The Trump Administration Paid Millions for Masks From a Company That Doesn't Sell Medical Equipment

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The Trump administration paid $55 million for N95 masks from a company with no experience producing medical supplies

Panthera Training provides elite, scenario-based tactical, aviation and intelligence training and instruction for Defense Department, State Department, Federal Agency and Law Enforcement teams who operate in sensitive environments worldwide, to enable those teams to meet their mission goals and requirements.Ah yes, sounds exactly like the company you’d reach out to if you were trying to acquire tens of millions of dollars of medical equipment.

“We’ve done [Department of Defense] medical training over the years and through those contacts with that community were brought sources of supply in order to assist in the COVID-19 response,” Punelli said in a text message to The Post. “We made the connection with FEMA and offered these supplies to them.”Something about that explanation just....

—significantly more than the $0.63 per mask that they pay companies like 3M that are actually known for producing medical supplies.Chuck Hagel, a former defense secretary, told The Post something was “amiss” about this order. “This is not how the government procures training or any type of supplies,” he said. “You just wouldn’t do business with somebody like that.

 

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Kaffe_Takk What could go wrong?

So which swampcreature owns it? Is this an Erik Prince joint? JFC I can’t.

they needed a kickstarter. Does that make us all share holders? I pay taxes. FollowTheMoney

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