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THE WHITE HOUSE BRIEFING TODAY. HE SAID IT IN A LETTER TO

HE SAID IT IN A LETTER TO SENATOR CHUCK SCHUMER.

SENATOR CHUCK SCHUMER. WE’RE A BACKUP.

WE’RE A BACKUP. REMEMBER WHEN PRESIDENT FRANKLIN

REMEMBER WHEN PRESIDENT FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT SAID WE’RE A BACKUP IN

ROOSEVELT SAID WE’RE A BACKUP IN WORLD WAR II?

WORLD WAR II? THAT’S NOT WHAT WAR-TIME

THAT’S NOT WHAT WAR-TIME PRESIDENTS SAY.

PRESIDENTS SAY. THE DAY AFTER PEARL HARBOR WAS

THE DAY AFTER PEARL HARBOR WAS ATTACKED, PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT

ATTACKED, PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ADDRESSED CONGRESS AS THEY VOTED

ADDRESSED CONGRESS AS THEY VOTED ON A DECOLORATION, OF WAR AND

ON A DECOLORATION, OF WAR AND SAID WE WILL NOT ONLY DEFEND

SAID WE WILL NOT ONLY DEFEND OURSELVES TO THE UTTER MOST BUT

OURSELVES TO THE UTTER MOST BUT WILL MAKE VERY CERTAIN THIS FORM

WILL MAKE VERY CERTAIN THIS FORM OF TRETRY WILL NEVER HAPPEN

OF TRETRY WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN AND PEOPLE AND OUR

AGAIN AND PEOPLE AND OUR TERRITORY AND INTEREST ARE IN

TERRITORY AND INTEREST ARE IN GRAVE DANGER WITH CONFIDENCE IN

GRAVE DANGER WITH CONFIDENCE IN OUR ARMED FORCE, WITH THE

OUR ARMED FORCE, WITH THE UNBOUNDING DETERMINATION OF OUR

UNBOUNDING DETERMINATION OF OUR PEOPLE, WE WILL GAIN THE

PEOPLE, WE WILL GAIN THE INEVITABLE TRIUMPH.

INEVITABLE TRIUMPH. TODAY WITH MORE AMERICANS DEAD

TODAY WITH MORE AMERICANS DEAD FROM THE CORONAVIRUS THAN DIED

FROM THE CORONAVIRUS THAN DIED AT PEARL HARBOR, DONALD TRUMP

AT PEARL HARBOR, DONALD TRUMP SAID WE’RE A BACKUP.

SAID WE’RE A BACKUP. AT THE DARKEST HOUR OF WORLD WAR

AT THE DARKEST HOUR OF WORLD WAR II FOR THE BRITISH BEFORE THE

II FOR THE BRITISH BEFORE THE UNITED STATES ENTERED THE WAR,

UNITED STATES ENTERED THE WAR, IT SEEMED THAT A SUCCESSFUL NAZI

IT SEEMED THAT A SUCCESSFUL NAZI INVASION OF BRITAIN WAS

INVASION OF BRITAIN WAS INEVITABLE.

INEVITABLE. AT THAT TIME, BRITISH PRIME

AT THAT TIME, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER WINSTON CHURCHILL WAS

MINISTER WINSTON CHURCHILL WAS ADVISED TO NEGOTIATE SOME FORM

ADVISED TO NEGOTIATE SOME FORM OF SURRENDERER TO HITLER.

OF SURRENDERER TO HITLER. INSTEAD, WINSTON CHURCH HILL GOT

INSTEAD, WINSTON CHURCH HILL GOT ON THE RADIO TO TELL THE BRITISH

ON THE RADIO TO TELL THE BRITISH PEOPLE WE SHALL DEFEND OUR

PEOPLE WE SHALL DEFEND OUR ISLAND, WHATEVER THE COST MAY

ISLAND, WHATEVER THE COST MAY BE.

BE. WE SHALL FIGHT ON THE BEACHES,

WE SHALL FIGHT ON THE BEACHES, WE SHALL FIGHT ON THE LANDING

WE SHALL FIGHT ON THE LANDING GROUNDS.

GROUNDS. WE SHALL FIGHT IN THE FIELDS AND

WE SHALL FIGHT IN THE FIELDS AND IN THE STREETS.

IN THE STREETS. WE SHALL FIGHT IN THE HILLS.

WE SHALL FIGHT IN THE HILLS. WE SHALL NEVER SURRENDERER AND

WE SHALL NEVER SURRENDERER AND TODAY, DONALD TRUMP WHO CALLS

TODAY, DONALD TRUMP WHO CALLS HIMSELF A WAR-TIME PRESIDENT

HIMSELF A WAR-TIME PRESIDENT SAID WE’RE A BACKUP.

SAID WE’RE A BACKUP. DONALD TRUMP BROUGHT THE IMAGERY

DONALD TRUMP BROUGHT THE IMAGERY OF WAR INTO THE WHITE HOUSE

OF WAR INTO THE WHITE HOUSE BRIEFING ROOM IN THE PERSON OF A

BRIEFING ROOM IN THE PERSON OF A NAVY ADMIRAL WHO SEEMED TO BRING

NAVY ADMIRAL WHO SEEMED TO BRING GOOD NEWS ABOUT THE DELIVERY OF

GOOD NEWS ABOUT THE DELIVERY OF 200,000 MASKS TO NEW YORK CITY

200,000 MASKS TO NEW YORK CITY HOSPITALS.

HOSPITALS. >> THE 200,000 IS GOING OUT AS

>> THE 200,000 IS GOING OUT AS WE SPEAK.

WE SPEAK. >> VERY SPECIFIC ABOUT THAT.

>> VERY SPECIFIC ABOUT THAT. >> IT WILL BE DELIVERED

>> IT WILL BE DELIVERED TOMORROW.

TOMORROW. >> QUESTION.

>> QUESTION. >> LET ME BE CLEAR ON THAT.

>> LET ME BE CLEAR ON THAT. WHAT JARED ANNOUNCED, WHAT THE

WHAT JARED ANNOUNCED, WHAT THE ADMIRAL SAID IS PALATES ARE

ADMIRAL SAID IS PALATES ARE BEING UNLOADED TO SEND 200,000 N

BEING UNLOADED TO SEND 200,000 N 95 MASKS TO NEW YORK CITY TO THE

95 MASKS TO NEW YORK CITY TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH HOSPITALS.

PUBLIC HEALTH HOSPITALS. >> TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH

>> TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH WAREHOUSE IN NEW YORK CITY.

WAREHOUSE IN NEW YORK CITY. >> ALL THE HEALTH CARE WORKERS,

>> ALL THE HEALTH CARE WORKERS, HELP IS ON THE WAY.

HELP IS ON THE WAY. >> HELP MAY BE ON THE WAY TO THE

>> HELP MAY BE ON THE WAY TO THE HOSPITALS OR THE WAREHOUSE, NO,

HOSPITALS OR THE WAREHOUSE, NO, WE HAVE NO IDEA WHERE HELP IS

WE HAVE NO IDEA WHERE HELP IS ACTUALLY GOING TO GO BECAUSE IN

ACTUALLY GOING TO GO BECAUSE IN QUESTIONING BY WHITE HOUSE

QUESTIONING BY WHITE HOUSE REPORTERS, IT TURNS OUT THOSE

REPORTERS, IT TURNS OUT THOSE MASKS ARE NOT BEING DELIVERED BY

MASKS ARE NOT BEING DELIVERED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ANY

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ANY HOSPITALS AT ALL.

HOSPITALS AT ALL. NO HOSPITALS.

NO HOSPITALS. THOSE MASKS ARE BEING

THOSE MASKS ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED TO COMMERCIAL DIS

DISTRIBUTED TO COMMERCIAL DIS DISTRIBUTORS

DISTRIBUTORS DISTRIBUTORS, PROFIT MAKERS THAT

DISTRIBUTORS, PROFIT MAKERS THAT WILL SELL THEM TO THE HIGHEST

WILL SELL THEM TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER INCLUDING BIDDERS IN

BIDDER INCLUDING BIDDERS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

FOREIGN COUNTRIES. >> THIS PRODUCT THAT WE’RE

>> THIS PRODUCT THAT WE’RE MOVING IS PRIMARILY COMMERCIAL

MOVING IS PRIMARILY COMMERCIAL PRODUCT THAT WOULD ENTER THE

PRODUCT THAT WOULD ENTER THE COMMERCIAL SYSTEM AND BE

COMMERCIAL SYSTEM AND BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH FINANCIAL

DISTRIBUTED THROUGH FINANCIAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN

BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN HOSPITALS AND THESE

HOSPITALS AND THESE DISTRIBUTORS.

DISTRIBUTORS. >> TO CLARIFY, THAT EXPLAINS WHY

>> TO CLARIFY, THAT EXPLAINS WHY STATES SAY THEY ARE BIDDING LIKE

STATES SAY THEY ARE BIDDING LIKE EBAY BECAUSE THE SUPPLIES ARE

EBAY BECAUSE THE SUPPLIES ARE GOING TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND

GOING TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND THEY HAVE TO GO THERE.

THEY HAVE TO GO THERE. >> THAT’S NORMALLY HOW THINGS

>> THAT’S NORMALLY HOW THINGS WORK.

WORK. RIGHT?

RIGHT? SO I’M NOT HERE TO DISRUPT A

SO I’M NOT HERE TO DISRUPT A SUPPLY CHAIN.

SUPPLY CHAIN. >> DISRUPTING THE SUPPLY CHAIN

>> DISRUPTING THE SUPPLY CHAIN IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE SUPPOSED

IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO DO IN WAR AND DESTRUCTING THE

TO DO IN WAR AND DESTRUCTING THE SUPPLY CHAIN IS EXACTLY WHAT THE

SUPPLY CHAIN IS EXACTLY WHAT THE GOVERNORS AND HOSPITALS ARE

GOVERNORS AND HOSPITALS ARE ASKING FOR.

ASKING FOR. THEY ARE ASKING THE FEDERAL

THEY ARE ASKING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO TAKE COMPLETE

GOVERNMENT TO TAKE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THIS PROCESS.

CONTROL OF THIS PROCESS. NOT LEAVE IT TO THE WAR PROFITS

NOT LEAVE IT TO THE WAR PROFITS THAT HAVE STATES BIDDING AGAINST

THAT HAVE STATES BIDDING AGAINST EACH OTHER TO ONLY HAVE THEN THE

EACH OTHER TO ONLY HAVE THEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COME IN AND

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COME IN AND OUT BID THEM ALL ON THE SAME

OUT BID THEM ALL ON THE SAME MACE

MACE MASKS THEY DELIVERED TO THAT

MASKS THEY DELIVERED TO THAT WAREHOUSE AND WHEN THE FEDERAL

WAREHOUSE AND WHEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BUYS THOSE MASKS BACK

GOVERNMENT BUYS THOSE MASKS BACK AS IT MIGHT, WE’RE FINDING THAT

AS IT MIGHT, WE’RE FINDING THAT STATES THAT VOTE FOR DONALD

STATES THAT VOTE FOR DONALD TRUMP AND HAVE REPUBLICAN

TRUMP AND HAVE REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR WHOSE DONALD TRUMP

GOVERNOR WHOSE DONALD TRUMP ALIGNS HIMSELF WITH GET WHATEVER

ALIGNS HIMSELF WITH GET WHATEVER THEY WANT WHEN THEY ASK A

THEY WANT WHEN THEY ASK A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR IT, EVEN

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR IT, EVEN THE STATES THAT HAVEN’T BEEN

THE STATES THAT HAVEN’T BEEN TAKING THE REASONABLE

TAKING THE REASONABLE PRECAUTIONS BUT NEW YORK AND

PRECAUTIONS BUT NEW YORK AND CALIFORNIA HAVE BEEN TAKING AND

CALIFORNIA HAVE BEEN TAKING AND OTHER STATE HAVES BEEN TAKING.

OTHER STATE HAVES BEEN TAKING. THOSE FRIENDLY GOVERNORS, THOSE

THOSE FRIENDLY GOVERNORS, THOSE TRUMP FRIENDLY GOVERNORS LIKE

TRUMP FRIENDLY GOVERNORS LIKE FLORIDA GOVERNOR RON DeSANTIS

FLORIDA GOVERNOR RON DeSANTIS HAVE BEEN REWARDED BY THE TRUMP

HAVE BEEN REWARDED BY THE TRUMP SUPPLY CHAIN, REWARDED FOR THEIR

SUPPLY CHAIN, REWARDED FOR THEIR RECKLESSNESS.

RECKLESSNESS. THE HOMICIDAL RECKLESSNESS OF

THE HOMICIDAL RECKLESSNESS OF ALLOWING THESE SPRING BREAKERS

ALLOWING THESE SPRING BREAKERS TO CROWD FLORIDA BEACHES WHEN

TO CROWD FLORIDA BEACHES WHEN THE WHOLE WORLD, THE WHOLE SANE

THE WHOLE WORLD, THE WHOLE SANE WORLD WAS TELLING THE GOVERNOR

WORLD WAS TELLING THE GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA HE WAS NEGLECT

OF FLORIDA HE WAS NEGLECT ALLOWING THESE POEM TO INFECT

ALLOWING THESE POEM TO INFECT EACH OTHER AS THEY DID.

EACH OTHER AS THEY DID. EVERYONE WAS TELLING THE FLORIDA

EVERYONE WAS TELLING THE FLORIDA GOVERNOR THAT EXCEPT DONALD

GOVERNOR THAT EXCEPT DONALD TRUMP WHO WANTS TO BE CALLED A

TRUMP WHO WANTS TO BE CALLED A WAR-TIME PRESIDENT.

WAR-TIME PRESIDENT. IF FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT TOLD

IF FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT TOLD WINSTON CHURCH HILL WE’RE JUST A

WINSTON CHURCH HILL WE’RE JUST A BACKUP AND NEVER BECAME A

BACKUP AND NEVER BECAME A WAR-TIME PRESIDENT LEADING THE

WAR-TIME PRESIDENT LEADING THE QUITE

QUITE UNITED STATES IN WAR IN EUROPE

UNITED STATES IN WAR IN EUROPE AGAINST HITLER, THAN GERMAN

AGAINST HITLER, THAN GERMAN TROOPS WOULD VERY LIKELY HAVE

TROOPS WOULD VERY LIKELY HAVE MARCHED INTO LONDON THE WAY THEY

MARCHED INTO LONDON THE WAY THEY MARCHED INTO PARIS.

MARCHED INTO PARIS. THEY NEVER WOULD HAVE LIBERATED

THEY NEVER WOULD HAVE LIBERATED A NAZI DEATH CAMP IF ROOSEVELT

A NAZI DEATH CAMP IF ROOSEVELT TOLD CHURCHILL WE’RE JUST A

TOLD CHURCHILL WE’RE JUST A BACKUP.

BACKUP. WE’LL LEAVE EUROPE’S FIGHT TO

WE’LL LEAVE EUROPE’S FIGHT TO EUROPE.

EUROPE. IF DONALD TRUMP IS A WAR-TIME

IF DONALD TRUMP IS A WAR-TIME PRESIDENT, THEN THE PHRASE HAS

PRESIDENT, THEN THE PHRASE HAS NO MEANING.

NO MEANING. BECAUSE DONALD TRUMP IS SO

BECAUSE DONALD TRUMP IS SO PROFOUNDLY IGNORE RANTANT OF HIS

PROFOUNDLY IGNORE RANTANT OF HIS HE HAS NO IDEA HOW TO SOUND LIKE

HE HAS NO IDEA HOW TO SOUND LIKE A WAR-TIME PRESIDENT.