Posted by wkc5657 > 2020-07-17 16:48 | Report Abuse

Another reason i though of is the Trump's usual bully tactics, to subdue one to his will. This could be engineered as an example to the PPE industry to keep prices low/steady, if not block you from selling into US markets.

But his nature in lack of general knowledge, lack of foresight (other than self interests) impulsive nature and disdain towards counsel/advice prevented him from realising the big picture that there is a giant que/backlog others. He maybe thought that there are easy supplies locally or other parties that are desperate to supply US at lower cost.

If succeed, he can claim an easy win in 1 aspect of the pandemic, that is the lower cost of procuring PPE.

Damn fat hope though...

Posted by pBlue > 2020-07-17 16:51 | Report Abuse

That is the danger of Trump. An intelligent man, you can predict his actions. A fool, you have not the slightest clue what he would do.

Posted by wkc5657 > 2020-07-17 17:12 | Report Abuse

If truly it is politically motivated as you mentioned, it is just plain evil of jared kushner. If play this kind of tactics on the enemy, understandable maybe even commendable.

But doing this in the midst of a worsening pandemic, at the misery of the healthcare front liners, possibly endangering the many lives of people in the country, plain sick is an understatement....