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Updated April 9, 2026 7:46 PM

Trump Blames Hospitals for the Equipment Shortage He Helped Create

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At the same March 30 briefing where he was still arguing about testing, Trump suggested hospitals were hoarding ventilators and masks. That landed like a baseball bat to the face of front-line workers already pleading for protective gear and ventilators, and it deepened the sense that the White House would rather accuse than solve.

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April 9, 2026 7:46 PM

Trump Blames Hospitals for the Equipment Shortage He Helped Create

★★★★☆Fuckup rating 4/5

At the same March 30 briefing where he was still arguing about testing, Trump suggested hospitals were hoarding ventilators and masks. That landed like a baseball bat to the face of front-line workers already pleading for protective gear and ventilators, and it deepened the sense that the White House would rather accuse than solve.