Coronavirus in the U.S.: Trump told governors to buy own pandemic supplies, then outbid them

President Donald Trump’s directive for governors to buy their own medical supplies to fight the coronavirus has run into a big problem—the federal government. Massachusetts
Governor Charlie Baker told Trump during a video conference on Thursday
that his state three times lost out to the federal government on
purchases of critical supplies, creating an awkward moment during the
made-for-TV event at Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in
Washington.