Trump reignites Puerto Rico feud amid Hurricane Dorian | TheHill

28/08/2019 Chris Sterry commenting1 Comment

The president blasted San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz as “incompetent,” demeaned the island as “one of the most corrupt places on earth” and diverted Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds toward the southern border even as his administration is expected to provide assistance to the U.S. territory in the wake of yet another large-scale storm.

The moves mark a fresh chapter in the long-simmering feud between Trump and island officials stemming from criticism over his handling of the fallout from Hurricane Maria.

“Puerto Rico is one of the most corrupt places on earth,” Trump tweeted Wednesday morning. “Their political system is broken and their politicians are either Incompetent or Corrupt. Congress approved Billions of Dollars last time, more than anyplace else has ever gotten, and it is sent to Crooked Pols. No good!….

Source: Trump reignites Puerto Rico feud amid Hurricane Dorian | TheHill

3.5 million Americans face disease & death in Puerto Rico. What the hell is Trump doing? : Daily Kos

30/12/2017 Chris Sterry commenting2 Comments

People with no drinking water. People with no food. People with no medicine. No dialysis. No insulin. No homes. Water full of feces. No fuel for generators.

The mayor of San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz describes the horror:

Source: 3.5 million Americans face disease & death in Puerto Rico. What the hell is Trump doing? : Daily Kos

It’s an ill hurricane that blows nobody good

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What a tangled web they weave and those that suffer are the people of Puerto Rico.

There is more than a hint of corruption, which appears to start with the Governor of Puerto Rico, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and others. The Trump administration should, if they were concerned for the residents of Puerto Rico, a state of the US, look into this as there appears to be a serious fishy smell or hint of corruption. Trump himself could gain some credibility by having this investigated, but will he.

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The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) has canceled its outrageous no-bid $300 million contract with Whitefish Energy Holdings, which, among other things, forbid federal and Puerto Rican authorities to audit its labor costs and profit and had no penalties for failure to meet project deadlines.

But questions remain: Why was the contract granted in the first place? And what is PREPA going to do next to restore power?

The whole thing reminds me of the contracts for reconstruction of Iraq. After the invasion, American and other foreign companies were given lucrative, no-bid contracts to rebuild Iraq’s electrical systems, other public utilities and physical infrastructure. Well-qualified Iraqi companies and workers were cut out of the process.

The result was that a lot of government contractors made a lot of money and very little reconstruction took place. I can see the same thing happening with Puerto Rico—maybe a little less brazenly…

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Donald Trump explains how he spoke with the ‘president of the Virgin Islands’…who is Donald Trump

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Unpopular president Donald Trump continues his ugly American tour of our country and is finding out that there seem to be “minorities” all over the world! There are even these American territories filled with not billionaire New York elites! Having been on a tour of the recent American areas ravished by hurricanes and wild fires, Trump explained to an audience of muted homophobes that he had met and talked with the “president” of the “Virgin Islands.” The “president of the Virgin islands” is Donald Trump. He obviously meant Kenneth Mapp—the governor of the US Virgin Islands. And while it is being reported as a “gaff,” I would like to posit that this was less a general mistake and more of a freudian slip for Donald Trump is always and forever only talking to Donald Trump—even when he’s speaking to his children.

Source: Donald Trump explains how he spoke with the ‘president of the Virgin Islands’…who is Donald Trump

Donald Trump is president of the U.S. Virgin Islands. He doesn’t seem to realize that. : You Tube

Melania is being abused by Donald Trump :You Tube