Since the grave situation in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands is no longer headline news, no matter that some people there have had no electricity for 58 days since Irma hit before Maria, I’m hoping that the trip to Washington D.C. by San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz — frustrating as it has been—will bring some attention back to where it should be — especially from Democrats.
Take a listen to her conversation with Senator Elizabeth Warren, the press conference she held — arranged by Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and the interview she did with Al Jazeera.
San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz On Relief Effort In Puerto Rico: 'Mr. Trump Do Your Job'
WASHINGTON — Denied her chance to testify before Congress Wednesday, the mayor of Puerto Rico’s largest city used a Capitol hallway to heap criticism on President Donald Trump, saying he "can't handle the truth."
Six weeks since the monstrous hurricane hit the island, San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz said the island remains in a “life or death” situation.
“The Trump administration can’t handle the truth,” she said, adding that “survival cannot be our new way of life.”
Cruz was supposed to testify Wednesday before the House Committee on Homeland Security, but the hearing was abruptly canceled. Cruz got news of the cancellation after she had already headed to Washington. Brock Long, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency testified on Tuesday.
“I am here to say what I was going to say at that hearing, that they seemed not to want to hear,” she said. “Mr. Trump, do your job. Lives are at stake. This is not about politics. This is not about your ego. This is about the people of Puerto Rico and the people of the U.S. VI (Virgin Islands).”
Call your elected officials. Demand more support for Puerto Rico.
More importantly — do whatever you can to keep Donald Trump, the Republicans and the media, from allowing what is happening to become “normal,” and forgotten.
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