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NY Gov. Blasts US Prez For Not Using Defense Production Act: ‘Act Like It’s A War’

 
• By Shawn M. Schmitt

Gov. Andrew Cuomo at a 24 March press conference ripped Donald Trump, questioning why the president has not yet pulled the trigger on the Defense Production Act to force manufacturers to make critically needed medical products, including ventilators.

White Plains, NY - March 4, 2020: New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo briefing on updates on spread of covid-19 in New York State at NYPA White Plains Office
Gov. Cuomo at a 4 March press conference on COVID-19 • Source: Shutterstock

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo at a 24 March press conference ripped Donald Trump, questioning why the president has not yet pulled the trigger on using the Defense Production Act to force manufacturers to make critically needed medical products, including ventilators.

Read the lightly edited comments from Cuomo – whose state is the epicenter of the

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