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On National Nurses Day, Trump rebukes nurse after she laments ‘sporadic’ access to protective gear

By CHRIS SOMMERFELDT
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
MAY 06, 2020 | 4:19 PM

President Trump speaks in the Oval Office during an event with nurses on Wednesday. Sophia Thomas, the president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, is the second person from the right.(Evan Vucci/AP)

President Trump paid tribute the nation’s nurses on Wednesday by rebuking one them after she noted that American hospitals have faced shortages in protective gear during the coronavirus pandemic.

Speaking in the Oval Office after Trump signed a proclamation in honor of National Nurses Day, the nurse, Sophia Thomas, said colleagues have reported a lack of personal protective equipment, as their hospitals overflow with COVID-19 patients.

“PPE has been sporadic,” Thomas said, “but it’s been manageable and we do what we have to do. We’re nurses, and we learn to adapt and do whatever the best thing that we can do for our patients."

Trump was not pleased with the on-the-ground reality described by Thomas.

“Sporadic for you, but not sporadic for a lot of other people,” Trump grumbled at her.

Thomas tried to go on cleanup duty and chimed in, “Oh no, I agree Mr. president,” but Trump interrupted before she could finish her sentence.

“I’ve heard the opposite," he said. “I’ve heard that they’re loaded up with gowns now.”

Even though he had been in office for more than three years when COVID-19 hit the U.S., Trump pointed fingers at his predecessor over the apparent lack of PPE.

“Initially we had nothing, we had empty cupboards, we had empty shelves, we had nothing because it wasn’t put there by the last administraiton,” he said.

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Chris Sommerfeldt
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Chris Sommerfeldt is a reporter covering national politics and the Trump administration. He started working for the Daily News in May 2015 as a city desk reporter.

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