??? President Trump invokes Defense Production Act to force GM to make ventilators after stalled talks

... why would he have to GM ?

⁦@realDonaldTrump⁩ https://t.co/0dSsCdM8dL

— Gary Holland ?? ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ?? (@gholland04) March 27, 2020

Trump invokes Defense Production Act to force GM to make ventilators after stalled talkshttps://t.co/TH8kTks2fZ

— Arizona Zilly Grrl ??? (@zillyjunkie) March 27, 2020

Trump invokes Defense Production Act to force GM to make ventilators after stalled talks https://t.co/1cGjbIfgxc #FoxNews

— LivePDDave ?? ? ? (@LivePDDave1) March 27, 2020

Trump invokes Defense Production Act to force GM to make ventilators after stalled talkshttps://t.co/8GX000hKHy

— ❌Soho❌MAGA ProudAmerican KAG! (@sohos1963) March 27, 2020

Trump invokes Defense Production Act to force GM to make ventilators after stalled talks | Fox News https://t.co/5OjIXc4LDw

— Trump ATeam ?? (@TrumpATeam) March 27, 2020

Trump enacts the Defense Production Act to build more ventilators https://t.co/ReA9vw2fhO via @YouTube

— Cali?Conservative (@DigiDiva2020) March 27, 2020

"The $1.5 billion price tag comes to around $18,000 a ventilator. And the overall cost, by comparison, is roughly equal to buying 18 F-35s, the Pentagon’s most advanced fighter jet."
For perspective, last October the U.S. ordered 478 additional F-35s. https://t.co/zKUV8AlkpZ

— Lawrence Glickman (@LarryGlickman) March 27, 2020

YOU pulled out of the GM deal and now you're attacking THEM?https://t.co/In2PgxRtdY pic.twitter.com/FVdRmyNfx9

— D Villella ❄️ (@dvillella) March 27, 2020

Can you imagine FDR saying, during WWII, No, the price of these bullets is too high. https://t.co/jWSSi8Jl1O

— Richard Stengel (@stengel) March 27, 2020

$1 billion for breathing machines - my god, we can't afford that. It could cut into that $170 billion tax break for real estate tycoons https://t.co/uNSuIBBqfW https://t.co/iSaVdyIZy5 pic.twitter.com/s814s9j00B

— Drew Harwell (@drewharwell) March 27, 2020

It costs $18,000 to buy a ventilator in the US. I checked the price in China, and found the most expensive was <$6,000. https://t.co/OXRIiz5tMK

— Yanzhong Huang (@YanzhongHuang) March 27, 2020

Trump’s government pulls back from $1 billion coronavirus ventilator deal, expressing concern about the possibility of ordering too many ventilators, leaving them with an expensive surplus https://t.co/HwdnxkgCAh

— Alfons López Tena (@alfonslopeztena) March 27, 2020

The government should fund these -- but it is worth saying that @JeffBezos, @MikeBloomberg, @BillGates or @WarrenBuffett could each fund this entire $1 billion order with a tiny pittance of their own personal fortunes https://t.co/OLolKxQOZM

— David Sirota (@davidsirota) March 27, 2020

Last night on Hannity, Trump played down the need for ventilators: “I don’t believe you need 40,000 or 30,000 ventilators,” he said, a reference to New York, where Gov. Andrew Cuomo has appealed for federal help in obtaining them. https://t.co/V6F6JdZFGQ

— Timothy Aeppel (@TimAeppel) March 27, 2020

After considering a $1 billion price tag for desperately needed, lifesaving ventilators that should have been ordered months ago, the White House has second thoughts, because Trump is complete moron who doesn't give a damn about anyone but himself.https://t.co/avWvF7Kh7z

— Polly Sigh (@dcpoll) March 27, 2020

White House has delayed signing off on a deal for GM to build desperately needed ventilators because the price tag is too high — important story by @SangerNYT @maggieNYT @KannoYoungs https://t.co/kM4rKjQO1O

— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) March 27, 2020

After you read this, feel free to scream — as I just did: https://t.co/VepuEqhvtF. pic.twitter.com/SIxcJsi35w

— David Gura (@davidgura) March 27, 2020

"At the center of the discussion about how to ramp up the production of ventilators is Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and a senior White House aide..." https://t.co/m7RxHw7YLg

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 27, 2020

White House on Wednesday was prepared to unveil a joint venture between GM and Ventec Life Systems to produce as many as 80,000 ventilators when word suddenly came down that the announcement was off. @SangerNYT @maggieNYT @KannoYoungs https://t.co/326n91USiG

— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) March 27, 2020

So we had money for drone companies, abstinence only sex-ed, and Adidas sportswear in a $2 trillion stimulus bill... but not ventilators?

Someone make it make sense,https://t.co/nof5eqKqi9

— Sunrise Movement ? (@sunrisemvmt) March 27, 2020

After Considering $1 Billion Price Tag for Ventilators, White House Has Second Thoughts

A deal w/ General Motors & Ventec Life Systems to produce tens of thousands of the critical lifesaving devices seemed imminent. Then the announcement was pulled back. https://t.co/xS0zWsq1gq

— Jon Cooper ?? (@joncoopertweets) March 27, 2020

Kind of like buying the $2T Ferrari w/ the extra platinum stimulus package but worrying about the price of gas.

After Considering $1 Billion Price Tag for Ventilators, White House Has Second Thoughtshttps://t.co/xLqx7VsxkC

— Zach Weinberg (@zachweinberg) March 27, 2020

So we can spend the $ on the military, tax cuts for the already vulgarly-rich & breaks for oil & gas companies but not for ventilators to save the lives of Americans.

After Considering $1 Billion Price Tag for Ventilators, White House Has Second Thoughtshttps://t.co/Jk8jW4Zb9p

— HawaiiDelilah™ (@HawaiiDelilah) March 27, 2020

The DoD just "finalized an agreement to purchase 478 additional F-35 Lightning II airplanes" (https://t.co/l2dQL0BJsS).

"The [F-35] program is expected to cost taxpayers more than $1 trillion" (https://t.co/rGDFpYwFZ0).

But $1.5 billion for ventilators? https://t.co/DwJHHpHjds pic.twitter.com/HOkmoDPEWX

— David Gura (@davidgura) March 27, 2020

WE NEED VENTILATORS NOW
WE NEED VENTILATORS NOW
WE NEED VENTILATORS NOW
WE NEED VENTILATORS NOW
WE NEED VENTILATORS NOW
WE NEED VENTILATORS NOW
WE NEED VENTILATORS NOW
WE NEED VENTILATORS NOW
WE NEED VENTILATORS NOW
WE NEED VENTILATORS NOW@realDonaldTrump https://t.co/1WF9TeeHjt

— Grace Meng (@RepGraceMeng) March 27, 2020

After Considering $1 Billion Price Tag for Ventilators, White House Has Second Thoughts https://t.co/ORIyD9S9zL

- @realDonaldTrump is right: $18,000/ventilator is highway robbery. India's top industrialist @anandmahindra is now making these for $100! https://t.co/dvMKQFYphQ

— Vivek Wadhwa (@wadhwa) March 27, 2020

The Senate bill was passed under 26 hours ago?

Ford’s namesake hospital is already under DNR plan

Hold back $1B, a fraction of the corps’ share, to pay for these ventilators

No excuses#COVID19 #coronavirus #fascism #TrumpVirus #capitalism #OneVoice1 https://t.co/tmNwnd4Tgx

— ?Autistic Social Worker?#NotMeUs (@MillerCrime) March 27, 2020

The Trump Administration pulled out of a deal with GM to rush production of 80,000 ventilators. They didn’t want to spend the money. #CoronaVillains https://t.co/qXNUWlaHti

— Swing Left (@swingleft) March 27, 2020

"Some government officials expressed concern about the possibility of ordering too many ventilators, leaving them with an expensive surplus."

Did anyone in WWII worry we would have a surplus of airplanes, ships, tanks after the war? (We did.)https://t.co/KwOwiL1hb4

— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) March 27, 2020

They are worried the ventilators cost too much at $1 billion, but They Spent $2 Trillion on a Tax Cut for the Rich. That literally just handed them cash. Seriously, these people are mendacious morons.https://t.co/lpdP6fPeXb

— Neera Tanden (@neeratanden) March 27, 2020

Donald Trump wants his own companies to get a bailout, but thinks your life and the lives of your loved ones aren’t worth the cost of ventilators. https://t.co/jsf53tkOpD

— Ron Wyden (@RonWyden) March 27, 2020

We can’t leave healthcare workers and first responders without the supplies they need to save lives. The Medical Supply Chain Emergency Act will force the President to federalize American manufacturing & end the supply shortage. #DefenseProductionActNOW. https://t.co/dWuAoAFIYW

— Rosa DeLauro (@rosadelauro) March 27, 2020

The WH had been preparing to reveal on Wed a joint venture between GM & Ventec Life Systems for production of as many as 80,000 desperately needed ventilators to respond to escalating pandemic.
Then word suddenly came down that THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS OFF.https://t.co/GQxiupP5aF

— McSpocky™ ??? #VoteBlue2020 (@mcspocky) March 27, 2020

White House had been preparing to announce joint venture between GM and Ventec Life Systems to produce 80k ventilators when word suddenly came down that the announcement was off. FEMA had balked at the $1B price. https://t.co/KPC0NXvfEl

— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) March 27, 2020

Unbelievable. People are dying, medical professionals are begging for supplies, and the Trump administration is worried about the COST of the ventilators needed to save lives?https://t.co/eeRc98jZGa

— CAP Action (@CAPAction) March 27, 2020

According to the New York Times, FEMA was still weighing competing offers in order to make a recommendation to *MR. KUSHNER* https://t.co/M0YP1MpQrg

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) March 27, 2020

It's unbelievable that the Senate just passes a $2 trillion dollar relief package and now the Trump admin is balking at spending $1 billion for desperately needed ventilators: https://t.co/FxhIttZHqk

— Michael Calderone (@mlcalderone) March 27, 2020