Trump Invokes Defense Production Act to Force GM to Make Ventilators Quicker

Trump Invokes Defense Production Act to Force GM to Make Ventilators Quicker
President Donald Trump at American Center for Mobility in Ypsilanti, Mich., with General Motors CEO Mary Barra and other auto industry executives on March 15, 2017. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images
Petr Svab
Petr Svab
reporter
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President Donald Trump has authorized the use of the Defense Production Act to compel General Motors to move faster on a government contract to produce ventilators that help patients with acute symptoms of the CCP virus to breathe. GM said it’s been working “around the clock.”

The CCP virus, also known as the novel coronavirus, infected over 100,000 in the United States and killed 1,544 by March 27, according to data on confirmed cases. The Epoch Times calls it the CCP virus as it was allowed to spread around the world due to the coverup and mismanagement by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Petr Svab
Petr Svab
reporter
Petr Svab is a reporter covering New York. Previously, he covered national topics including politics, economy, education, and law enforcement.
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