Hmm. A no-bid contract won by a company formed four days earlier. That swamp sure does look dry.
incorporated just four days before it won the VA deal in April, and it went on to win a $14.5 million no-bid contract the next day from the federal office in charge of the national stockpile.
A VA spokeswoman said VPL met basic criteria for a contract award.
No, they did not, in the slightest. Anyone who’s worked with federal contracting knows you’ll get a hot poker in an uncomfortable place without performing your full due diligence. This is graft both inside and outside the VA. Trying to claim this is a no-bid contract under COVID exigency is even more laughable, especially at $14.5 million.
Sure looks like this family needs a very large income for living expenses. I am sure they are just scrapeing the bottom of the barrel.
And…Congress is bitching about giving poor out-of-work people $600 per week unemployment enhancement. PRIORITIES.
The VA, which has struggled to provide protective equipment to medical workers at the largest hospital system in the country, said the company successfully provided 8 million surgical masks.
They were not N95 masks, so not as difficult to get legitimate masks. I’m guessing the real issue is that they charged a markup well into the price gouging territory.
You know if someone’s whole campaign shtick was “I’m a successful businessman” he sure didn’t pick business people to source needed materials during a f*cking international pandemic.
Well, what Trump means by “successful businessman” is unrepentant conman so by that standard he’s been widely successful.