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Miles Archer

Miles Archer's Journal
Miles Archer's Journal
October 1, 2017

Looks like Trump's own Department of Defense is now a candidate for a "Fake News" rage tweet



The Pentagon said on Sunday that the situation in Puerto Rico is getting worse as water supplies dwindle, even as the Trump administration has gone into overdrive on its public relations effort to convince the world that it is not neglecting the beleaguered U.S. territory.

The Hill said that the Department of Defense released an urgent press bulletin stating that 45 percent of the island’s population are still without water.

“Forty-five percent of customers have access to drinking water. Ninety-five percent of customers remain without power; power has been restored to San Juan airport and marine terminals,” the statement said.

Trump and his cabinet members have insisted repeatedly that the federal effort to bring relief to the island is going well and “getting great reviews.” They have called people who disagree with them “politically motivated ingrates” and said that Puerto Ricans are too lazy to help themselves.

https://www.rawstory.com/2017/10/urgent-pentagon-statement-contradicts-trump-half-of-puerto-rico-has-no-water-and-its-getting-worse/
October 1, 2017

Wonderful Rex

Donald J. Trump ?Verified account
@realDonaldTrump

I told Rex Tillerson, our wonderful Secretary of State, that he is wasting his time trying to negotiate with Little Rocket Man...
7:30 AM - 1 Oct 2017

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/914497877543735296

Donald J. Trump? Verified account
@realDonaldTrump

...Save your energy Rex, we'll do what has to be done!
7:31 AM - 1 Oct 2017

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/914497947517227008
October 1, 2017

"You better learn diplomacy instead of using the 280 characters."

Vicente Fox Quesada? Verified account
@VicenteFoxQue

.@realDonaldTrump another given Sunday: instigating and provoking war? You better learn diplomacy instead of using the 280 characters.
9:45 AM - 1 Oct 2017

https://twitter.com/VicenteFoxQue/status/914531619075166208
October 1, 2017

Trump re-tweets conservative "Christian" who called for internment camps for anti-Trump protesters

David Corn?Verified account
@DavidCornDC

This morning Trump RTed a tweet from a conservative "Christian" who called for internment camps for anti-Trump protesters.

https://twitter.com/DavidCornDC/status/914484777352417282
October 1, 2017

"Outside of Fake News or politically motivated ingrates, we have done a great job in Puerto Rico"

Donald J. Trump ?Verified account
@realDonaldTrump

We have done a great job with the almost impossible situation in Puerto Rico. Outside of the Fake News or politically motivated ingrates,...
5:22 AM - 1 Oct 2017

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/914465475777695744

Donald J. Trump? Verified account
@realDonaldTrump

...people are now starting to recognize the amazing work that has been done by FEMA and our great Military. All buildings now inspected.....
5:26 AM - 1 Oct 2017

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/914466534365569025

Donald J. Trump? Verified account
@realDonaldTrump

...for safety. Thank you to the Governor of P.R. and to all of those who are working so closely with our First Responders. Fantastic job!
5:30 AM - 1 Oct 2017

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/914467502251528192
October 1, 2017

I think we rocketed right past "Trump's Katrina" about a week ago...this is a whole new animal.

If you haven't seen the SNL clip of Michael Che's comments that I just posted in Video & Multimedia, I encourage you to check it out. He says what most of us are thinking. The best line is about Trump needing to go "smoke a Virginia Slim until his hands stop shaking" after San Juan's Mayor was "nasty" to him.

Bush screwed up. It hit him fast, it hit him hard, his handlers got through to him, and while much of what he did after that looked extremely staged (especially the hugging photos), he at least went through the motions.

But Puerto Rico?

This one's gonna leave a mark. From an "optics" standpoint, I think it's too late for Trump, and it will be fascinating to see what happens on Tuesday...especially if he spews more bile on Twitter after his visit, unless of course he cancels it in advance.

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Name: Miles Archer
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