Trump, in letter, blames Chuck Schumer for COVID-19 response in New York

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• Thursday morning, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urged President Trump to use the Defense Production Act to compel private-sector production of medical supplies, such as ventilators.
• In response, Trump blamed Schumer, a US senator, for failing to prepare the state of New York for the coronavirus outbreak.
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Capping a week when some were praising President Donald Trump's new and somber tone, the president, on Thursday, sent a missive to the Senate's top Democrat, Chuck Schumer. In the message, Trump boasted of his poll numbers and blamed a federal lawmaker for the alleged failures of New York's state government.

The April 2 letter was sent in response to a request from the Senate Minority Leader for the Trump administration to invoke the Defense Production Act. That would compel the private sector to manufacture sorely needed medical equipment and designate a military official to oversee the logistics of resource distribution in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

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