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https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/09/fema-trump-puerto-rico-death-toll-denials-brock-long/
FEMA Boss Backs Trumps Puerto Rico Death Denials: I Dont Know Why the Studies Were Done.
Brock Long makes a bizarre segue to spousal abuse to defend the president.
Julia Lurie
September 16, 2018 12:37 PM
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As Hurricane Florence continues to savage the Carolinas, FEMA Administrator Brock Long on Sunday defended the president in undermining academic studies tying thousands of deaths to last Septembers hurricane in Puerto Rico. The studies were all over the place, said Long in an interview with NBCs Meet the Press. I dont know why the studies were done.
A George Washington University study found that 2,975 people died as a result of Hurricane Mariaa number that Donald Trump has repeatedly denied on Twitter over the past week, characterizing the death toll as a conspiracy by Democrats to make me look as bad as possible.
Long explained, What weve got to do is figure out why people die from direct deaths, which is the wind, the water and the waves, buildings collapsing. He added that FEMA doesnt count deaths, but relies on counts from local county coroners. You might see more deaths indirectly occur as time goes on because people have heart attacks due to stress, he said. They fall off their house trying to fix their roof, they die in car crashes because they went through an intersection where the step lights werent working.
Long also noted that all kinds of studies have found that spousal abuse goes through the roof after natural disasters. You cant blame spousal abuse after a disaster on anybody.
Long also defended himself amid allegations that he misused federal vehicles in contravention of departmental rules. Long vowed to stay on in his role while a federal watchdog investigates. Im here to serve my country every day. Thats all I do, he said. And when its over, whenever it ends, Im ready to go back home, love my family.
The Trump Administrations Puerto Rico denials are continuing in the devastating wake of Hurricane Florence, which has so far claimed at least 14 livesa number officials expect to rise.
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"You can't blame spousal abuse after a disaster on anybody." (Original Post)
babylonsister
Sep 2018
OP
Disasters do not excuse spousal abuse. What is wrong with this misogynist!
The Wielding Truth
Sep 2018
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The Wielding Truth
(11,415 posts)1. Disasters do not excuse spousal abuse. What is wrong with this misogynist!
babylonsister
(171,063 posts)2. No, he wants us to believe
a lot of the deaths were caused by spousal abuse. Seriously? Thousands of people?
IOW, he's blaming the residents instead of his/dt's lack of action.
Kaleva
(36,298 posts)3. "What we've got to do is figure out why people die from direct deaths, which is the wind,...
the water and the waves, buildings collapsing.
Yes, 'tis a mystery as to why collapsing buildings and flood waters directly kill people. It's pure fucking magic.
Grassy Knoll
(10,118 posts)4. "Please Mr. Trump Dude, Can I Keep My Job Now"