Illinois
Related: About this forumIllinois Gov. Pritzker Secretly Bought Medical Supplies From China. And The White House Is Not Happy
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sergeiklebnikov/2020/04/18/illinois-gov-pritzker-secretly-bought-medical-supplies-from-china-and-the-white-house-is-not-happy/?fbclid=IwAR3e1d_avEJ0XmuO0ArN3TEGrZSTdnB_-baSEdSJQF1mAgr7MkGcekQqNRE#3b93ab5b7891Reports first emerged earlier this week that Illinois was secretly getting PPE and other medical supplies shipped from China in order to avoid interference from the federal government.
The Chicago-Sun Times first reported Pritzkers China flight payments, citing a source familiar with the matter who said that the governor didnt want to release details because weve heard reports of Trump trying to take PPE in China and when it gets to the United States.
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He said that because the federal government seems to be interrupting supplies that are being sent elsewhere in the nation he wanted to make sure that we received what we ordered, and also told CNN that he had given up on receiving help from the Trump administration.
~more at link

Freethinker65
(11,194 posts)I hope Illinois uses disinformation to keep Trump/Jared from confiscating future shipments.
cayugafalls
(5,790 posts)Dump should be frog marched to prison.
SheltieLover
(66,499 posts)Absolutely he should. This is ridiculous that Pritzger had to do this! 🤬
It is troubling to me that fed is pirating supplies, but equally disturbing is lack of public outcry & info from states that dump has stolen from.
Are the states paid for the PPE that is stolen? I doubt it.
Surreal and some authorized agency should lock him up NOW!
cayugafalls
(5,790 posts)I knew there would be no real backlash. It seems we (here at DU and elsewhere) scream at the top of our lungs, write our congress people, call and nothing really happens. There is no accountability.
I am at a loss as to what should be done.
SheltieLover
(66,499 posts)Just like any other citizen!
cayugafalls
(5,790 posts)Going to go outside and look for a falling star and make a wish...lol.
SheltieLover
(66,499 posts)🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠
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greatauntoftriplets
(177,494 posts)
blm
(114,055 posts)Beakybird
(3,396 posts)Glad he's my governor.
Cha
(309,685 posts)Patterson
(1,579 posts)SheltieLover
(66,499 posts)Told them to go find their own equipment, presumably so he could steal it & resell it.
sprinkleeninow
(20,805 posts)sop
(13,738 posts)from abroad, to save their constituents' lives from a deadly pandemic exacerbated by Trump, who would otherwise steal the supplies and give them to Republican-led states.
murielm99
(31,836 posts)to get things done about the virus, maybe he can advise and help them obtain the necessities for their states as well.
What a shame that we have to act in secret to save ourselves. This is very much like the resistance movements that spring up in totalitarian countries.
murielm99
(31,836 posts)It is still sitting on my kitchen table.
Pritzker, a real billionaire, has what it takes to fight the fake billionaire. We are lucky to have him in Illinois.
Here is the link: https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/14/21221459/pritzker-secret-flights-china-illinois-ppe-trump-coronavirus
Thekaspervote
(35,546 posts)I dont want to even imagine what it would be like had we not thrown the last idiot repub gov to the street
scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)NBachers
(18,430 posts)Buckeye_Democrat
(15,218 posts)Trump made it clear in his pressers that the states were on their own!
mucifer
(25,123 posts)All in Illinois!!!

calimary
(85,883 posts)Pritzker got wise to you and took care of it, you fucking low-life THIEF!!!