Honestly can't tell if this is incompetence or willingly being scammed to line a friend's pockets
How does the trump administration keep getting scammed like this. Is there just no oversight or background checks done on the companies they work with? Or are people within the administration intentionally choosing companies they some connection with lol.
For reference, this is (roughly) what they sent:
What a fucking grift
For reference those are blanks that get heated up and blown to the shape of the bottle.
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Honestly can't tell if this is incompetence or willingly being scammed to line a friend's pockets
He is both that dumb and corrupt. I wouldn't be surprised if there is a kick-back thrown in there.The Fillakit deal shows the perils of the Trump administration's frantic hiring of first-time federal contractors with little scrutiny during the pandemic. The federal government has awarded more than $2 billion to first-time contractors for work related to the coronavirus, a ProPublica analysis of purchasing data shows. Many of those companies, like Fillakit, had no experience with medical supplies.The United States has lagged behind many European countries in its rate of testing people for the coronavirus, partly because of supply shortages or inadequacies. Epidemiologists say testing is vital to tracking the virus and slowing transmission. In at least one state, the shipment of unusable Fillakit tubes contributed to delays in rolling out widespread testing."They're the most unusable tubes I've ever seen," said a top public health scientist in that state, who asked to remain anonymous to protect his job. "They're going to sit in a warehouse and no one can use them. We won't be able to do our full plan."
More than two fucking billion dollars to first-time contractors who have no experience.
The Fillakit deal shows the perils of the Trump administration's frantic hiring of first-time federal contractors with little scrutiny during the pandemic. The federal government has awarded more than $2 billion to first-time contractors for work related to the coronavirus, a ProPublica analysis of purchasing data shows. Many of those companies, like Fillakit, had no experience with medical supplies.The United States has lagged behind many European countries in its rate of testing people for the coronavirus, partly because of supply shortages or inadequacies. Epidemiologists say testing is vital to tracking the virus and slowing transmission. In at least one state, the shipment of unusable Fillakit tubes contributed to delays in rolling out widespread testing."They're the most unusable tubes I've ever seen," said a top public health scientist in that state, who asked to remain anonymous to protect his job. "They're going to sit in a warehouse and no one can use them. We won't be able to do our full plan."
More than two fucking billion dollars to first-time contractors who have no experience.
LmaoooooFor reference, this is (roughly) what they sent:
What a fucking grift
He is both that dumb and corrupt. I wouldn't be surprised if there is a kick-back thrown in there.
It's okay if the money goes to a business, just don't help the employees, minorities, or the poorI'm sure the conservatives are cool with millions wasted on nothing.
Well yes. If there's any kind of influx of money whatsoever, for any reason, that's always going to be that baseline assumption.So Trump and his cronies pretty much used the pandemic response to enrich themselves.
Bit crazy when shit like this just flies under the radar.
This is either two things:
- this is all playing by the Trump Administration in order to funnel money into rich people's pockets on purpose.
-Trump Administration really is idiotic.
After this is all over, Biden needs to really investigate every single thing Trump Administration sign their name on. If Biden let this go and not investigate, then I know he's a part of it as well.
This is like, "Hey, we got the contract. Somebody jump on Google and find us some cheap shit we can sell them.... Yeah, those look like test tubes alright. And look, we can get them for pennies on the dollar! Ship 'em!"For reference, this is (roughly) what they sent:
What a fucking grift
The Art of the Deal - winning on all fronts. The Trump admin, everyone!
Trump and his ilk don't play by the same rules as we do. Trump's entire life, even prior to his presidency*, is proof of that.]How come there are no repercussions for this level of fraud. Like some asshole gets away millions richer. Fuck the rules, why am I wasting my time.
The Fillakit deal shows the perils of the Trump administration's frantic hiring of first-time federal contractors with little scrutiny during the pandemic. The federal government has awarded more than $2 billion to first-time contractors for work related to the coronavirus, a ProPublica analysis of purchasing data shows. Many of those companies, like Fillakit, had no experience with medical supplies.The United States has lagged behind many European countries in its rate of testing people for the coronavirus, partly because of supply shortages or inadequacies. Epidemiologists say testing is vital to tracking the virus and slowing transmission. In at least one state, the shipment of unusable Fillakit tubes contributed to delays in rolling out widespread testing."They're the most unusable tubes I've ever seen," said a top public health scientist in that state, who asked to remain anonymous to protect his job. "They're going to sit in a warehouse and no one can use them. We won't be able to do our full plan."
More than two fucking billion dollars to first-time contractors who have no experience.