Trump’s New York Coronavirus Apocalypse Now
New York Governor Cuomo projects the need for 30,000 more ventilators at the projected peak in three weeks. Donald Trump goes on Fox News with his feelings that New York doesn’t need them now. See the disconnect? A perfect set up for another too little, too late response. Thus, Trump is holding back on a contract for a mere $1.5 billion to produce 20,000 ventilators. 15,000 of the ventilators are needed in New York City.
New York has about half of the US Coronavirus cases, dominated by New York City cases. Gov. Cuomo also wants the federal government to set up three more Coronavirus hospitals.
The US Congress is voting to pass a $2 trillion bailout to avoid another depression. $500 billion goes to a fund that Trump largely oversees. Also, Trump boosted our military budgets by $200 billion for the last three budgets, which will total $800 billion over Trump’s budgets. So Trump’s political skinflint over $1.5 billion, to give Democratic New York a hard time, is unbelievable.
How many weeks does Trump think that a critical patient gasping in an ICU can suffer waiting for a ventilator to be contracted, produced, and shipped before he or she dies? The answer: two gasps. Easily, 30,000 New York lives can be lost because of another of Trump’s inhumane “feelings”. Los Angeles, Chicago, New Orleans, etc. will soon be in the same situation. For a long time, the medical community has called for another 110,000 ventilators nationwide. There are currently 60,000 in use, not all of which will be available. Then, there are 50,000 older and less capable ones in stockpile. Trump is also waiting for Gov. Cuomo to use his own stockpile of ventilators, as if that is an excuse to not prepare for the greater need in the next few weeks.
When will it dawn on Trump that his solely owned empire, the Trump Organization, has significant property in New York and New York City. Even though Trump is now a low tax Florida resident, they are also becoming a Coronavirus hot spot, especially around Miami and Mar-a-Lago.
Furthermore, there are a lot of dual residents of New York and Florida, and a lot of Florida retirees from New York with families in New York. Florida is also a main New York vacation spot.
So the point that I am driving at, is that 30,000 New York deaths blamed on Trump inaction, is going to kill Trump’s reputation in New York and in Florida. This is not only going to kill Trump’s businesses in New York and Florida. It could also cost Trump his reelection. Florida is a swing state, with the greatest number of swing electoral votes, namely 29, out of a total of 270 electoral votes needed to win.
Guess what other New Yorker is embedded in this disaster? The omnipotent Jared Kushner had been instantly assigned to get more ventilators produced. Trump’s son-in-law also has considerable New York investments.
Trump won by 37 electoral votes, with 306 total. Trump moved some states not even considered swing states. He won Florida (29), Pennsylvania (20), Ohio (18), Michigan (16), and Wisconsin (10), which total 83 electoral votes. So losing Florida and one other would give him a loss. Florida did eventually close some beaches during spring break. They did not cancel spring break. They are still not shut down with stay-at-home. The theme parks did close there.
So there appears to be a delay and a drop off of projected numbers with the GM-Ventec production deal. A little late to make the deal and to find out the circumstances. Hopefully, Dyson or Tesla can come to the nation’s rescue. The whole Trump US empire is really at stake in this too little-too late response.
