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White House orders Puritan to make swabs under Defense Production Act

President Trump announced Sunday that he will compel a US company to make swabs under the Defense Production Act.

Two people familiar with the decision told CNN that company is Puritan Medical Products, which is based in Maine. It is known for making “flocked swabs,” which it says are better at collecting specimens than other types.

Trump said the administration had experienced “difficulty” with the company...

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-04-19-20-intl/index.html


173 posted on 04/21/2020 9:40:20 PM PDT by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017))
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Indonesia’s Aceh province holds public floggings during coronavirus outbreak, report says

FOX 2hrs ago
https://www.foxnews.com/world/indonesias-aceh-province-holds-public-floggings-during-coronavirus-outbreak-report-says

like, it’s ok, because they didn’t give a speech first.


175 posted on 04/21/2020 9:56:46 PM PDT by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017))
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I’ll bet they’re parading around how they’re part of “The Resistance”...


177 posted on 04/21/2020 10:07:55 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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Ha!
I bet they make ‘sanitizing wipes’!
So, Trump gad to invoke the act to cover them with their shareholders.

I’m sure the gov pays well for products, but no way anyone could beat the market for ‘sanitizing wipes’...


179 posted on 04/21/2020 10:15:27 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts (M / F) : Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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