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Geraldo Rivera: 3M Mask Nightmare Highlights America’s Addiction To China Manufacturing

Paul Bois
Geraldo Rivera: 3M Mask Nightmare Highlights America’s Addiction To China Manufacturing
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Journalist Geraldo Rivera made a rather searing prognosis on the current N95 mask nightmare Americans are experiencing with the company 3M, arguing that it highlights the country’s addiction to China.

Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic kicked into overdrive in recent weeks, America has been experiencing an N95 mask shortage, which puts our medical personnel at further risk of contracting the disease. On Thursday, amid accusations that 3M was selling these much-needed masks to foreign countries, President Trump invoked the Defense Production Act, which will force the company to prioritize respirator orders from FEMA.

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