“The National Guard and the State Police are both guarding these tests at an undisclosed location [because] the federal government seems to be interrupting supplies that are being sent elsewhere in the nation, and so I wanted to make sure that we received what we ordered,” [Illinois Gov. J.B.] Pritzker told reporters at an April 15 press conference.
"... the federal government is quietly seizing orders, leaving medical providers across the country in the dark about where the material is going and how they can get what they need to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Hospital and clinic officials in seven states described the seizures in interviews over the past week." [Emphasis added]
I meant that aside from the conflict over PPE - which has happened more than once - I am not aware of instances of the state and federal government working against one another.
States are reacting to confiscations which have already happened. See Massachusetts' first order of medical supplies of China.
Second order was flow in on a private jet protected by the Massachusetts National Guard.
No one knows what happens to the supplies after seizure. There are reports that some get resold by private Trump-affiliated companies. Government claims to be redistributing them to those most in need. There are no audit trails. It's a mess.
Of course there's a chance. It's possible that Trump is correct and there is a vast conspiracy to make him look bad when in fact he is exactly what he says he is: a very stable genius who is doing a great job.
There's also a chance that the earth is flat. I'll give comparable odds for both.
Actually, it is:
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/495519-maryland-gov...
“The National Guard and the State Police are both guarding these tests at an undisclosed location [because] the federal government seems to be interrupting supplies that are being sent elsewhere in the nation, and so I wanted to make sure that we received what we ordered,” [Illinois Gov. J.B.] Pritzker told reporters at an April 15 press conference.