This is so important for everyone to understand. This explains why Governors say: I& #39;m not getting the supplies I need - yet @POTUS says we are sending tons of supplies: It& #39;s going from the federal govt to commercial distributors who then deliver to the highest bidder: states!

Thanks to my colleague @weijia for making a point to ask about this at the White House coronavirus briefing

Basically, this is not going directly to the states. It& #39;s going to the middleman and then the state has to be the highest bidder in order to get what the middleman has in its inventory. And if there& #39;s leftovers, then the next state in line gets it.