Donald Trump showed how little he knows about the conditions in Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria’s total devastation that destroyed the island’s power grid. While handing out flashlights to hurricane Maria victims in a Puerto Rico church Donald Trump informed the eager recipients that they don’t need flashlights any more, despite the fact that 95% of the island has no electrical power.
Trump tells Puerto Ricans they don't need flashlights while most of island remains without power
President Trump on Tuesday told Puerto Ricans that they no longer needed flashlights as he handed them out to hurricane victims, however, most of the island remains without power.
“Flashlights? You don’t need ‘em anymore,” Trump said. “You don’t need ‘em.”
Trump was handing out the flashlights to victims of Hurricane Maria at a Puerto Rican church when he made the comments.
About 95 percent of the island remains without power nearly two weeks after the hurricane made landfall. The Category 4 storm devastated Puerto Rico’s electrical grid.