Illinois' governor organized secret flights to bring masks and gloves from China out of fear Trump would seize them

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• Illinois' governor reportedly organized secret flights to haul millions of masks and gloves from China to bypass any Trump administration efforts to seize the products.
• The Chicago Sun-Times reported that the details were kept secret after the Illinois government "heard reports of Trump trying to take PPE in China and when it gets to the United States."
• A number of reports have documented federal efforts to seize ventilators, masks, and other PPE for the national stockpile, even intercepting and diverting orders without explanation.
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker organized secret flights bringing millions of masks and gloves to the state from China on charter jets in an effort to bypass potential Trump administration efforts to seize the products, The Chicago Sun-Times reported.

Two invoices from the state revealed $888,275 purchases for "aircraft charter flight to Shanghai, China for COVID-19 response," according to the newspaper.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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