Trump replaces HHS watchdog who found ‘severe shortages’ at hospitals combating coronavirus

President Trump moved to replace the top watchdog at the Department of Health and Human Services after her office released a report on the shortages in testing and personal protective gear at hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic.

In a Friday night announcement, the White House nominated a permanent inspector general to take the reins from Christi A. Grimm, the principal deputy inspector general who has run the office since January.

The White House nominated Jason Weida, an assistant United States attorney in Boston, as permanent inspector general. The announcement said Weida was chosen because he has overseen “numerous complex investigations in healthcare and other sectors.” He must be confirmed by the Senate.

Grimm’s removal follows a purge of high-profile federal officials and inspectors general whose work has been critical of the president. Inspectors general at large agencies serve at the pleasure of the president, but they are considered independent monitors for waste, fraud and abuse.

Trump laced into Grimm at a news conference in April, after her staff report found “severe shortages” of testing kits, delays in getting coronavirus results and “widespread shortages” of masks and other equipment at U.S. hospitals.

The president demanded to know who wrote the report, calling the findings “wrong.” He then accused reporters of having withheld that Grimm had worked in the Obama administration.

Where did he come from, the inspector general? What’s his name? No, what’s his name? What’s his name?” Trump responded on April 6, when asked about the report, which he said was politically biased. He then attacked Grimm on Twitter, writing, “Why didn’t the I.G., who spent 8 years with the Obama Administration (Did she Report on the failed H1N1 Swine Flu debacle where 17,000 people died?), want to talk to the Admirals, Generals, V.P. & others in charge, before doing her report.”

Grimm is a career investigator and auditor who joined the inspector general’s office, one of the federal government’s largest, in 1999 when Bill Clinton was president. She has served in Republican and Democratic administrations and is not a political appointee.

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It certainly doesn’t pay to slight the fragile ego of the great leader. Your career can come to a abrupt end with an act of vengeance for doing your job. All hail the great leader, 65k dead and counting.

Another WAPO hit piece!!! Keep em coming Jax!!!!

Another WAPO hit piece!!! Keep em coming Jax!!!! Originally Posted by bambino

Yeah, Trump chooses someone to permanently fill a position someone else has been serving in since January.

The WAPO piece tries it's best to avoid that piece of it while hitting on Trump as they somehow all know the reason.

So what's the problem in Trump nominating a permanent person to fill the role?

WaPo propaganda - Fake news from the Marxist media
Get some professional help to deal with reality, j66.

t is much needed.

The premise of this article is retarded. A hospital being short of protective gear has absolutely nothing to do with the President or Federal Government, it’s their own responsibility to be able to run at 100% capacity unless it’s a government facility like a VA.

The subject of this article is retarded.

The subject of this article is retarded. Originally Posted by matchingmole

Obviously Trump agreed in regards to Grimm and has appropriately nominated a replacement.

The premise of this article is retarded. A hospital being short of protective gear has absolutely nothing to do with the President or Federal Government, it’s their own responsibility to be able to run at 100% capacity unless it’s a government facility like a VA. Originally Posted by Jacuzzme

Hospitals do store supplies for normal operations but not a Pandemic. They were unprepared because of lack of trustworthy information.

The great leader stated he had everything under tremendous control after his delectation of emergency and anyone who wanted a test could get a test. When the facts were he and his administration were unprepared for the invasion of the invisible enemy and will end your career if you do your job and make that public.

66k dead and counting.

WaPo propaganda - Fake news from the Marxist media
Get some professional help to deal with reality, j66.

t is much needed. Originally Posted by oeb11

Spinnings the same tired tune all day every day. Welcomes to Radio KOEB!

Obviously Trump agreed in regards to Grimm and has appropriately nominated a replacement. Originally Posted by eccielover

Yep, and he skipped over a woman with 21 years of experience to nominate another flunkie for Moscow Mitch to push through.

It’s retaliation for her report. A blind man could see that.

Hospitals do store supplies for normal operations but not a Pandemic. They were unprepared because of lack of trustworthy information. Originally Posted by Jaxson66

They were unprepared because they chose to not spend the money necessary to run at full capacity. Dress it up however you like but it’s not the government’s job to supply a private business.

They were unprepared because they chose to not spend the money necessary to run at full capacity. Dress it up however you like but it’s not the government’s job to supply a private business. Originally Posted by Jacuzzme

Ok, then let’s stop supplying all the states, county’s and cities after every natural disaster. They never seem to be prepared and the government supply’s those people year after year.

Then stop the small business loans for those businesses that get blown away and flooded year after year. They should have been prepared, Right?

No more help for home owners who’s insurance co doesn’t want to pay for damage and have to get low interest loans to rebuild. Fuck them, Right?

Sounds like paradise.

Where are all these people finding these surgical masks? Go into various box and drug stores can't find them. However, the people who work there have them and tell me they "don't know."

First it was "a test"
Then it was ventilators...
Then it was PPE...
Then it's "Test for everyone"
Now it's a vaccine.
Since the low cost treatment is, uh, too low cost and available.

But somehow most of the deaths are in the NYC Metro area but we can't question it because those who wanted "the recovery to be data driven" don't want you to see the data.

They seem to be doing a better job over at HHS already...

https://www.oann.com/trump-admin-to-...IWkh5UpCoWUwsg

Ok, then let’s stop supplying all the states, county’s and cities after every natural disaster. They never seem to be prepared and the government supply’s those people year after year.

Then stop the small business loans for those businesses that get blown away and flooded year after year. They should have been prepared, Right?

No more help for home owners who’s insurance co doesn’t want to pay for damage and have to get low interest loans to rebuild. Fuck them, Right?

Sounds like paradise. Originally Posted by Jaxson66

Lots of that is exactly what the founders intended. That aside, I’ve got no problem with the Feds helping with disaster recovery, but they can’t be expected to be clairvoyant either. All this gnashing of teeth concerning late response is pure idiocy. The President’s reaction was perfectly in line with the information available at the time. He was, in fact, widely criticized (likely here as well but I’m to lazy to search) for the early steps he DID take, yet all the Monday morning quarterbacks now want us to forget their previous statements and string him up for not breaking from the WHO and American experts and close things sooner. Sorry, but you can’t have your cake and eat it too, especially in today’s world where everything is easily searchable.