The cause of the PPE shortage has nothing to do with Fauci being taken out of context for what and why he said not to wear masks.
You "strategically" left out this part in your response:
ProPublica reported on April 3 that congressional budget battles in the early years of the Obama administration contributed to stockpile shortages. But the article notes available funds were used not to replenish masks: "With limited resources, officials in charge of the stockpile tend to focus on buying lifesaving drugs from small biotechnology firms that would, in the absence of a government buyer, have no other market for their products, experts said. Masks and other protective equipment are in normal times widely available and thus may not have been prioritized for purchase, they said."
During the presidency of Donald Trump, analysts have warned the United States is not prepared for a serious pandemic.
'Gross misjudment':Experts say Trump's decision to disband pandemic team hindered coronavirus response
“We assess that the United States and the world will remain vulnerable to the next flu pandemic or large scale outbreak of a contagious disease that could lead to massive rates of death and disability, severely affect the world economy, strain international resources, and increase calls on the United States for support,” the 2019 World Threat Assessment from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence states.
The Trump administration has not taken significant steps to replenish the masks in the Strategic National Stockpile.
(that's all right there in the article. It's written exactly right above what you copy/pasted to respond to me)
Not a Nats fan. Go Yankees!! Originally Posted by woodywouldpekher
early years of Obama. didn't he have a Democratic majority for a few years? until he tanked in his first midterm. so it was a DEMOCRAT controlled Congress that FAILED to restock.
must be a hard living for the liberal press .. what with all the whitewashing needed to protect blackie Obama's failures.
Fauci has been in DC too long just like pelosi, schummer, biden, etc. Originally Posted by Ranger Dog
Fauci has had his nose up Big Pharma's ass for decades.