Whitmer: I’m Grateful for the Help We’ve Gotten From Trump

RUSH TRANSCRIPT And 540 ░░░░░░░░ and somewhere between 80 ░░░░░░░░ 90 of those are ░░░░░░░░ the Detroit area We ░░░░░░░░ hearing that Detroit is ░░░░░░░░ to be the next ░░░░░░░░ spot How badly do ░░░░░░░░ expect to get hit ░░░░░░░░ and for how long ░░░░░░░░ Whitmer Well what we ░░░░░░░░ know is it s ░░░░░░░░ exponentially And we are ░░░░░░░░ that it is not ░░░░░░░░ doesn t discriminate based ░░░░░░░░ city lines state lines ░░░░░░░░ line This is something ░░░░░░░░ is aggressively growing in ░░░░░░░░ age groups all across ░░░░░░░░ most populous part of ░░░░░░░░ state which is southeast ░░░░░░░░ We know that we ░░░░░░░░ got households that are ░░░░░░░░ at capacity we don ░░░░░░░░ have enough personal protection ░░░░░░░░ quitman and that is ░░░░░░░░ what my call to ░░░░░░░░ has been to stay ░░░░░░░░ I executed that order ░░░░░░░░ two weeks ago It ░░░░░░░░ are asking people to ░░░░░░░░ home and do their ░░░░░░░░ and we are asking ░░░░░░░░ to chip in and ░░░░░░░░ us get more ppe ░░░░░░░░ our frontline responders Chris ░░░░░░░░ let me pick up ░░░░░░░░ that last point How ░░░░░░░░ is your health care ░░░░░░░░ especially in the southeast ░░░░░░░░ of the state around ░░░░░░░░ How close is it ░░░░░░░░ getting overwhelmed How close ░░░░░░░░ you to the edge ░░░░░░░░ tests and ventilators and ░░░░░░░░ protective equipment Governor Whitmer ░░░░░░░░ we don t have ░░░░░░░░ tests and I know ░░░░░░░░ s not unique new ░░░░░░░░ to Michigan Issues across ░░░░░░░░ country in order to ░░░░░░░░ have a handle on ░░░░░░░░ many people have had ░░░░░░░░ 19 at how prevalent ░░░░░░░░ is we really need ░░░░░░░░ be doing much more ░░░░░░░░ testing Right now we ░░░░░░░░ got a number of ░░░░░░░░ that are already at ░░░░░░░░ and we are setting ░░░░░░░░ an off site field ░░░░░░░░ at tcf working with ░░░░░░░░ army corps of engineers ░░░░░░░░ the vice president who ░░░░░░░░ been very helpful and ░░░░░░░░ re really grateful for ░░░░░░░░ but we know right ░░░░░░░░ that we are going ░░░░░░░░ to day today in ░░░░░░░░ having the N95 masks ░░░░░░░░ gloves for our frontline ░░░░░░░░ and that s I ░░░░░░░░ where we are spending ░░░░░░░░ much of our energy ░░░░░░░░ to get more of ░░░░░░░░ stockpile trying to contract ░░░░░░░░ anyone where we can ░░░░░░░░ these materials have Michigan ░░░░░░░░ ramping up production Chris ░░░░░░░░ Trump says that the ░░░░░░░░ government the national stockpile ░░░░░░░░ the second line of ░░░░░░░░ that it s basically ░░░░░░░░ to the states to ░░░░░░░░ for these emergencies Here ░░░░░░░░ is on that The ░░░░░░░░ should be building We ░░░░░░░░ a backup We are ░░░░░░░░ an orderly clerk we ░░░░░░░░ backup and we ve ░░░░░░░░ an unbelievable job Chris ░░░░░░░░ the feds and the ░░░░░░░░ said yesterday just send ░░░░░░░░ ventilators to Michigan so ░░░░░░░░ the president have a ░░░░░░░░ where the prime responsibility ░░░░░░░░ lies Governor Whitmer Let ░░░░░░░░ start with this I ░░░░░░░░ grateful for the help ░░░░░░░░ we ve gotten If ░░░░░░░░ 300 ventilators will save ░░░░░░░░ lives maybe 600 I ░░░░░░░░ one vent for two ░░░░░░░░ like doctors are working ░░░░░░░░ here in Michigan But ░░░░░░░░ will say this not ░░░░░░░░ a national strategy where ░░░░░░░░ is one policy for ░░░░░░░░ country as opposed to ░░░░░░░░ patchwork based on whomever ░░░░░░░░ governor is something that ░░░░░░░░ think is creating a ░░░░░░░░ porous situation where Covid ░░░░░░░░ will go longer and ░░░░░░░░ people will get sick