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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump is still upset that Puerto Ricans aren't thanking him after Hurricane Maria
#BabyTrump is such a whiny snoot!
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Trump is still upset that Puerto Ricans arent thanking him after Hurricane Maria
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Trumps latest rant about Puerto Ricos death toll makes no sense
The president seems mad that people still want to talk about Hurricane Maria.
https://www.vox.com/2018/9/24/17896022/trump-puerto-rico-hurricane-maria-death-toll
By Alexia Fernández Campbell@AlexiaCampbellalexia@vox.com Sep 24, 2018, 2:40pm EDT
Puerto Ricans in New York march to Trump Tower one the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Marias deadly landfall in Puerto Rico on September 20, 2018. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
President Donald Trump is really, really upset that Puerto Ricans arent thanking him for the administrations help after the island was hit by Hurricane Maria.
In a radio interview with Geraldo Rivera that aired Monday morning, Trump shared his thoughts on recent events. He discussed the scandal involving Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and the controversy surrounding deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. The presidents demeanor was calm and friendly, until the conversation turned to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. That set him off.
Over a period of several minutes, Trump casually rejected Puerto Ricos request for statehood, smeared San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz with an unsubstantiated claim that she diverted supplies from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and ranted about the official hurricane death toll of 2,975 people.
Yes, once again, Trump disputed the validity of rigorous, independent research on the number of people who died in connection to Hurricane Maria. Heres what he said:.........................
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Trump is still upset that Puerto Ricans aren't thanking him after Hurricane Maria (Original Post)
riversedge
Sep 2018
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gopiscrap
(23,757 posts)1. Fuck trump, he's delusional orange bag of shit
C_U_L8R
(45,000 posts)2. For what? Paper towels?
Doreen
(11,686 posts)4. That was my first thought.
JHB
(37,158 posts)3. Here's yer thankshyou, Donnie!
Gothmog
(145,147 posts)5. Trump is an idiot