How dysfunctional has America become under the mis-leadership of the infantile Donald Trump and his soulless henchman Jared Kushner? So dysfunctional Larry Hogan, the Republican Governor of Maryland went to great lengths to make sure a urgently needed shipment of COVID-19 tests weren’t seized by the federal government at the direction of his nibs, Jared Kushner.
Maryland governor says coronavirus tests acquired from South Korea under guard at undisclosed location
BY ZACK BUDRYK AND J. EDWARD MORENO
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) said Thursday that thousands of coronavirus tests obtained by the state from South Korea are currently protected in an undisclosed location by the Maryland National Guard.
Asked in a Washington Post Live interview whether he was concerned the federal government would seize the tests, Hogan acknowledged “it was a little bit of a concern.”
“And then at the last moment, I think 24 hours before, we got the sign-off from the FDA and Border and Customs, to try to make sure that we landed this plane safely," he continued.
Hogan said state officials ensured the plane landed at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport rather than Dulles International Airport in Virginia, noting that it was the first time a Korean Air passenger plane had landed at the airport.
“We landed it there with a large contingent of Maryland National Guard and Maryland State Police, because this was an enormously valuable payload. It was like Fort Knox to us, because it’s going to save the lives of thousands of our citizens,” Hogan continued.
Asked whether the National Guard was continuing to protect the tests from seizure, Hogan responded, “They are.”
“The National Guard and the State Police are both guarding these tests at an undisclosed location.”
Arranging the logistics of having the tests flown from Asia directly into Baltimore alone must have been a complex process. Maryland has seen 985 deaths from COVID-19.
Yesterday the state of Maryland announced their intention to test all nursing home residents and their staff in the state. The lives of the states most vulnerable may hang in the balance.
Maryland called in National Guard troops to defend coronavirus tests from South Korea against seizure
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