Trump’s Been Playing a Ventilator Shell Game With Russia

Back in April, Russia sent a shipment of medical equipment and supplies to the United States under the guise of “humanitarian aid.” The shipment was not a gift. Russia billed the American taxpayer $660,000 for 45 ventilators and other medical items at a moment when the full horror of the COVID-19 pandemic had hit U.S. hospitals. Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, said Americans were…