Security with face masks stand in front of the Signal Iduna Park, where a temporary coronavirus treatment center opened in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday. Germany has the fourth-most COVID-19 cases in the world and demand for medical supplies has skyrocketed.Security with face masks stand in front of the Signal Iduna Park, where a temporary coronavirus treatment center opened in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday.
As of Saturday, there were more than 1 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide and more than 60,000 deaths from the virus, according to aby researchers at Johns Hopkins University. The U.S. has the most cases globally, with Germany and France at the fourth and fifth-highest case count, respectively.
That same day, French officials accused the U.S. of redirecting a shipment of medical masks from Shanghai originally intended for a hard-hit French region to the U.S. by offering a much higher price for the supplies,The accusations come as demand in the U.S. for facemasks surges, particularly after a new Centers for Disease Control and PreventionThe U.S. has flatly denied allegations of diverting supplies from other countries.
Welcome to the club. They’re out bidding AND just plain confiscating orders to American hospitals too. We have no idea where it’s all going.
Piracy? Sound like the Trump Administration.
MGregoric Will the NPR hacks update with German response to WaPo inquiries about this liberal lie drive-by attack? I hope everybody at NPR HQ gets their lying butts fired in Trump's second term.
MGregoric Germany can $uck it.
That’s terrible!
This will be another sad legacy of this administration.
I thought it was the opposite since president accused 3m for doing that. Now I’m confused
BahmanKalbasi See how Americans are after there own benefit and don’t care about anybody this should be lessons for Europe to do the same and follow it own path to become strong and self effective
Capitalism is fine for grocery stores and shopping malls. For health care, education, and public safety? Not so much.
Blame Trump, blame the GOP, blame local governments, blame Joe Exotic for all I care. I blame the savage, primitive american capitalism reflecting the nature of that people.
Trump has to make himself look good to his base. And cover for the fact he is ill equipped to deal with anything.
More fake news from NPR LOL.
How dare Trump put Americans first during this crisis!!! DefundNPR
NPR agrees with other countries as long as the do or say something against Trump’s administration DefundNPR.
Thank you Npr 👏👏👏
Everyone watch DirtyMoney Episode 6 on Netflix. Now. Also season 2, the Jarod Kushner episode. Now.
yeah, well, that's not all. Whichever manufacturer trump admin outbid will never get paid...until ordered by a new administration.
Create a virus population a couple of your own citizen die China then World effective virus China demand go off the roof you make more money to the highest bidder I call that a quick conomy boost control of power to winner a war economy true fact🤔🤔
Welcome to the party pal! The feds did it to each of our own states. You expected better?
Just remember people it is a auction to the highest bidder that's why they call it an auction if it wasn't so eBay would have been out of business do not enter an auction if you're not willing to go the extra mile the Chinese going to make a lot of money from this virus 😬
Boo fuckin hooo
Proof?
Right now, the folks running the show in the US are absolutely shitty human beings.
Incorrect. 3M was required under defense act to produce for the US, but they sold to other countries, which is illegal under that act. Ironically Germany and France are holding back their supplies from their other EU member countries. EU is over soon.
Obama would be coordinating with other Nations, trump and Jared steal.
WTH IS GOING ON WITH OUR WORTHLESS CORRUPT GOVERNMENT?
Trump in action
'America First' to Trump means 'screw you all,' since kneecapping your allies is the surest way to cut yourself off from any future aid from them if you ever need it.
GerardAraud and why wouldnt the US do this? it would be unforgivable if US didnt do so. World is not flat - it is very very round.
Hey jackass interior minister. 'Pirates' don't pay for stuff. That's the exact opposite of what the United States is doing. In fact 'outbidding' implies they're paying MORE than the regular price.
Oh well. 💯🇺🇸
I believe this has since been retracted by the German govt?
Do they not know that the US federal government has been doing this to the states for the past few weeks?
The next shooting war won’t be about water.
Trump did the same thing to Canada. To all Europeans and Canadians. BOYCOTT U.S. products, They suck anyways. Ever drive a Ford? cdnpoli
Help me get through this send me some google play cards please
POTUS put 3M on its place!
This is all so disgusting
Trump is Evil, America under him, is sickeningly following suit.
This is the fault of our leaders at the federal level. Massive mis- management.
Still waiting for you to send our money back!
This is all because trump and his advisors are in far over their heads, they have no mgmt or leadership skills, they are drowning
France and Germany both stopped exporting medical supplies within the EU. They can stfu.
We have become a nasty nasty country and I understand why other countries hate us. I hate us right now.
I absolutely believe it has some truth.
The US is also bidding against its own hospitals and Trump is playing favorites with red states. Meanwhile, they're profiting off of the crisis and Trump is already planning his next golf trip (as if he didn't golf enough after being warned of the looming pandemic).
Now we know that a bunch of thugs are running the show in the united states of America!
If you hire people that dislike government to run government then surely we can't be shocked when government is run terribly. This is a man who declared bankruptcy 6 times and somehow people thought he was good at biz. Everything he touches goes bad.
I hope the companies who are participating in this bidding to get the highest prices possible, after this has passed, are all taken to court and sued out of existence. It's price gouging pure and simple.
What happened to the ‘We are One’ mentality?
Media reduced to feckless hecklers
Project Airbridge is the new Iran-Contra.
Kavaeric Supply and demand, you all a really think there is a shortage. They are driving up the prices but allowing a limited amount in the market. This is taught in economics class.
'Berlin has accused the U.S. of hijacking masks (200,000 masks), a modern-day form of piracy. Days after losing 6M masks in Kenya, after being 'redirected by illegal means.' Keep in mind the U.S. has already done something like this to Canada.
Germans already retracted their false claim. Keep up
I’m shocked trump has purchased anything as of yet. I think he welcomes the decrease in population.
So we are now seeing the downside of globalism and open borders when a pandemic strikes. Best if each country supplies their own needs with fair trading. Trump is on the right track.
Well your right France & Germany and many other countries. The US government & Trump administration is making 50 state governors bid for goods all around the world because the US government refuses to give supplies, manufacture supplies or buy supplies from other countries.
How capitalism responds to emergencies.
Amara_Magick Horrid
Sadly, this accusation is entirely believable. Trump will do anything if he thinks it will get himself reelected. Hoping karma is real.
trump ruining relations worldwide so he can have a stockpile for ? all the GOP members will have their own personal equipment? Forgetting of course the need for medical staff and other supportive staff? Makes zero sense
The EU is not without blemish. An Australian company had a prepaid manufacturing run in China diverted to it's country about two or three weeks ago. Be very careful what you accuse.
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