A major US mask manufacturer, 3M, says the government has asked it to stop exporting US-made N95 respirator masks to Canada and Latin America.
On Thursday, the US invoked the Korean War-era Defence Production Act to demand that 3M provide more masks.President Donald Trump said he had used the Defence Production Act to"hit 3M hard", without providing additional details. The law dates back to 1950 and allows a president to force companies to make products for national defence.
However, 3M added that the government also requested that it stop exporting respirators made in the US to Canada and Latin America. 3M added that such a move"would likely cause other countries to retaliate and do the same", which would lead to the overall number of respirators being made available to the US decreasing.it manufactures about 100 million N95 masks per month - about a third are made in the US, and the rest produced overseas.
Well Dictators do tend to forget everyone else either exists or even matters. WELL DONE DICTATOR DONALD. You have once again just told the whole world why you should not be in power. Leader of the free world - WHAT A JOKE.
Bastard
Canadians have natural immunity to germs
hermione_rescue That's so silly. 3M may be foundet in the US, but it is owned by its shareholders, not by the US.
Canada can stop exporting water...
Why does trump think Americans are more important than other nationalities? narcissist
What a selfish but typical Trump response to a global crisis
No, BBC bullshit. Trump has invoked the War Act and “Told” 3m they are not to send masks to Canada or Latin America. Yet again showing how worldwide shortages of PPE are not just excuses by our government. Everyone is desperate to source PPE.
You know who your friends are in times like this, America is not one of them ☹️
3M are now stuck between a rock and a hard place as no other country will trust their supply chain with this brand again.
Yet the UK sent some to China the irony.
American kills own closest market...wall street sinks further.... Who was realDonaldTrump ?
Will 3MUK be redirecting uk supplies to the USA, if so then why doesn't our goverment stop this and if we can't then shut down 3MUK and let them move back to USA so they can manufacture face mask for trump USA
N95 does not protect from any kind of virus. It is a scientific fact known to the mask making companies . Majority people don’t even know what the term “N95 “ means . “N “ is for “ Not Oil resistant “ :
美国优先
When they don't need masks. They can earn money by getting cheap labour overseas and sell others masks. When they need masks. They end the exports. Cool Logic genius. Treats others as idiots.
Weird, lots are made in Canada and shipped to America. Maybe he’s saying that Canada shouldn’t send anymore to USA?
This is a guy who wanted a vaccine exclusively for US use 3m uk Allow same thing to happen to your products held in UK or destined for UK, then chances are you will never be forgiven and your name could become as reviled as IG Farben
What you said armelnene 😳
As it should be. Serve our nation first
3M has been exporting masks Made in USA while American hospitals and 1st responders have been unable to get supplies.
While world in crisis, the US wages wars and regime change in multiple continents, medical sanctions 1/4 world population and now thieving
What Lord Palmerston said of nations applies as well to corporations: There are no permanent allies, only permanent interests.
That man is truly pathetic and disgusting
The man is a first class bastard!
A true statesman
President porch pirate
... and to Germany and to France ...
Most people that die of Coronavirus are going to die in the next month or 2 - this is what must be weighed against feared future reputational consequences. The US should not blanket ban exports- but they should be regulated strictly so the US hospital PPE shortage can be allayed.
US company should be America first at a time like this.
Don't worry, the answer is simple guys. 3M is a company that has worldwide footprint. It cannot survive just on the American market. If they ban 3M from exporting masks, the world should ban all 3M products. That will be the death of 3M 😀.
USAmerica para los USAmericanos! In the nitty-gritty, facing mass deaths due to pandemic, countries apply “light for our house and darkness for the outside” when it comes to PPE and ventilators for ICUs
傷害盟友的事不能幹！
He seems hell bent on serriously isolating the U.S from being a trustworthy and reliable allie. The country is going to be without any form of backup within the international community, when they need them again.
Because we need them for ourselves. America first.
Mexico and the rest of central america have less than 3000 total cases compared to more than a quarter million in the US. 3m can break the law if they think that is good for business. And then there's Germany which was also getting masks from 3m. No longer!
The orange turd strikes again
Funny when other countries around the world did this, the BBC said S.F.A.
3M i call for a boycott on 3m products when this is all over with. If an American company can’t put Americans first, they deserve to set up operations elsewhere.
you still don't know this pandemic is a virus war? this is CCP and WHO work together starting a war that loss one city to win whole world, you don't known that CCP born for defeat USA?
Protect your own 🇺🇸
Not looking great for us either
im not even frontline but considered key worker, When will my payslip reflect that?
The mask says 'misuse may result in sickness or death'!
Whilst I commend President Trump for finally realising the need to hit the red button hard on 3M, funnily trying to rephrase what he tweeted, I will say at this crucial juncture that he poses yet again another complication. Canada would probably have to source for N95 elsewhere.
first they have stolen ventilators inteded to Brazil, now they don't want us to have medical supplies. isn't this extermination
Donald Trump is the American President looking out for his fellow American Citizens 👏 facemasks COVID2019 CoronavirusPandemic
Trump really isn’t done showing the world just much of a petulant child he is yet.
Right! He got caught with his knickers down and so he'll do whatever to look better for his re-election joke! Even allies suffer for his stupidity. SAD.
We had that France doctor's wants to go and kill African people by testing vaccinations why they can't do it in France or USA Italy Spain etc where people are dying like flys let France be warned by the world
Stop the import of orange food colouring
Ignore trump.
Hey Canada 🇨🇦, what’s it like to be thrown under a bus by trump? No capital intended.
😠😠😠
加拿大人：我草(Fuck)！
France did this to us. But I can't see the BBC article on it. I wonder why 🤔
Was nobody paying attention? America first! America first! America first!
Trudeau warns US against denying exports of medical supplies to Canada.
What about Africa?
Has he kicked their ball in to a bunker and said it’s their fault? 🤔
3 million what?
Such a great partner we have with this asshat president.
And Canada's politely saying it's better to cooperate. But if not, Canadian doctors and nurses might stop working in the US. Or maybe will stop sending them the raw materials to make the masks in the first place.
If thst was a trump company it would be alright
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