San Juan mayor calls Donald Trump 'Hater in Chief' after he threatened to pull aid from Puerto Rico

by Barbara Morrill

Daily Kos Staff Emeritus

Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017 Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017 at 12:23:49pm PDT

TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump throws a paper towel roll as he visits the Cavalry Chapel in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico on October 3, 2017..Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Maria thrashed through the US territory, much of the islands remains short of food and without access to power or drinking water. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) — He thinks he's done plenty

On Thursday morning, Donald Trump threatened to pull FEMA from Puerto Rico, never mind the fact that millions of Americans are fighting for survival there. Later on Thursday, the White House insisted Trump was ““committed” to disaster relief in Puerto Rico.” Well, sort of committed. Because according to White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders:

“Successful recoveries do not last forever; they should be as swift as possible to help people resume their normal lives.”

Which is pretty much what the Jackass-in-Chief had tweeted in the first place. San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz put it another way:

@POTUS your comments about Puerto Rico are unbecoming of a Commander in Chief they seem more to come from a Ã¢ÂÂHater in ChiefÃ¢ÂÂ.
— Carmen YulÃÂn Cruz (@CarmenYulinCruz) October 12, 2017

Potato, potahto.

Thursday, Oct 12, 2017 · 8:33:23 PM +00:00 · Laura Clawson

BREAKING: House passes $36.5B disaster aid bill for hurricane-hit states, Puerto Rico.
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 12, 2017

Thursday, Oct 12, 2017 · 8:33:49 PM +00:00 · Laura Clawson

69 Rs just voted against #PuertoRico aid pic.twitter.com/nFpfH4njON
— Jesse Lehrich (@JesseLehrich) October 12, 2017