Administration of Donald J. Trump, 2020

April 2, 2020

Dear Senator Schumer:

Thank you for your Democrat public relations letter and incorrect sound bites, which are wrong in every way.

As you are aware, Vice President Pence is in charge of the Task Force. By almost all accounts, he has done a spectacular job.

The Defense Production Act (DPA) has been consistently used by my team and me for the purchase of billions of dollars' worth of equipment, medical supplies, ventilators, and other related items. It has been powerful leverage, so powerful that companies generally do whatever we are asking, without even a formal notice. They know something is coming, and that's all they need to know.

A "senior military officer" is in charge of purchasing, distributing, etc. His name is Rear Admiral John Polowczyk. He is working 24 hours a day, and is highly respected by everyone. If you remember, my team gave you this information, but for public relations purposes, you choose to ignore it.

We have given New York many things, including hospitals, medical centers, medical supplies, record numbers of ventilators, and more. You should have had New York much better prepared than you did, and as Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx said yesterday, New York was very late in its fight against the virus. As you are aware, the Federal Government is merely a back-up for state governments. Unfortunately, your state needed far more of a back-up than most others.

If you spent less time on your ridiculous impeachment hoax, which went haplessly on forever and ended up going nowhere (except increasing my poll numbers), and instead focused on helping the people of New York, then New York would not have been so completely unprepared for the "invisible enemy." No wonder AOC and others are thinking about running against you in the primary. If they did, they would likely win.

Fortunately, we have been working with your state and city governments, Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill DeBlasio, to get the job done. You have been missing in action, except when it comes to the "press." While you have stated that you don't like Andrew Cuomo, you ought to start working alongside him for the good of all New Yorkers.

I've known you for many years, but I never knew how bad a Senator you are for the state of New York, until I became President.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call. Or, in the alternative, call Rear Admiral Polowczyk.

Sincerely yours,

DONALD J. TRUMP

The White House, April 2, 2020.

NOTE: The letter referred to Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Director for Logistics Rear Adm. John Polowczyk, USN, in his capacity as the Supply Chain Lead for the Federal Emergency Management Agency; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony S. Fauci; White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Deborah L. Birx; and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Categories: Communications to Congress : Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Federal coronavirus response, letter.

Names: Birx, Deborah L.; Cuomo, Andrew M.; de Blasio, Bill; Fauci, Anthony S.; Ocasio- Cortez, Alexandria; Pence, Michael R.; Polowczyk, John; Schumer, Charles E.

Subjects: Business and industry : Manufacturing industry :: Government and private sector, coordination efforts; Congress : Senate :: Minority leader; Congress : Senate :: Presidential impeachment trial; Defense Production Act of 1950, executive authorities; Defense, Department of : Joint Chiefs of Staff; Diseases : Coronavirus, domestic prevention efforts; Health and Human Services, Department of : National Institutes of Health; Health and medical care : Medical equipment and supplies; New York : Governor; White House Coronavirus Task Force; White House Office : Coronavirus Response Coordinator; White House Office : Vice President.

DCPD Number: DCPD202000233.