The Trump administration is backing off its plan to use disaster relief funding to build a Mexican border wall due to pushback from members of both parties in Congress. Officials in the White House told news outlets on Thursday that President Trump is considering the use of billions of dollars of Army Corps of Engineers…
President Trump has told Republican leaders in charge of appropriations that he does not want to provide more disaster relief funds to Puerto Rico. He is claiming that the money is being misused and mismanaged, although he has no evidence to back up his claims. Hurricane Maria was the worst natural disaster ever to hit…
Donald Trump’s tweets denying the Hurricane Maria death toll in Puerto Rico may have been the last straw. For years he has been tweeting outrageous things and he has seemingly paid no political consequences for his actions. But that may be about to change. After the devastation caused by Maria last year in the island…
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is up for reelection this year and is doing his best to shore up his support among his core constituencies. And for Democrats in New York, that means the Puerto Rican community. “New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to help families sue Trump over Hurricane Maria response“ New York Governor Andrew…
When President Trump was in Puerto Rico to show his support after Hurricane Maria, he was captured on video shooting paper towels into a crowd of storm survivors as if he was playing a game of basketball. It was a clear example of the total disrespect that Trump feels for the island and its 3 million…
San Juan Mayor Carmen YulÃn Cruz said, “There’s a moral imperative of the federal government to commit to the people of Puerto Rico. That moral imperative has not been fulfilled in the manner that it should be fulfilled.”
The finding from CNN is a clear indication that Trump’s Katrina-like handling of the devastation in Puerto Rico isn’t going unnoticed by the American people.
It is scandalous that the President of the United States of America has given more time and attention to whether football players are standing or kneeling during the national anthem before a football game than to the citizens he is accountable for who are dying in Puerto Rico.
The mayor of Puerto Rico’s hurricane-battered capital spoke on Friday of thirsty children drinking from creeks. A woman with diabetes said a lack of refrigeration had spoiled her insulin. An insurance adjuster said roads have virtually vanished on parts of the island.
Donald Trump’s slow response was bad and will likely cost lives when all is said and done. His recent behavior will only make things worse.
“Today our President will sit in his opulent golf resort attacking hurricane first responders,” Murphy tweeted.
Instead of attacking the San Juan mayor as she works tirelessly to save lives in Puerto Rico, Donald Trump should be taking notes from her about how to lead in a crisis.Â
Once again, the self-centered President of the United States cannot help but make every domestic and international incident about him and how wonderful and/or victimized he is.
