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beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 06:00 PM Mar 2020

Our Governor no longer taking trump's crap



Illinois governor says he’s taking over testing after ‘millions of tests’ never arrived from White House



https://www.rawstory.com/2020/03/illinois-governor-says-hes-taking-over-testing-after-millions-of-tests-never-arrived-from-white-house/

llinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said that he’s ready to simply take matters into his own hands after the federal government has failed to meet its promise of millions of test kits.

“Right now, all of the experts point to 10,000 tests to the standard that we need to achieve,” he said in prepared remarks on Sunday afternoon.

“Again, I want to be frank with you,” he continued. “Where we are now is not where I want to be. Every day we aren’t hitting 10,000 tests or more is a day we are not able to get answers to get past this current crisis. And to be clear, the loss of essentially the entire month of February in the effort to scale up robust testing and the exponential spread that followed was a profound failure of the federal government.”

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Our Governor no longer taking trump's crap (Original Post) beachbumbob Mar 2020 OP
J.B. kickin ass! Bluethroughu Mar 2020 #1
The Pritzker family knew Trump to be a con artist in the 70s blm Mar 2020 #2
My guess is, although I am not positive, another businessman knew Trump to be a con artist. Stuart G Mar 2020 #3
No longer? murielm99 Mar 2020 #4
"JB never took trump's crap in the first place..." ShazzieB Apr 2020 #5

Bluethroughu

(5,749 posts)
1. J.B. kickin ass!
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 06:06 PM
Mar 2020

This is leadership, even dumb trumpsters are listening to him.

Thank you Governor Pritzker!

blm

(113,814 posts)
2. The Pritzker family knew Trump to be a con artist in the 70s
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 06:31 PM
Mar 2020

when he weaseled his way through the entire Grand Central Hyatt deal.

Trump is NOT a legitimate businessman and never has been.

Pritzkers know him and he knows they know him and that frustrates Trump.

Stuart G

(38,726 posts)
3. My guess is, although I am not positive, another businessman knew Trump to be a con artist.
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 07:13 PM
Mar 2020

Perhaps it was the 80s or 90s, but I suspect he knew Trump to be a con artist more than 20 years ago. Because businessmen know how other business men act and treat others. His name? Michael Bloomberg. ... He has lots of money, and has donated his funds to defeat Trump. (lots of money)
..I think Bloomberg ran for president, because he already knew about Trump. He interacted with him in as mayor and before that. I think he saw Trump to be a con artist long before Bloomberg got active in politics.........
.....Business executives know the kinds of people that other business executives are. Through experience, and through making deals and watching how others act and not act.
...Bloomberg knew or knew many other businessmen who knew exactly who and what Trump is...A Con Artist of the very worst kind
....I think Bloomberg will do everything and anything to defeat Trump. He has had experience with Trump for many years and has seen some things that would be hard to believe. But at this point, nothing is hard to believe about Trump...

murielm99

(31,428 posts)
4. No longer?
Mon Mar 30, 2020, 12:09 AM
Mar 2020

JB never took trump's crap in the first place. I am just waiting for him to have a major shouting match with the orange fraud.

JB knows how to get things done, with or without the support of the federal government. We are in good hands here.

ShazzieB

(18,619 posts)
5. "JB never took trump's crap in the first place..."
Wed Apr 8, 2020, 12:24 PM
Apr 2020

"I'm just waiting for him to have a major shouting match with the orange fraud."

I would pay money to watch this!

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