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highplainsdem

(48,731 posts)
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 09:50 PM Oct 2017

San Juan mayor on MSNBC: Trump's throwing supplies "terrible & abominable" - VIDEO

Last edited Tue Oct 3, 2017, 11:07 PM - Edit history (1)

She said he was "insulting" to Puerto Rico.

Used her "miscommunicator-in-chief" name for him again.


She has a much higher opinion of his staff, thinks they're trying.



VIDEO in this Maddow Blog tweet:





That tweet's video clip had the quotes I've mentioned.

Here's a link to video of the entire interview:

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/san-juan-mayor-trump-was-insulting-to-the-people-of-puerto-rico-1061332547621
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San Juan mayor on MSNBC: Trump's throwing supplies "terrible & abominable" - VIDEO (Original Post) highplainsdem Oct 2017 OP
She's so more articulate than HipChick Oct 2017 #1
I love her. cwydro Oct 2017 #13
Maybe she'll run for president. InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2017 #58
SHe just called him the miscommunicator in chief. Amaryllis Oct 2017 #2
He is a cruel man bdamomma Oct 2017 #15
Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2017 #61
Puerto Rico gets flooded out and Trump brings Bounty Towels to the rescue. Baitball Blogger Oct 2017 #33
watching now bdamomma Oct 2017 #3
She's on a roll. madaboutharry Oct 2017 #4
I can't see it. cwydro Oct 2017 #5
I just edited the OP to add some details. highplainsdem Oct 2017 #6
This is "goes viral fast" material, don't you think? It was pretty potent stuff she was saying. Amaryllis Oct 2017 #11
Just edited the OP to add a video link from Maddow Blog. Expect to see it on Mediaite soon. highplainsdem Oct 2017 #25
Go here to watch it live on your computer: Amaryllis Oct 2017 #7
Thanks! nt cwydro Oct 2017 #8
See the OP for a link to video. highplainsdem Oct 2017 #26
Will do. cwydro Oct 2017 #27
When she briefly shook hands with Trump NastyRiffraff Oct 2017 #12
I cannot stand that this stain is in our highest office. cwydro Oct 2017 #14
That way Mr. Germophobe wouldn't... 3catwoman3 Oct 2017 #51
Glad to see she's not backing down. nolabear Oct 2017 #9
She has more balls than he could ever hope to have. BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #19
She's a force of nature. JohnnyLib2 Oct 2017 #10
Dont Think Shes a Trumpster Ccarmona Oct 2017 #16
I heard on the top of the hour radii broadcast GusBob Oct 2017 #17
I Just Saw Joy's Interview with Mayor Cruz Leith Oct 2017 #18
Agree. Already seeing lots of tweets saying Trump will not be able to ignore this. highplainsdem Oct 2017 #20
Where did you see it? Was she subbing for Chris? nt ecstatic Oct 2017 #23
Subbing for Rachel. Check the OP for link to Maddow Blog tweet w/ video highplainsdem Oct 2017 #28
For Rachel Leith Oct 2017 #38
He treated them like dogs. Go fetch! Racist asshole! nt ecstatic Oct 2017 #21
Just edited the OP to add this Maddow Blog tweet with video clip: highplainsdem Oct 2017 #22
His behavior was just abominable. smirkymonkey Oct 2017 #24
The Governor of Puerto Rico better watch his back. SunSeeker Oct 2017 #29
The mayor and the governor are opposites Not Ruth Oct 2017 #34
She is not in "the fringe party" the Partido Popular and the PNP are constantly Guy Whitey Corngood Oct 2017 #57
May I ask ? syringis Oct 2017 #30
Guessing Trump wanted something more dramatic than handing out supplies, needed something light highplainsdem Oct 2017 #31
Thank you highplainsdem :-) syringis Oct 2017 #35
YVW. :-) And yes, what Trump did was extremely insulting. Condescending. highplainsdem Oct 2017 #36
IT'S HIS NARCISSISM AT WORK. THAT is what makes sense. Trump is beyond disgusting here, WinkyDink Oct 2017 #37
Thank you WinkyDink :-) syringis Oct 2017 #42
He Was Just Playing Games Leith Oct 2017 #41
Thank you Leith syringis Oct 2017 #44
Beer and Sedatives Help Leith Oct 2017 #45
I'm afraid... syringis Oct 2017 #47
That's Okay Leith Oct 2017 #52
There's an old American elitist saying: "let them eat paper towels". KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #56
"He never went to where roads had been washed out." 3catwoman3 Oct 2017 #54
I am STILL wondering why the mayor is not showing the hundreds of dead Maria victims in the Not Ruth Oct 2017 #65
The first Mardi Gras parade I ever saw in person misanthrope Oct 2017 #60
It is an appropriate comparison syringis Oct 2017 #67
a wonder he didn't toss the flashlights eShirl Oct 2017 #63
Ave, Caesar! ChazInAz Oct 2017 #32
Yes, it does - excellent comparison packman Oct 2017 #40
This is it syringis Oct 2017 #46
Look closely at that group. They look like "Fake hurricane victims" to me. Photo-Op props. WinkyDink Oct 2017 #39
It has been reported that he went to the richest part of the island GusBob Oct 2017 #43
Don't take this the wrong way but I would bet a dime to a dollar pangaia Oct 2017 #48
Well... syringis Oct 2017 #49
That sure cuts both ways, doesn't it. pangaia Oct 2017 #50
Buffon in chief have lowered standards... syringis Oct 2017 #55
Link to Mediaite story about this: highplainsdem Oct 2017 #53
It's damn shocking what shit passes for a president in the USA. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2017 #59
Agreed. n/t area51 Oct 2017 #62
You gotta be kidding. oasis Oct 2017 #64
I guess he ran out of Play-Doh. nt Buns_of_Fire Oct 2017 #66
Have any news networks posted this video? CrispyQ Oct 2017 #68

bdamomma

(63,657 posts)
15. He is a cruel man
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 10:02 PM
Oct 2017

he has displayed his lack and knowledge of everything any decent he does not have. He is a bully. He projects hate and shows no compassion.

He is just stuck on himself, self absorbed with himself.

God, and he is going to Vegas......he will make us all cringe tomorrow too.

Response to bdamomma (Reply #15)

Baitball Blogger

(46,575 posts)
33. Puerto Rico gets flooded out and Trump brings Bounty Towels to the rescue.
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 10:32 PM
Oct 2017

Yup. The optics just keep getting worse for him.

madaboutharry

(40,152 posts)
4. She's on a roll.
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 09:56 PM
Oct 2017

Trump pissed her off today. She is calling his visit an insult. I love this woman.

Tweet storm in .....5,4,3,2,1.....

highplainsdem

(48,731 posts)
25. Just edited the OP to add a video link from Maddow Blog. Expect to see it on Mediaite soon.
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 10:14 PM
Oct 2017

And probably on The Hill's website, too.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
12. When she briefly shook hands with Trump
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 10:00 PM
Oct 2017

she said "It's not about politics, it's about saving lives." And he cut her off, saying "thank you."

(I may have gotten her statement backwards; she may have said saving lives first.)

And what the FUCK was throwing paper towels about?

BigmanPigman

(51,432 posts)
19. She has more balls than he could ever hope to have.
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 10:06 PM
Oct 2017

Plus she has her constituents' needs in mind, not political BS. No wonder he doesn't like her...a strong, smart, powerful woman who has more leadership skills in her little finger than he has in his entire, fat body.

 

Ccarmona

(1,180 posts)
16. Dont Think Shes a Trumpster
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 10:04 PM
Oct 2017

Good for her. She actually found new ways to describe the Worst this Country has to offer.

Leith

(7,802 posts)
18. I Just Saw Joy's Interview with Mayor Cruz
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 10:05 PM
Oct 2017

It was a thing of beauty. When hair furor finds out, his head will explode.


Leith

(7,802 posts)
38. For Rachel
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 10:49 PM
Oct 2017

Joy just said that Rachel had the night off, but I'm guessing that she was on her way back to New York. Chris Hayes and Lawrence O'Donnell did their shows from Vegas.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
24. His behavior was just abominable.
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 10:13 PM
Oct 2017

I have never been more disgusted. He has insulted the people of Puerto Rico beyond belief. Get that stupid mofo out of here, he is a disgrace to all that is decent in this world.

SunSeeker

(51,371 posts)
29. The Governor of Puerto Rico better watch his back.
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 10:24 PM
Oct 2017

She'll have his job soon. After the Gov let himself be used by Trump for Trump's infomercial, he could get Teresa May'd and the good people of Puerto Rico could choose their new hero, Ms. Cruz, to lead the whole island. She's already doing so now, albeit unofficially.

 

Not Ruth

(3,613 posts)
34. The mayor and the governor are opposites
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 10:35 PM
Oct 2017

She is in the fringe party and against statehood. He is in the majority party and pro statehood.

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,482 posts)
57. She is not in "the fringe party" the Partido Popular and the PNP are constantly
Wed Oct 4, 2017, 12:09 AM
Oct 2017

flipping the governorship from one to the other. They might be the minority in the house and Senate but they've controlled both before. That little weasel we have as governor now only beat the PPD candidate by 3%.

syringis

(5,101 posts)
30. May I ask ?
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 10:25 PM
Oct 2017

Speaking in general, does throwing paper towels have a special meaning ?

It looks so strange to throw such things into a crowd.

It is not at all criticism, I'm just asking. Sometimes things might look strange but when explained, make sense.

highplainsdem

(48,731 posts)
31. Guessing Trump wanted something more dramatic than handing out supplies, needed something light
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 10:26 PM
Oct 2017

to avoid causing injuries, so they came up with this stupid stunt.

syringis

(5,101 posts)
35. Thank you highplainsdem :-)
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 10:38 PM
Oct 2017

He could have done something less stupid...like...acting for once as a decent human ? Not as president, it is probably far beyond his capacities.

Maybe it is not physically hurting but very rude and insulting.

 

WinkyDink

(51,311 posts)
37. IT'S HIS NARCISSISM AT WORK. THAT is what makes sense. Trump is beyond disgusting here,
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 10:44 PM
Oct 2017

treating flooded out, starving, homeless FELLOW CITIZENS like they were kids at a party, catching prizes.

THEN he makes it PAPER TOWELS, to people dealing with UNPRECEDENTED FLOODING and DESTRUCTION.

syringis

(5,101 posts)
42. Thank you WinkyDink :-)
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 10:56 PM
Oct 2017

I had something like that in mind.

Yesterday, in another thread, I was wondering if at this stage, it was very weird to think : at least it was not toilet roll paper...

Believe me, I feel extremely sorry and sad for you, to have to undergo so disgrace.

By chance, nowdays, communication is very fast and make it easy to see how much this sore human waste is far from representing Americans and any of their values.

Leith

(7,802 posts)
41. He Was Just Playing Games
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 10:54 PM
Oct 2017

He was in a center with electricity and food, where people had showers and clean clothes, and were healthy.

He never went to where roads had been washed out. He never saw dead people stuffed in garbage bags because there was nothing left to do with the bodies. People in the mountainous interior areas don't have food, water, electricity, or medicine. Trump posed for cameras and made stupid jokes.

I swear if he talks about his hotel in Vegas tomorrow, I will throw my TV out the window and jump on it.

syringis

(5,101 posts)
44. Thank you Leith
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 11:05 PM
Oct 2017

I understand your feelings.

A few days ago, I said that each time I see his face, I want to cast stones at my screen.

Dixiegrrrrl came with a nice tip : sticking pins in dolls....

It is cheaper. Trump don't worth the loss of a TV...

I gave up trying to figure what could be your feelings, if, even me as non American and not living in the US, feel the way I do.

Leith

(7,802 posts)
45. Beer and Sedatives Help
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 11:09 PM
Oct 2017

Not at the same time, of course.

It can be difficult getting to sleep. I give up trying after 3 hours.

Leith

(7,802 posts)
52. That's Okay
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 11:56 PM
Oct 2017

We have a community here that I am grateful for. It's wonderful to know that we're not alone and that others have my same outrage.

One thing you could do: let people know in your country that we are here. Let them know that we are embarrassed, disgusted, and ashamed of what is happening in the US. Not all of us would put one of hair furor's stupid hats on and we definitely do not agree with what he says and does. That would help a lot.

Edited to add: I call him "hair furor" because of his stupid hair, the chaos he causes, and the pronunciation is almost identical to "Herr Führer." You probably already knew that.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,483 posts)
56. There's an old American elitist saying: "let them eat paper towels".
Wed Oct 4, 2017, 12:05 AM
Oct 2017

Made famous, I think, by the CEO of Walmart.

Thanks for your kind supports, syringis. We need every bit we can get!

3catwoman3

(23,819 posts)
54. "He never went to where roads had been washed out."
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 11:57 PM
Oct 2017

Of course he didn't. Wouldn't want Melania's white pants to get dirty -

 

Not Ruth

(3,613 posts)
65. I am STILL wondering why the mayor is not showing the hundreds of dead Maria victims in the
Wed Oct 4, 2017, 09:19 AM
Oct 2017

hospitals and the ICUs where every single person died. If you are trying to get support and shut down Trump, it seems like an obvious and indisputable action.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=9656151

misanthrope

(7,405 posts)
60. The first Mardi Gras parade I ever saw in person
Wed Oct 4, 2017, 01:21 AM
Oct 2017

it was hard to avoid the impression that float riders were playing the role of social betters tossing trinkets and disposables to peons. The more I found out about the local custom's origins, the more I learned and understood that is EXACTLY what its genesis was.

That's what Trump's display reminded me of today. "Here all you clamoring wastrels, scramble and fight for my refuse."

syringis

(5,101 posts)
46. This is it
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 11:14 PM
Oct 2017

I've searching something similar in History.

Found nothing in the modern eras. Then, went a little far back and compared with some kings or queens, which don't make much sense but...

Finally, I held back the time until the Roman Empire to find a more or less unhinged leader...
Well, still a flawed comparison but I couldn't find better...

 

WinkyDink

(51,311 posts)
39. Look closely at that group. They look like "Fake hurricane victims" to me. Photo-Op props.
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 10:50 PM
Oct 2017

Keep clicking on that top right picture, to enlarge.


/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.democraticunderground.com%2F10029669970

GusBob

(7,286 posts)
43. It has been reported that he went to the richest part of the island
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 10:58 PM
Oct 2017

That where the 'you don't need these flashlights' line came from

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
48. Don't take this the wrong way but I would bet a dime to a dollar
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 11:35 PM
Oct 2017

he would have been more useful throwing toilet paper.

syringis

(5,101 posts)
49. Well...
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 11:50 PM
Oct 2017

...why not after all...

I was wondering yesterday and asking myself if it was very strange to think at least it was not toilet paper...

syringis

(5,101 posts)
55. Buffon in chief have lowered standards...
Wed Oct 4, 2017, 12:00 AM
Oct 2017

...at a level where something you would have tought is totally stupid become not that much strange, almost a normal thing to do or say...

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