Posted on 09/21/2017 3:31:49 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
President Donald Trump said Thursday he’ll visit Puerto Rico, adding that the island was “absolutely obliterated" by Hurricane Maria.
This week, Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico, knocking out 100 percent of electrical power, destroying infrastructure and causing widespread flooding and mudslides. The Category 4 hurricane came as Puerto Rico was recovering from Hurricane Irma, which struck the U.S. territory earlier in September.
“Puerto Rico is in very, very tough shape. Their electrical grid is destroyed. It wasn't in good shape to start off with, but their electrical grid is totally destroyed, and so many other things,” Trump said Thursday, speaking at the start of a meeting at the United Nations with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
Trump said the U.S. is starting the process of helping Puerto Rico and will work with the island’s governor, Ricardo Rosselló. He emphasized that Puerto Rico was all but destroyed by the powerful storm.
“All you have to do is read or turn on the television and you'll see a place that was practically leveled. It's incredible, the power of that wind,” Trump said. “That was a very unique — not for many decades has a storm hit a piece of land like that.”
Good. Just stay away from Alabama for about a week.
LOL. My thoughts exactly.
Oooo! Another photo op!
I can’t WAIT to witness the Enemy Media’s kerfluffle over Melania’s chosen footwear!
God Bless President Trump! :)
He as the right to endorse any candidate that he wants to, for whatever reason or no reason at all. Do you not agree?
Sure he does. I just want to get rid of the RINO’s in the Congress. I consider anyone who Mitch supports as suspect.
Mitch “supported” Trump, eventually. Right?
At least he’s visiting PR - considering 90% of the Socialist ‘Ricans hate his guts.
Obama didn’t even step foot in some conservative areas ravaged by storms like Oklahoma and Arkansas during his _residency.
“Mitch “supported” Trump, eventually. Right?”
After Trump became the nominee and it was lukewarm at best. Mitch thought Hillary was going to win. Mitch also bashed the Tea Party people. Screw him.
If Mitch supported Trump, we’d have Obamacare repealed, a wall and tax reform!
That miserable sonofabitch has not been helping POTUS or We the People!
DITCH MITCH!
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