General Motors, who got a ton of bailout money from US taxpayers during the financial crisis of 2008 and will likely get a bunch more with today’s CARES Act has been dragging their feet on making more ventilators. They have basically forced Trump’s hand to use the DPA for the first time and force them to make ventilators.
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Trump authorizes the use of the DPA to compel GM to accept the federal contract for ventilators. Trump in a statement says "GM was wasting time." pic.twitter.com/zTUrQI02v4
— Katie Bo Williams (@KatieBoWill) March 27, 2020
MORE: In statement accusing GM of "wasting time," Trump says the DPA order was necessary because "our fight against the virus is too urgent to allow the give-and-take of the contracting process to continue to run its normal course."
— Steven Portnoy (@stevenportnoy) March 27, 2020
NEW: President Trump using DPA to force GM to “accept, perform and prioritize federal contracts for ventilators.”
He says “GM was wasting time.” pic.twitter.com/ybW1encFAu
— Jessica Smith (@JessicaASmith8) March 27, 2020
NEW: Pres. Trump authorizing use of DPA to force GM to prioritize ventilator production.
“GM was wasting time.” pic.twitter.com/mxgeIEkR7Y
— Kayla Tausche (@kaylatausche) March 27, 2020