Posted on 03/27/2020 1:41:16 PM PDT by Zenyatta
President Donald Trump is demanding General Motors start manufacturing desperately needed ventilators 'NOW' – after a stunning report his administration stalled a potential deal over the cost.
After sustaining weeks of questions and criticisms about why his administration hadn't demanded rush orders for medical equipment weeks ago, Trump took to Twitter to demand GM get on the task 'FAST.' He even demanded they reopen a shuttered Ohio plant – even though the company has already put forward a proposal to start assembly at a plant in Indiana.
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Whats the supply chain look like to get all the parts produced to put a ventilator together? How many of those parts are made in China?
How long to re open a factory and get the proper permits from the state as well as a co once all work is completed to re open?
It’s not like they walk into a building , turn the lights on and start assembly.
Who has a ready made design waiting to get built?
Negotiations already broke down with GM so I’m sure ordering them to do something is going to work well. Send in the 65 year old janitor and tell him to get busy scrubbing that 200,000 sqr ft building space or whatever it is. He should be finished by November or so.
But remember that the POTUS has a lot of extraordinary power when it is a time of emergency. That swine flu vaccine was waived of all liability because of the speed it was produced. We just happened to be the guinea pigs because we were easy to monitor.
I post there often...Daily Mail is pure Chinese propaganda.
Hook ‘em up, Baby.
Ventec is using GM as a sub-contractor...assuming Ventec will be providing parts and GM will be assembling ventilators at a former GM engine plant in Kokomo, IN:
Bernie Sanders couldn’t have commanded it any better! It is Government Motors after all.
I for one, can’t wait to see the debut of the new Chevy Venilator commercials during next year’s Super Bowl (held without football or spectators, everybody kneeling for the whole game)
My question would be if I could get a Honda or Toyota made ventilator instead.
Respiratory therapists may take a couple years to spin up - but you make it sound like using the ventilators takes that much time...
Next Trump tweet:
General Motors must immediately open their stupidly abandoned Flint plant in Michigan, or some other plant, and START MAKING RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS NOW!!!!!! FORD, GET GOING ON RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS FAST!!!!!!
OHIO PING!
Please let me know if you want on or off the Ohio Ping list.
Trump ORDERS GM to open their shuttered Ohio plant and ‘start making ventilators NOW’ as he threatens to invoke special defense powers claiming company tried to price gouge
Daily Mail ^ | 3/27/2020 | Geoff Earle
Posted on 3/27/2020, 4:41:16 PM by Zenyatta
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