De Blasio: Trump’s suggestion face masks are being stolen is ‘insulting’

The New York City mayor said Trump's comments were “incredibly insensitive to people right now who are giving their all."

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday dismissed President Donald Trump's suggestion that New York medical workers are stealing face masks.

During a later interview on CNN, de Blasio said the city will need 400 ventilators just to get through this Sunday, and will then need more. He has repeatedly asked the Trump administration for 15,000 ventilators, three million N-95 masks, 50 million surgical masks and 25 million sets of gowns, gloves and other protective equipment.

There are 59,513 confirmed coronavirus cases in New York, with 33,768 in the city, according to the most recent state data. There have been nearly 1,000 deaths state-wide.

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