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Trump complains about Puerto Rico hurricane victims taking money from 'our farmers'
Tom Embury-Dennis
,
The Independent•April 2, 2019
“The people of Puerto Rico are GREAT, but the politicians are incompetent or corrupt. Puerto Rico got far more money than Texas & Florida combined, yet their government can’t do anything right, the place is a mess - nothing works.”
The US president failed to provide any evidence Puerto Rico has received the most hurricane relief aid in history, or that its politicians have used the funds corruptly.
Democrats on Monday voted against a Republican disaster aid bill, complaining the $600m (£460m) in food stamps offered to the US territory, which is still recovering from 2017’s Hurricane Maria, failed to go far enough.
The bill included money for a number of states recovering from disasters, including Midwestern ones hit by flooding.
“FEMA & the Military worked emergency miracles, but politicians like the crazed and incompetent Mayor of San Juan have done such a poor job of bringing the Island back to health,” Mr Trump continued.
“91 Billion Dollars to Puerto Rico, and now the Dems want to give them more, taking dollars away from our Farmers and so many others. Disgraceful!”
The Washington Post: "He doesn't want another single dollar going to the island."" data-reactid="15" style="margin-bottom: 1em;">A senior administration official told The Washington Post: "He doesn't want another single dollar going to the island."
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Tom Embury-Dennis
,
The Independent•April 2, 2019
“The people of Puerto Rico are GREAT, but the politicians are incompetent or corrupt. Puerto Rico got far more money than Texas & Florida combined, yet their government can’t do anything right, the place is a mess - nothing works.”
The US president failed to provide any evidence Puerto Rico has received the most hurricane relief aid in history, or that its politicians have used the funds corruptly.
Democrats on Monday voted against a Republican disaster aid bill, complaining the $600m (£460m) in food stamps offered to the US territory, which is still recovering from 2017’s Hurricane Maria, failed to go far enough.
The bill included money for a number of states recovering from disasters, including Midwestern ones hit by flooding.
“FEMA & the Military worked emergency miracles, but politicians like the crazed and incompetent Mayor of San Juan have done such a poor job of bringing the Island back to health,” Mr Trump continued.
“91 Billion Dollars to Puerto Rico, and now the Dems want to give them more, taking dollars away from our Farmers and so many others. Disgraceful!”
The Washington Post: "He doesn't want another single dollar going to the island."" data-reactid="15" style="margin-bottom: 1em;">A senior administration official told The Washington Post: "He doesn't want another single dollar going to the island."
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we need to either make them a state or cut them loose. this half ass approach is stupid
