Hillary Clinton: Trump admin's response to Puerto Rico 'an American tragedy'

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



Hillary Clinton slammed the Trump administration for its response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico last year, saying that it’s time for the U.S. government to “step up & protect its people.”

Clinton cited in her tweet a study released this week that found that the death toll from the hurricane last year was more than 70 times the official government estimate.

“The US gov’t has failed its own citizens. The response itself is an American tragedy,” Clinton wrote. “Hurricane season is about to begin in Puerto Rico. The administration must step up & protect its people,” she added.

Link to tweet

A recently released study from The New England Journal of Medicine found that there were as many as 5,740 more deaths caused by the hurricane than originally stated.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/390101-hillary-clinton-trump-admins-response-to-puerto-rico-is-an

[sakabatou]

1. K&R

His response to the disaster was vile.

[Wwcd]

2. With her long history of advocating for global human rights, she absolutely should speak out

Trump doesn't give a sh** about American nor Foreign human despair.

He wears it proudly as all dictators do.

The beginning of 2018 hurricane season is here & the islands & sea coasts that saw devastation last year with little assist from Trump surely expect nothing this time around again.

It will be the Private orgs & foundations that will again provide what relief they receive.

He's a pig.

[trickyguy]

3. Hillary is most qualified to speak up

against this tragedy in Puerto Rico. And, of course, the death rate is under-reported.
Why can't the poor people of this island get the help they need? They are part of us and
deserve more humane treatment.

[trickyguy]

4. And I can't get over the visual of rTump

throwing out paper towels to a crowd of people who had just lost everything.
He's incapable of any compassion.

[tavernier]

5. Exactly.

Every news organization, every channel, should be showing this all week long.

[JI7]

8. And showing disgust at water purification tablets

When the person showing him how it worked said she would drink that dirty water after treatment.

[Cha]

6. Thank you, Hillary!

[sellitman]

7. This and the missing children are the big stores being buried by the "Liberal Press".

It just makes me madder than a hornet when all they can talk about is friggin Roseann friggin Bar.