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riversedge

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Mon Sep 24, 2018, 02:55 PM Sep 2018

Trump 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 aren’t thanking him after Hurricane Maria






love the plaid shirt guy looking down on Hannity










Trump’s latest rant about Puerto Rico’s 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 Maria’s deadly landfall in Puerto Rico on September 20, 2018. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

President Donald Trump is really, really upset that Puerto Ricans aren’t thanking him for the administration’s 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 president’s 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 Rico’s 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. Here’s 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 OP
Fuck trump, he's delusional orange bag of shit gopiscrap Sep 2018 #1
For what? Paper towels? C_U_L8R Sep 2018 #2
That was my first thought. Doreen Sep 2018 #4
Here's yer thankshyou, Donnie! JHB Sep 2018 #3
Trump is an idiot Gothmog Sep 2018 #5
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