President Trump to New York: Drop Dead — Letters that should have been in the new york times

3.24.20

To the editor:

As Governor Andrew Cuomo, implores the Federal government to rapidly deliver thousands of ventilators that are now available but in storage, I am reminded of the Daily News headline a lifetime ago - during NYC's financial crisis in 1975 - 'Ford to City: Drop Dead.' While this headline was meant metaphorically, we are now in a situation where the inadequate mobilization of available ventilators by President Trump is quite literally telling New Yorkers to drop dead.

Members of Congress, especially those who support President Trump, should bring this reality home to him. His self-interest in inextricably tied to averting catastrophic and unnecessary loss of life in my city.

Respectfully

Larry S. Sandberg