Anyone who paid more attention to hurricane maria than trump did a. President donald trump will visit puerto rico on oct. Donald trump did not magically turn into the portrait of a world leader in his flight. President trump announced on tuesday that he will visit puerto rico next week in order to assess the islands devastation caused by hurricane maria. Today president trump finally made the trek to puerto rico and, well, that went about how you might expect. During a visit to hurricaneravaged puerto rico on oct. Except for that sad adjustment, the trip marked a wellworn routine for a president on his fourth visit to a disaster zone in two months. Trumps puerto rico visit is a political disaster the atlantic. Trump s visit to puerto rico, in two minutes during a visit to hurricaneravaged puerto rico on oct. Trumps fourhourlong visit to the island embodies the governing philosophy of this realitytv president. San juan mayor lambastes trumps insulting visit to. Trump attempts to use spanish accent to pronounce puerto. A source working on planning for trump puerto rico trip tomorrow tells me 8 members of cabinet will join him to show significance of trip.
Trump to visit puerto rico, says island was hit as hard. Trump to visit puerto rico for first time as president. Puerto rico is a place where the old world is mashed up with the new on an island that is small in size but offers an immense bounty of oneofakind experiences. Both bemoaned trumps visit and touted those who called it. Trump lashes out at fake news after puerto rico much of the response to the presidents visit to the island on tuesday has been negative. President donald trump said he will travel to stormravaged puerto rico next tuesday. Its been nearly two weeks since the storms hit the island. Why puerto ricos devastation is so bad jump to media player as donald trump says he will visit the us territory, here are four ways hurricane maria.
Us president donald trump repeatedly uses an exaggerated spanish accent to pronounce puerto rico during a speech at a hispanic heritage month event. Puerto ricans are going to flee if president trump doesnt fix hurricane relief. Senate majority leader mcconnell rky and minority leader schumer dny comment on president trumps visit to puerto rico nearly two weeks after the island was hit by hurricane maria. Trump took aim at the island again this week, personally intervening in budget talks to cut medicaid funding to puerto rico by half, politico reported tuesday. Trumps denial of puerto rico death toll from maria is a lie miami. President trumps puerto rico visit was singularly weird. Puerto rico needs a lot of money, president trump said today. President trump will be visiting puerto rico for the first time since hurricanes irma and maria. The people of puerto rico dont care whether trump is the god or the devil, said edgardo tormos, 58. Virgin islands next week as he defended his administrations response to. When he wasnt soaking up praise, trump complimented puerto rico for. President donald trump tosses a roll of paper towel as he visits the cavalry chapel in guaynabo, puerto rico, on october 3. Donald trumps puerto rico visit was all about publicity. Weve only heard thank yous from the people of puerto rico, trump told reporters upon air force ones return trip, when asked if he heard.
Washington president trump said he would visit the stormwrecked territories of puerto rico and the u. Show the american citizens struggling for survival on the island that he understood their plight. Rich history and culture, exceptional food, pristine beaches, majestic mountains, relaxation, adventure all packed into one sunkissed caribbean paradise. More than 3,000 people died as a result of the hurricane, which devastated puerto rico. Very good towels, trump said after his visit to puerto rico, where he was criticized for lightheartedly tossing paper towels into a crowd as if they. Still, others seemed happy just to have the president in their midst. Ten united states presidents have made presidential visits to puerto rico since the islands became a u. White house budget director mick mulvaney backed away from trumps comments hours. Trumps comments about puerto rico and maria still fell far short of empathy, and were in. Nine presidents are honored by lifesized bronze statues commissioned. Trump made international headlines after he was seen throwing paper towels at hurricane victims during his first visit to puerto rico as a sitting president on oct.
Trump to visit puerto rico next week video abc news. Abccbs discredit trumps visit to puerto rico as photoop. Trump angry about video of him throwing paper towels. Trump, who visited texas twice in the days following hurricane harvey and headed to florida four days after hurricane irma, said last week that he was delaying a visit to puerto rico because of the first responders, and we dont want to disrupt the relief efforts. Im going there tuesday, its the earliest i can go because of the first responders. Trumps words and behavior in puerto rico have been widely criticized. Trump turns focus on puerto rico, promising aid and a. In the aftermath of hurricane maria, president trump. President trump will travel to puerto rico next tuesday to survey damage from hurricane maria, which has ravaged the island and left americans there without power and struggling to find food and.
Donald trump to visit disastertorn puerto rico huffpost. Trumps visit to puerto rico, in two minutes youtube. Trump, asked about the more than 90 percent of people in puerto rico without power, said the federal government is getting a lot of generators to puerto rico, and most of the hospitals are open. President trump and first lady melania trump visited hurricaneravaged puerto rico on tuesday, and, boy, there were some weird, awkward moments during the visit. As trump set to visit puerto rico, 95 percent lack power. Trump dismisses criticism of puerto rico visit as fake. Evan vucci ap trump appeared to diminish the catastrophic damage in puerto rico caused by hurricane maria, saying it wasnt a real catastrophe like hurricane katrina. While trump visited texas only four days after hurricane harvey and rushed to florida four days after hurricane irma, it took him days to visit puerto rico. President trump finally visited puerto rico and sat down for a listening session on the relief efforts.
Donald trump finally visits puerto rico, tosses paper towels into. Trump to visit puerto rico, says island was hit as hard as you can hit president donald trump pauses as he answers a question from the media as he arrives at the white house, thursday, sept. This will be trumps first visit to the island as president. The tenth and most recent visit was by president donald trump on october 3, 2017.
Senate leaders on presidents visit to puerto rico c. Trump throws paper towels into crowd in puerto rico video trump visited a chapel that was serving as a distribution center for food and supplies, where he handed out bags of rice, then threw. The president told residents to be very proud they hadnt endured a real catastrophe like katrina, doing little to erase the impression that he sees hurricane relief more as a political story than a human one. Trump to visit puerto rico next week president donald trump looks on as he hands out diplomas to coast guard cadets at the commencement ceremony at the u. Donald trumps puerto rico visit was all about publicity, san juan mayor says. President trump visits puerto rico the washington post. Trump lobs praise, and paper towels, to puerto rico storm victims.
The mayor of san juan, puerto rico had some harsh words for u. Trump visits puerto rico 2 weeks after hurricane maria. But that didnt seem to be good enough for the liberal networks of abc and cbs. Trumps puerto rico event was way worse than his tweets. Trump, on puerto rico visit after hurricane maria, amazed. A look at president trumps visit to puerto rico amid hurricane relief efforts. San juan president donald trump will visit puerto rico in the coming days to see firsthand the damage caused by hurricane irma in the u. He met with local officials and residents while helping to hand out muchneeded supplies. First lady melania trump visits puerto rico the white house. President trump to visit puerto rico to survey hurricane. Trumps vendetta against puerto rico is still going strong. Trump has challenged that number, saying it is not fair to count deaths that happened weeks or months. President trump and first lady melania trump visit hawaii. Visiting puerto rico, cuomo attacks trumps response to.
President trump and first lady melania trump visited puerto rico, where they were briefed on the status of the relief effort and met with residents impacted by hurricane maria. President donald trump faced a major test on tuesday as he traveled to stormravaged puerto rico. President trump was in puerto rico on tuesday to tour the stormravaged capital city of san juan and some of the surrounding suburbs. During a visit to a church in the wealthy guaynabo suburb of puerto ricos capital, san juan, on tuesday which has served as a base for distributing. Trump intends to still visit puerto rico tomorrow tomorrow morning, early, ill be leaving for puerto rico with the first lady, president trump said in. Trump lobs praise, and paper towels, to puerto rico storm. The mayor of san juan, puerto rico, strongly denounced donald trump tuesday night after the president visited the island, calling him the miscommunicator in chief and insulting. First lady melania trump visits puerto rico youtube. Trump downplays puerto ricos suffering, says its not a. Trump lobs praise, and paper towels, to puerto rico storm victims video president trump visited puerto rico, where 16 people are known to have died as a result of hurricane maria. He received a briefing on the recovery and visited effected areas. Trump to visit hurricaneravaged puerto rico thehill.
He has been in puerto rico on several occasions, including for an event at trump international golf club in 2008 and the coronation of miss universe in 2002. San juan, puerto rico president trumps visit here tuesday drew thanks from victims of hurricane maria who said it would shine a light on. Here are some weird moments from president trumps puerto. Trump announced that he would visit puerto rico and the u. President donald trump is set to make his first visit to puerto rico on tuesday, two weeks after hurricane maria devastated the u. Cuomo of new york criticized the trump administrations response to a series of powerful earthquakes that. Conservative stalwart george will diagnoses trumps. As business insider noted, trump has been angry that what he saw as a generous gesture is being portrayed as insensitive to the destruction that the hurricane brought to puerto rico. Trump to visit puerto rico in wake of hurricane maria. List of united states presidential visits to puerto rico. Making his first appearance in hurricaneravaged puerto rico since marias landfall, president trump offered a hearty round of congratulations. Donald trump visits puerto rico, proceeds to criticize it. Trumps puerto rico visit is a political disaster the. Following the puerto rico visit, trump appeared on fox news and promised to wipe out the islands debt.
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