The Trump administration needs to explain why it has sidelined the Centers for Disease Control and ordered the Pentagon to take over vaccine distribution, two senators said in a letter released Friday.
Will it be administered by teargas?
So let me get this straight. They did not leverage the Pentagon – and the Defense Logistics Agency in particular – for organized, centralized procurement and distribution of PPE on a massive scale. Something they would have been almost uniquely suited for. But they are leveraging the Pentagon for something they have no expertise in.
This stinks of Kushner’s management genius at play once again.
That, the letter reads, would include an answer to the question of “who in the U.S. government is ultimately responsible for ensuring such efforts are successful and optimize equity and public health.”
The answer is, “It’ll be done by the seat of our pants.”
And, if it doesn’t work out, “Someone else is to blame.”
SOP for this White House.
Army field hospitals for mass vaccinations?
I’m at a loss here.
And that was dear hubby’s thought on this (your first premise with the DLA) when I told him this story. His thought was, if you want to get a whole lot of stuff somewhere very fast, call in the Army.
But that’s apparently not going to be the case…
To call this “Operation Warp Speed” is laughable, it is warped, it is a foolish PR stunt. That about sums up the Trump Presidency.
Jared had a tiff with Redfield?
Its the same logic for when they refused to use the Defense Production Act (DPA) to force US manufacturers to product PPE or ventilators, but then they used it to keep Meatpacking plants open and operating:
Ivanka loves young men in khaki? Jared loves young men in khaki?
It seems a likely explanation is to begin to acclimatize the American people to the sight of US Military personnel in the streets across America.
Who in the U.S. government is ultimately responsible for ensuring such efforts are successful and optimize equity and public health?
Trick question.
Let me guess. Ivanka? No, Jared! No! … Hope Hicks!!
“Let’s order the armed forces to do something for which they’re ill-equipped.”
“But they’ll have to outsource it to a private firm.”
“Who do you think is setting up that private firm?”
“Oooh. Profit!”
So the DoNothing GOP again vows to Do Nothing.
Iwanka loves Iwanka.
But you’re probably right about Jared.
Because Esper has very very weak spine…
AND
Esper is gullible…does NOT even know he will be in a bible photo-op for Trump’s re-election lies!
When can we have a vaccine against Trumpism?
Addendum:
ICYMI:
The tinfoil hat perspective would be that Trump wants the military involved because it facilitates pushing a vaccine that hasn’t had enough testing into public use. It sidesteps the CDC and other health agencies, and the military has to follow his orders. Dr. Birx is a retired Army Colonel, so she could be involved in the scheme.
Taking off my tinfoil hat, I think there are too many moving parts in the scheme for that to work. The health experts wouldn’t stay quiet about it.
Also, I was listening to an NPR segment this morning with people saying whether they’d take an initial vaccine or not, and maybe a third of the responses were distrustful of a too-early vaccine. It’s going to be difficult enough to get people onboard, even if and when a safe and effective vaccine is available.
Hey Siri…how do I take a pandemic where I’m already doing a frightfully horrific job, and make it exponentially worse? Thanks in advance!
“Put Jared in charge.”