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Stuart G

(38,359 posts)
Fri Sep 29, 2017, 08:25 AM Sep 2017

Trump Defends Admin Response In Puerto Rico, Slams Media Coverage

Source: Talking Points Memo:

In a series of tweets Thursday night and Friday morning, President Donald Trump touted his administration’s response to the devastation in Puerto Rico after two hurricanes tore through the island and bashed the media coverage of the federal government’s recovery effort so far.

Trump claimed that the media was not covering his administration’s efforts “fairly” and boasted that Puerto Rico’s governor told him he was pleased with the federal government’s response so far.

The administration has come under fire for the way federal officials have described the recovery efforts given that nearly the entire island is without power and residents there have struggled to get food.

Trump has consistently boasted about the administration’s efforts and acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke described the situation as a “good news story.” The San Juan mayor also blasted Trump for tweets mentioning Puerto Rico’s debt instead of focusing solely on recovery efforts

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-defends-response-puerto-rico

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Trump Defends Admin Response In Puerto Rico, Slams Media Coverage (Original Post) Stuart G Sep 2017 OP
More drumpf fantasy BS. democratisphere Sep 2017 #1
It's NOT FUCKING ABOUT YOU, DUMBASS! Chasstev365 Sep 2017 #2
And he made it about money too Botany Sep 2017 #4
We HATE you, you blithering, blathering idiot! yallerdawg Sep 2017 #3
WH's Duke "good news story" Bossert "textbook" underpants Sep 2017 #5
trump* has spent most of his life surrounded by lackeys and "yes" men. Siwsan Sep 2017 #6
No one trusts the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief Achilleaze Sep 2017 #7

Chasstev365

(5,191 posts)
2. It's NOT FUCKING ABOUT YOU, DUMBASS!
Fri Sep 29, 2017, 08:29 AM
Sep 2017

I am so tired if this whiny, little man/child. Can't anyone make him shut up?

Botany

(70,284 posts)
4. And he made it about money too
Fri Sep 29, 2017, 08:53 AM
Sep 2017

"Big decisions will have to be made as to the cost of its rebuilding!"

He acts as if it is his money.

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
3. We HATE you, you blithering, blathering idiot!
Fri Sep 29, 2017, 08:52 AM
Sep 2017

It's not the media!

We listen to the words coming out of your mouth - and read the blessedly short tweets you send out "to reach the people."

The mayor of San Juan just said, "This is not a Good News Story when people are dying!"

Maybe there are human beings left in this administration - "Deep Staters" - who will let their humanity and compassion shine through, and get this humanitarian crisis relief started - not parked on a wharf.

Siwsan

(26,175 posts)
6. trump* has spent most of his life surrounded by lackeys and "yes" men.
Fri Sep 29, 2017, 08:55 AM
Sep 2017

He's never known what it means to be accountable to anyone but himself, and his equally corrupt father. To suddenly be confronted with his innumerable shortcomings and personal inadequacies - well, that's just mean!!

He's certainly not going to start taking responsibility, now. He's just going to continue to lash out until physiology or impeachment stops him.

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
7. No one trusts the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief
Fri Sep 29, 2017, 09:17 AM
Sep 2017

He has lied so consistently, that we immediately suspect - correctly - that he is lying about this.

One thing honorable Americans have come to learn from experience: republicans lie all the time.

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