Now if you the reader would expect us as Europeans to cheer such a statement then you must have been dropped in your head as a baby. Maybe you Trumptards out there see this as a good thing, maybe you see this as a very patriotic action or something, Trump caring for America or whatever, but hey what about Italy, Spain and France who so far have been the hardest hit?
They don’t deserve any masks whatsoever don’t they “We’re muh Americans! We’re kangz and shiet, let everybody else just die!” If that’s your thinking, you must find God my friend or you shall burn in Hell for an eternity.
Trump isn’t just words, the mofo is already engaged into this. He recently just stole a shipping of 60 million masks from France.
But good, you know what? Let him do this, soon the whole world will tear apart all relations with USA. All friendships, agreements and accords will be torn apart. Maybe we could all sanction USA so it becomes the next North Korea after all of this is over. The world order will surely change after this, old friends will become enemies and enemies will become friends.
Dismissing accusations of ‘modern piracy’ for banning exports and seizing shipments of vital protective masks from its allies in Germany and France, US President Donald Trump claimed the situation was somehow the exact ‘opposite.’
Asked about the controversy over the White House pressuring safety gear manufacturer 3M to step up imports of protective masks from its Chinese factories to the US – often at the expense of other customers, including America’s closest allies – Trump dismissed accusations of “modern piracy.”
Berlin says that US confiscated 200,000 masks (FFP2 and FFP3) at airport in Bangkok that were ordered for Berlin police. Masks were produced by a 3M factory (US company) in China. City of Berlin says this is "modern piracy" and urges Merkel government to address this with the US. https://t.co/2kXfFCGOHq
— Daniel Drepper (@danieldrepper) April 3, 2020
There’s been no act of piracy. It was the opposite.
“We are very disappointed in 3M… they can sell to others, but they should be taking care of our country,” Trump added in the true spirit of the ‘America First’ policy.
Trump did not clarify exactly what he meant by the ‘opposite of piracy,’ apparently suggesting that there were some perfectly legal grounds for seizing international shipments.
Earlier this week, a delivery of 200,000 masks left a 3M factory in China for the German capital – only to be confiscated en route and diverted to the US, according to Berlin’s Senator for the Interior Andreas Geisel, who shamed the supposed “transatlantic partners” for this “act of modern piracy.”
“We are using the Defense Production Act very powerfully. Sometimes directly, in many cases indirectly, just a threat of it is usually enough,” Trump said, answering a separate question about the pressure on 3M to stop exports and prioritize the order for some 180 million masks from FEMA.
We need the masks, we don’t want other people getting it… That’s why we are instituting a lot of Defense Production Act. You could call it a retaliation, because that’s what it is, it’s a retaliation. If people do not give us what we need for our people, we are going to be very tough.
President Trump on 3M making N95 masks for the US government
“We want them to help our country and I think it’s going to be ok … we need the masks, we don’t want other people getting it”#cdnpoli #covid19 https://t.co/zYuIeiDy32 pic.twitter.com/AgFokG80nX
— Mackenzie Gray (@Gray_Mackenzie) April 4, 2020
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3m is a US company… it makes perfect sense that they should be making sure that the US is taken care of first. I’m sure that the EU would have its manufacturers taking care of the EU first… if not, why not. This isn’t piracy, it is about first you take care of your own.
Let’s say you had enough food to feed your family. You look out the window and see people looking for food. You know if you give away food there may not be enough for you and your family. What would you do?
or… Let’s say you are a nurse in the US. Your hospital is running out of masks. You turn on the news and see that 3M, a US company is shipping masks to other areas of the world. You are already taking a risk by working at all.
It is a difficult situation. Should Trump worry about the US nurse first or the EU nurse first? He doesn’t really know how many masks he is going to need… It is a stupid article.