Trump: Maria hit on the budget of the United States in Puerto Rico

Trump: Maria hit on the budget of the United States in Puerto Rico

On Tuesday, the US President Donald trump called for the victim of hurricane Maria Puerto Rico. Critics have long condemned the President for too protracted response to the incident. During the meetings he praised the efforts of local and Federal authorities to restore the site, but not without some criticism.

Upon arrival to the trump shook hands with the mayor of San Juan Carmen Cruz, which he publicly condemned last week.

Not all islanders were pleased to see the President. The route of the motorcade, gathered crowds of people. Many of them were holding posters, among which one could see: «climate Change is real».

During the briefing, the President has repeatedly praised the Puerto Ricans. «In my entire life I have never seen people work so hard,» he said. However, speaking about the great achievements in rebuilding after the hurricane, the President did not name almost any figures, not read any report, so the degree of elimination of consequences of natural disasters on the island is still not known.

Speaking about the help of the United States, trump delicately «pinned» by local officials, saying that the assistance of the Puerto Rico beats the US budget «from the track».

«I hate to tell you this, Puerto Rico, but you knock our budget out of the rut,» said trump, referring to local officials.

«We spent a lot of money to Puerto Rico, but that’s okay. We saved a lot of lives.»

In a hall the remark of the President was perceived as a joke with overtones. There was a faint laughter.

Trump added that the local government had to do more to help the Federal authorities, but he noted that all services involved in liquidation of consequences coped with the task and proved.

A little later, the President, trump said that Puerto Rico should be «very proud» of the fact that hurricane Maria was killed only 16 people compared to the «thousands» killed «real hurricane» Katrina in New Orleans (according to statistics, during Katrina killed about 1,800 people). The remark of the President was met with criticism in social networks, in fact, he called Mary a «fake» or «insignificant» because «he was not a real catastrophe.» Almost immediately, trump has tried to smooth impression of the comparisons, stating that «each death is a horror.»

Trump Says The Hurricane That Crushed Puerto Rico wasn’t A «Real Catastrophe» Like Katrina https://t.co/jJ8USe7lMQ https://t.co/MFsb3rHm93 pic.twitter.com/lry1SYJ8Rv

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BBC News — Trump: Puerto Rico not ‘real catastrophe like Katrina’ https://t.co/XUlfdBsCxW pic.twitter.com/j1xBdgf1CH

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Among other things, during his visit to Puerto Rico President and his spouse met with the victims of the hurricane and listened to many tragic stories.

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