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Trump doesn't like losers. Never forget that he denigrated John McCain for being held captive and tortured by the North Vietnamese while a Prisoner of War. He liked servicemen who had not been captured. He also does not like hurricane victims.
Read this story. The people of Puerto Rico should not be asking for so much help. They should be doing more to help themselves.
Link...https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/30/...t-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0
An excerpt is below.
"Mr. Trump said his critics in Puerto Rico should not depend entirely on the federal government. 'They want everything to be done for them when it should be a community effort,' he wrote. '10,000 Federal workers now on Island doing a fantastic job. The military and first responders, despite no electric, roads, phones etc., have done an amazing job. Puerto Rico was totally destroyed.'
The seemingly slow response to the hurricane in Puerto Rico, an American territory — especially compared with the federal response to storms in Texas and Florida — threatened to become a political disaster for Mr. Trump as critics compared it to President George W. Bush’s handling of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Mr. Trump has alternated between expressions of resolve and concern on the one hand and angry recriminations against critics on the other.
Ms. Cruz became a powerful voice of grievance on Friday when she went on television to plead for help and reject assertions by the Trump administration about how well it was responding. She was incensed by comments made by Elaine Duke, the acting secretary of Homeland Security, who had said on Thursday that it was 'really a good news story in terms of our ability to reach people and the limited number of deaths' from the hurricane.
'This is, dammit, this is not a good news story,' Ms. Cruz said on CNN. 'This is a "people are dying" story. This is a "life or death" story. This is "there’s a truckload of stuff that cannot be taken to people" story. This is a story of a devastation that continues to worsen.'
At least 16 people have died in Puerto Rico in the hurricane’s aftermath, although that number could rise. The island has a population of 3.4 million people, roughly the same as Connecticut. The Trump administration has appointed a three-star general to coordinate the response and waived the Jones Act, a maritime commerce statute that was seen as a hindrance to relief efforts.
'We’re dying here,' Ms. Cruz said. 'We truly are dying here. And I keep saying it, S.O.S. If anyone can hear us, if Mr. Trump can hear us, let’s just get it over with and get the ball rolling.'”
Read this story. The people of Puerto Rico should not be asking for so much help. They should be doing more to help themselves.
Link...https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/30/...t-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0
An excerpt is below.
"Mr. Trump said his critics in Puerto Rico should not depend entirely on the federal government. 'They want everything to be done for them when it should be a community effort,' he wrote. '10,000 Federal workers now on Island doing a fantastic job. The military and first responders, despite no electric, roads, phones etc., have done an amazing job. Puerto Rico was totally destroyed.'
The seemingly slow response to the hurricane in Puerto Rico, an American territory — especially compared with the federal response to storms in Texas and Florida — threatened to become a political disaster for Mr. Trump as critics compared it to President George W. Bush’s handling of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Mr. Trump has alternated between expressions of resolve and concern on the one hand and angry recriminations against critics on the other.
Ms. Cruz became a powerful voice of grievance on Friday when she went on television to plead for help and reject assertions by the Trump administration about how well it was responding. She was incensed by comments made by Elaine Duke, the acting secretary of Homeland Security, who had said on Thursday that it was 'really a good news story in terms of our ability to reach people and the limited number of deaths' from the hurricane.
'This is, dammit, this is not a good news story,' Ms. Cruz said on CNN. 'This is a "people are dying" story. This is a "life or death" story. This is "there’s a truckload of stuff that cannot be taken to people" story. This is a story of a devastation that continues to worsen.'
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'People are drinking out of creeks here in San Juan,' Ms. Cruz, wearing a black T-shirt that said, “Help Us, We Are Dying,” told the host Anderson Cooper. “You have people that are in buildings, and they’re sort of becoming caged in their own buildings — old people, retired people that just don’t have any electricity.”At least 16 people have died in Puerto Rico in the hurricane’s aftermath, although that number could rise. The island has a population of 3.4 million people, roughly the same as Connecticut. The Trump administration has appointed a three-star general to coordinate the response and waived the Jones Act, a maritime commerce statute that was seen as a hindrance to relief efforts.
'We’re dying here,' Ms. Cruz said. 'We truly are dying here. And I keep saying it, S.O.S. If anyone can hear us, if Mr. Trump can hear us, let’s just get it over with and get the ball rolling.'”
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does not feel it is part of the USA. If the guy has a moral bone in his body you could fool me because I don't see it. Very sad.
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