President Donald Trump lashed out at Puerto Rico, calling it ‘one of the most corrupt places on earth’ before an approaching hurricane skirted the U.S. territory. More here:
- President Donald Trump lashed out at Puerto Rico on Wednesday, calling it “one of the most corrupt places on earth” before an approaching hurricane skirted the U.S. territory, stirring up memories of previous devastating storms.
Trump, who approved an emergency declaration for the island late on Tuesday evening, fired off a verbal broadside against Puerto Rico’s leaders on Twitter early on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, Dorian plowed through the U.S. Virgin islands and Culebra, an island belonging to Puerto Rico, data from the National Hurricane Center showed.
The U.S. response to Maria became highly politicized as the Trump administration was criticized as being slow to recognize the extent of the devastation and in providing disaster relief. Trump later disputed Puerto Rico’s official death toll.
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