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Trump: Puerto Rican leaders tried to 'blame Trump for everything'
President Trump accused Puerto Rican leaders of attempting to shift the blame onto him for the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, and attacked the mayor of San Juan as "incompetent," reviving his feud with island leadership.
In an interview aired Monday morning, Trump defended his administration's handling of recovery efforts in Puerto Rico following last year's storm, suggesting that island leaders blamed him for pre-existing issues.
“It was a total mess, it was corrupt — couldn’t be worse," Trump told Geraldo Rivera in an interview taped Sunday for WTAM, according to The New York Times.
“The storms hit and they said, ‘Oh let’s blame Trump for the electric, let’s have Trump, let’s have Trump fix the electric plant, which takes a long time to rebuild it, which is a big deal," he continued. "Let’s blame Trump for everything.’”
In an interview aired Monday morning, Trump defended his administration's handling of recovery efforts in Puerto Rico following last year's storm, suggesting that island leaders blamed him for pre-existing issues.
“It was a total mess, it was corrupt — couldn’t be worse," Trump told Geraldo Rivera in an interview taped Sunday for WTAM, according to The New York Times.
“The storms hit and they said, ‘Oh let’s blame Trump for the electric, let’s have Trump, let’s have Trump fix the electric plant, which takes a long time to rebuild it, which is a big deal," he continued. "Let’s blame Trump for everything.’”
[link:https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/408048-trump-puerto-rican-leaders-tried-to-blame-trump-for-everything|
They blame you because it is your fault *rolls eyes*
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