As Puerto Ricans struggle to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria, President Trump woke up Thursday morning and began issuing threats to the island territory:
"Puerto Rico survived the Hurricanes, now a financial crisis looms largely of their own making." says Sharyl Attkisson. A total lack of…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 12, 2017
…accountability say the Governor. Electric and all infrastructure was disaster before hurricanes. Congress to decide how much to spend….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 12, 2017
…We cannot keep FEMA, the Military & the First Responders, who have been amazing (under the most difficult circumstances) in P.R. forever!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 12, 2017
Basically, Trump just told an entire island of Americans they can drop dead for all he cares, because he isn’t planning to help them more than he absolutely has to. So here’s a roll of paper towels; clean the mess up yourselves.
It should be noted that FEMA currently estimates at least 36 percent of Puerto Ricans still lack access to clean drinking water. 90 percent of the island is still without electricity. And there are also reports of residents contracting leptospirosis, a serious infection caused by the presence of animal urine in water such as creeks, streams, and lakes, and transmitted when that water makes contact with breaks in the skin, eyes, mouth, or nose. The disease can be treated by antibiotics, but many hospitals in Puerto Rico do not have power or the needed pharmaceuticals because the federal relief effort has been so slow.
As you might expect, Trump’s heartless, dismissive tweets were met with plenty of resistance from others on social media:
You don't even realize that they're a part of America. If you did you wouldn't be attacking their debt. We are $20 trillion in debt
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) October 12, 2017
Americans are dying, asshole, because of your inadequate response!. Stop pleasuring yourself and help these people out!
— Skeller85 (@skeller85) October 12, 2017
Would you please shut up! It’s too early in the morning for your tomfoolery! You are a sociopathic simpleton! Do something presidential!
— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) October 12, 2017
Most people are without power and safe drinking water, but Trump says the infrastructure sucked anyway. He's a monster. Impeach…
— Independent_lefty (@independent_r21) October 12, 2017
Racist Trump thinks that Puerto Ricans are uncivilized and have lived without electricity and clean water but are only now complaining.
— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) October 12, 2017
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) October 12, 2017
FEMA needs to stay until the job is done and right now, it's not even close to done.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) October 12, 2017
Right now Americans are dying of preventable illnesses, morgues are overflowing, Americans are drinking contaminated water, & have no food. pic.twitter.com/qIcH5BoOGg
— ?Don’t Boo; VOTE Nov 6th!? (@ProfSybill) October 12, 2017
Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?
— Andrej (@AndrejNkv) October 12, 2017
If New Yorkers were dying of disease and hunger, would you be saying it’s time to stop aiding them?
Careful, Donnie. Your hood is showing. #TrumpsAWhiteSupremacist #PuertoRicansNeedHelp pic.twitter.com/mj6ITzlDye
— Storm Boo? and Vote! (@StormResist) October 12, 2017
Donald Trump is a failure. He knows it, so now he’s trying to blame everyone else for his own impotence and inadequacy. No wonder his own cabinet is now thinking of declaring him unfit and removing him via the 25th Amendment.
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