Posted on 05/14/2020 1:02:02 PM PDT by lightman
President Donald Trump suggested Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf should reopen Pa. faster amid the coronavirus pandemic but otherwise avoided political commentary related to the state during a stop in Allentown on Thursday.
Trump’s remarks, which also hit on many of the topics his campaign rallies typically do -- including digs at the media and presumed Democratic Presidental candidate Joe Biden, comments on the strength of America’s military, and complaints about what he inherited from the Obama administration -- came following a tour of the Owens & Minor Company, which is a medical supplies distributor. It marked the President’s first trip to the Lehigh Valley while in office.
“We have to get your governor of Pennsylvania to start opening up a little bit here,” Trump said during streamed remarks. “You have areas of Pennsylvania that are barely affected, and they want to keep them closed. Can’t do that.”
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Twenty-four Pa. counties are already in the yellow phase of Gov. Tom Wolf’s reopening plan, and 13 more will join them Friday. During a scheduled conference call with reporters at the same time Trump was speaking, Wolf said he will announce the next wave of counties that get to move to the aggressive mitigation phase on Friday.
As for Trump, he thanked the workers at the facility and talked about plans to replenish and rebuild the Strategic National Stockpile. The President also said that contracts have been awarded for nearly 200,000 ventilators to be produced along with hundreds of millions of respirators and facemasks, among other things.
“Allentown, your ancestors in this region are the patriots who mined the coal, lowered the rail cars, and poured the steel that built our biggest cities and raised our tallest towers,” Trump said. "This place is where it starts. In the 20th century, Pennsylvania workers helped put America on top of the world. Now, we’re reclaiming our heritage as a nation of the manufacturers.
“You’re going to be a nation of manufactures, and Pennsylvania workers will once again, you’re going to lead the way. With your help, we will vanquish the virus. We’ll get our nation back to work, and we will build our glorious future with American hands, and American grit, and American pride.”
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Going back to work Saturday.
Gov. Blackface Babykiller is easing restrictions.
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And just like that, battleground states were lost to Joe Biden.
And just like that, battleground states were lost BY Joe Biden.
...who was safely hibernating in his basement like a 12 year old internet troll.
And just like that, battleground states were lost to Joe Biden.
Funniest post of the day. Trump will carry my state (PA) by an even greater margin this time.
General sentiment toward our term limited dem governor is extremely negative. Trump said exactly what the majority of voters is thinking. Per usual.
I wonder if they discussed the NITRILE GLOVE shortage, happening across the country, right now.
Thank God! I was so confused by your first post. Can you get the mod to delete it?
Well near me I saw a couple businesses opening ‘not’ on Wolf’s yellow ok list....good on them!
I'm curious, why did you say that? And twice? The below line was important to me.
“You have areas of Pennsylvania that are barely affected, and they want to keep them closed. Can’t do that.”
Im in Illinois, Pritzker want to keep the entire state on lock until June. There are downstate area here like PA that are barely affected.
Are you saying Trump wanting to open those parts of PA is bad?
"Don't have a cow, man" ;-)
When is sleepy rapist grandpa joe gonna come out of his basement and start meeting the voters? Ha!
Sorry for not paying attention. I see the correction. :0
It would have been nice if Trump had come here and kicked Wolf in the chops, but no, he isn’t going to lose the state to Biden.
Yes. Uncharacteristic caution from the president. However he kinda made up for it a bit with:
“You have areas of Pennsylvania that are barely affected, and they want to keep them closed. Can’t do that.”
Didn't Wolf meet President Trump in the White House recently? Can't rightly remember.
I don’t think PDJT has met Wolf in the White House.
He has met with Florida Gov. DeSantis, Louisiana Gov. Edwards, New Jersey Gov. Murphy, Texas Gov. Abbott, Iowa Gov. Reynolds, North Dakota Gov. Burgum and Colorado Gov. Polis.
Okay.
Plus Cuomo of New York.
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