Läs och förfäras från N.Y.T:
Citat:
This spring, as the United States faced a critical shortage of masks, gloves and other protective equipment to battle the coronavirus pandemic, a South Carolina physician reached out to the Federal Emergency Management Agency with an offer of help.
Dr. Jeffrey Hendricks had longtime manufacturing contacts in China and a line on millions of masks from established suppliers. Instead of encountering seasoned FEMA procurement officials, his information was diverted to a team of roughly a dozen young volunteers, recruited by the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and overseen by a former assistant to Mr. Kushner’s wife, Ivanka Trump.
Illa nog men än mer skrämmande.
Citat:
Many of the volunteers were told to prioritize tips from political allies and associates of President Trump, tracked on a spreadsheet called “V.I.P. Update,” according to documents and emails obtained by The New York Times.
Medan smittan skördar offer i en rasande takt så sätter trumps svärson alltså in oerfarna volontärer som skall sortera och bedöma inströmmande tips och även då helst prioritera från vem och var tipsen kommer ifrån så dom kan gynna Trumps återvalskampanj. En form av censur helt enkelt.
Som en av volontärerns sa,
det var rent kaos då vi inte visste riktig hur vi skulle göra med tipsen som strömmade in.
Att Trump nu gett ordet kaos och ineffektivitet ett ansikte finns nog inga tvivel om längre.