Let& #39;s be blunt: Trump& #39;s depraved attack on the IG at HHS displays a mindset that could lead to more deaths.

It& #39;s *hospitals* who told the IG that they badly need lifesaving equipment. Yet all Trump can hear is an effort to make *him* look bad.

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Here& #39;s why this is so galling.

The IG report consists of *hospitals making their own constructive suggestions* on how government can help them *save more lives.*

Why doesn& #39;t Trump *want* to learn from this in order to avert as many deaths as possible?

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It& #39;s worth stressing that this is *why we have IGs.*

They alert us not just to wrongdoing, but also to governing failures, so we can *fix them.*

But Trump simply refuses to admit error. And as @NoahBookbinder points out, in this case lives are at stake:

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By the way:

Much of what these hospitals are reporting about equipment shortages is Trump& #39;s fault.

As NYT reports, the supply chains are beset by "confusion bordering on disarray."

And @GovPritzker bluntly says states must now "bid against each other."

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