Jake Tapper presses FEMA administrator on masks: Do you even have a rough number?

CNN's Jake Tapper presses FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor over how many masks FEMA has right now, and how soon they can get to local hospitals.

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  1. He said repeatedly everyone has to do their part when pressed on protections for medical personal…which translates into..you on your own pretty much… those poor doctors and nurses are send out there to die with their patients….we are in big trouble

    1. Yet even with this clusterfuck that will kill many people, leave many jobless, and tank the economy Trumps supporters still support him. It really is unbelievable how deep into the cult they are.

    2. @Dave M Obama waited 6 months letting 1000+ Americans die before declaring the Swine Flu a public health emergency and the MSM didn’t care.
      Trump waited 3 weeks letting 0 Americans die before declaring the Coronavirus a public health emergency. And now the MSM is going insane.
      The left thinks Trump is calling the Coronavirus a “hoax.” Wrong. He’s calling the fear-mongering by the Dems & the Fake News Media the hoax. “Russia” didn’t work, impeachment didn’t work, & now they’re blowing this virus out of proportion in an attempt to hurt his presidency.
      Trump has declared the Coronavirus a national emergency. This is the right move. Obama didn’t declare the Swine Flu a national emergency until 6 months later when MILLIONS of Americans were already infected, 20,000 were hospitalized, & 1000+ were killed,
      So far as of this writing in the US there are 24,148 confirmed cases and 285 deaths out of a population of 300 million.

    3. @Kelley LolleyI hear you, however, Trump completely downplayed this outbreak until he had no choice but to admit the truth (after all the EXPERTS contradicted him several times). This is just the tip of the iceberg. Don’t be surprised when this number hits into the millions in the US in the next month or so. To suggest that the Dems are sensationalizing this to remove Trump is ridiculous. It is what it is and there is nothing to sensationalize. There is something to SHARE. The truth. There’s a difference. There is also a very good chance that over 2 million Americans will die before this is all over. You can call that “sensational” but that would be just plain wrong.🤔 Appreciate your opinion.

  2. He is lying. His circular answer exposed that. He said FEMA was not tasked till 5 days ago. That tells a lot about the Government’s preparation.

  3. People, this is how you expand “I do not know” into 8 minutes of conversation, this guy is good!

    1. CNN has a responsibility to give us accurate information regarding the virus and distribution of masks and test kits.
      This will not come from the white house.
      The Governors and local leaders should be given more airtime. This is a life-threatening emergency. This endless propaganda festival is a dangerous distraction.

    1. He was told, probably directly by Trump, to steer around the question else be immediately terminated.

  4. O look it’s FEMA! You all remember how amazing they where during Katrina? And how fast they helped out? O wait sorry I was in fantasy Land.

  5. WTH.
    “We’ll get to you”
    Really.
    Americans are supposed to feel safe with a answer like that.
    What a joke.

    1. Is it mask you want? You mean you can’t go to the store to buy it yourself? You can make one too you know. Take woopies soiled underwear and wrap it around your stupid face.

    2. Trump stole 12 billion from CDC in 2018 CDC is supposed to be smoke alarm 🚨 to limit exposure and Trump says get a squirt gun for a fire 🔥 tornado 🌪! We’re fucked

  6. ““When you have 15 cases in the US and within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero, that’s a pretty good job we’ve done.”
    -Trump (3 weeks ago)
    There are now more than 27,000 cases in the US. Great job Donny. Great job.

    1. Trump’s inept response has doomed the entire country to the same fate as China and Italy only it’s going to be much worse for the United States. And still his supporters don’t believe this is serious!

    2. @Chelle Yes we did. The experts back in January were saying this virus had the ability to become a pandemic if we didn’t stay on top of it. And Trump’s cutting of the CDC’s budget had seriously curtailed its ability to respond early.

    3. @ChelleWhat exactly do you mean by when I first heard about? I can’t answer that question unless you’re more specific on what you mean by first? In China or the US? I don’t know about anyone else but what I saw happening in China looked very serious to me. By February 23 the city of Wuhan was locked down. At that point they had 495 confirmed cases but only two weeks earlier there were just 49 cases. Not a big deal if it was a known virus, but it wasn’t, it was new and there’s still a lot we don’t know. If it got out and spread to other countries it could quickly become a very serious problem, which of course it did. First the cruise ship, then Japan then S. Korea. Meanwhile, it spread like wildfire within China.

  7. Hospital Administrators: we need ventilators, gloves, masks and other medical supplies.

    Trump: paper towel toss.

  8. We had months to get ready for this but we were told it was a nothing burger by FOX and Trump, that it would magically disappear. If only we had leadership two months ago that would have told manufacturers to ramp up production on things like sanitizers, wipes, ventilators, masks, tests etc. instead of telling us that all of this would just go away in a few days. #TrumpCultSyndrome has made this worse

    1. You know how inefficient government is. If you need to get supplies from the government it will take an act of Congress. And with the Democrat controlled Congress you will get nothing. Nothing!

  9. “We’re doing everything everywhere all the time.” A waste of 8+ minutes. Never have this propaganda tool on again!

  10. Someone must be hijacking all of these “shipments” FEMA is sending out because none are showing up.

    1. These are imaginary masks, paid in advance. The real masks were shipped to China, Korea, Italy… two months ago for a good profit.

    2. We just received a whole bunch of stuff here at western regional. I’m looking forward to seeing you as my patient.

    3. @monsteratemehcookie, what part of cotton expires? You been eating your giving underwear for thirteen years and it’s still ok right? Smelly but ok.

  11. Basically what he’s saying is, “I have no clue what the numbers are, who’s getting them, and when we’ll run out.”

  12. Question: “How many fingers on your hand?”
    Answer: “Well on the foot of an orangutan you could have leaves stuck between the toes from an african tree that only grows in Swaziland! Does that answer your question Jake?”

  13. The Question was, How many Masks does FEMA have and WHEN they are going to get to where they are needed. The Answer is Evade, Evade, Evade, Evade…

  14. Lol Mike Pence and his wife broke this FEMA dude’s rules: “don’t get tested if you don’t have symptoms”

  15. New York State doesn’t have 90% of the new cases. NY has the overwhelming majority of the testing.

  16. So he’s “in charge of it, controlling it” and can’t even give rough estimates of what is in stock and rolling out the door … this does not bode well.

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