Trump Seems to Blame Puerto Rico for Its Own Hurricane Maria Destruction
Since the terrible devastation of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, Americans have been rallying together to try and bring some kind of relief in that direction. But President Donald Trump is not helping.
He recently tweeted: “Texas & Florida are doing great but Puerto Rico, which was already suffering from broken infrastructure & massive debt, is in deep trouble. It’s old electrical grid, which was in terrible shape, was devastated. Much of the Island was destroyed, with billions of dollars owed to Wall Street and the banks which, sadly, must be dealt with. Food, water and medical are top priorities – and doing well. #FEMA.”
Seeing that he seemed to be blaming Puerto Rico for its devastation, people are kinda pissed. Check out replies:
DONALD FUCKING TRUMP IS MAKING SNIDE COMMENTS ABOUT PUERTO RICO NOT PAYING BANK LOANS. THE FUCKING GALL pic.twitter.com/yXnQ9Vml0s
— Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) September 26, 2017
So @realDonaldTrump continues his attack on people of color. Blaming the victims is a dear construct of White Supremacy. https://t.co/CUVHicr9pJ
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) September 26, 2017
POS POTUS insults Puerto Rico while they’re going through a terrible humanitarian crisis. https://t.co/SuUj7erTMG
— John Legend (@johnlegend) September 26, 2017
Trump’s tweets about Charlottesville showed more sympathy towards Nazis than his tweets about Puerto Rico.
— Cristela Alonzo (@cristela9) September 26, 2017