Asked what she thought of the president’s leadership during the crisis and what she would ask him to do differently, Pelosi took a collegial tone, focusing solely on the need for equipment.
“I would join those, whether it’s the governors, the mayors, people across the country who are saying: We need the equipment, the personal protective equipment for the workers, the ventilators and other equipment for the patients.
“So I would say to the president, immediately, implement the Defense Production Act, insisting that businesses in our country turn to producing the equipment that we need.
“We’re asking people to risk their lives to save other lives, we’re asking people to make judgments about who gets a ventilator or not.
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