Slate "Why Donald Trump Doesn't Care About Puerto Ricans"

[NRaleighLiberal]

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He promised a government for white America, and he’s fulfilling it.

By Jamelle Bouie

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2017/10/trump_s_poor_response_to_puerto_rico_is_no_surprise.html

Since his inauguration in January, President Trump has lurched from scandal to scandal, crisis to crisis. And nearly all have been entirely self-inflicted. Make Trump a little less impulsive, a little more slow to take offense, and a little more interested in the details of governance, and he likely wouldn’t have an escalating confrontation with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un or the independent FBI investigation that threatens to engulf his administration.


Hurricane Maria and its devastating hit on Puerto Rico constitutes the first independent crisis of Trump’s tenure—the first event with major consequences for his presidency but out of his immediate control. And what does crisis management look like for President Trump under these circumstances? The same as it does with his self-inflicted wounds: reactive, chaotic, and tinged with demagoguery.

Conditions in Puerto Rico are dire. The storm destroyed crops, key transportation hubs, the electrical grid, and vital communications infrastructure across the island. Millions lack power and access to clean drinking water. There’s also an impending health crisis, with hospitals either running on generators or not running at all. Thus far, the official death toll stands at just 16 lives, but experts believe that number will rise, and could reach the hundreds.

The federal government couldn’t prevent this disaster. But it could have prepared Puerto Rico for the worst by having supplies and resources ready for immediate deployment. That didn’t happen, and the White House is to blame. As Maria approached the island, President Trump was indifferent to the impending crisis, rallying with Alabama Republicans, touting his newest travel ban, and blasting professional football players for their protest against police brutality. On Puerto Rico, however, Trump was silent. To the extent that he spoke publicly, it was to blame its government for the island’s predicament. “Texas & Florida are doing great but Puerto Rico, which was already suffering from broken infrastructure & massive debt, is in deep trouble,” he said last Monday on Twitter, when the extent of the disaster was clear.

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[bdamomma]

1. I really think Trump

didn't even know where Puerto Rico was located and that they are Americans..he really doesn't care about people....only himself.

this sentence tells all:

To the extent that he spoke publicly, it was to blame its government for the island’s predicament. “Texas & Florida are doing great but Puerto Rico, which was already suffering from broken infrastructure & massive debt, is in deep trouble,” he said last Monday on Twitter, when the extent of the disaster was clear.

His way of saying 'too bad you won't get anything".

[BigmanPigman]

2. Correction, DT doesn't care about Americans. He cares about himself. Period.

[riversedge]

3. "He promised a government for white America, and hes fulfilling it."