“I think now he’s just looking for people to blame,” says Illinois governor JBPritzker about Trump. “Have you ever heard the president take responsibility for any mistake?”
of Illinois has become more open and full-throated than some of his counterparts in criticizing Presidentfor his failure to help them battle the coronavirus. Not surprisingly, Trump has punched back, calling Pritzker a “complainer” and passing the buck back to the states, treating them like dubious in-laws looking for a cut of the family fortune.Pritzker punched back, highlighting the consequences of Trump’s lack of action.
In regular calls with fellow governors, Pritzker has heard the same thing, regardless of political affiliation: “Republicans and Democrats all acknowledge that the federal government has fallen down on the job.”Joe Biden, Pritzker said he spoke with Trump directly two weeks ago and was promised a number of supplies. A “fraction” of what was promised was delivered, he said, and in one case the order was completely botched. “They promised us 300,000 N95 masks, and we got 300,000 surgical masks,” he said. “They did promise us 300 ventilators, which we got.
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