From Boston, MA station WKRN:
3 million masks ordered by Massachusetts were seized at Port of NY in March
Governor Charlie Baker reached out to the New England Patriots when he found himself in need of assistance to bring protective gear for healthcare workers in his state as they fight the coronavirus pandemic.
On Thursday, the Patriots team plane “AirKraft” brought approximately 1.2 million N95 masks from China to Boston. Massachusetts National Guardsmen met the plane at Boston’s Logan Airport and offloaded the masks onto trucks to be distributed to hospitals in Massachusetts and New York.
According to the Associated Press, Gov. Baker had secured the masks from Chinese manufacturers but had no way of getting them to the U.S. That was when he reached out to Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who allowed the team’s plane to be used to bring the critically needed masks.
The thing to understand is that this was NOT Massachusetts' first order - some more:
Gov. Baker said to the media on Thursday, the state had ordered 3 million masks through BJ’s Wholesale in early March but they were confiscated at the Port in New York, State House News Service reported. The governor did not say which agency or organization confiscated the masks. It is also unclear where the 3 million masks went.
The Massachusetts governor had ordered masks before but when they arrived at the Port of New York, they were confiscated. It will be interesting to see more information about this. New York City is rotten to the core. deBlasio is not fit to lead - all he cares about is himself and pandering to his base.
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