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San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz: 'We need to get our s*it together because people are dying'

San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz gave an emotional interview to CBS News a few minutes ago where she talked about the logistical challenges of getting aid into the hands of the people who need it around Puerto Rico.

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At the 1:07 mark she bluntly says, “I’m going to say it and you can bleep it. But we need to get our … we need to get our s*it together because people are dying.”

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Earlier on CNN, Mayor Cruz responded to President Trump’s tweet last night, saying that Puerto Rico’s debt problems should be separate from the ongoing humanitarian crisis:

More from her interview on CNN:

President Trump thanked Cruz for the “kind words on FEMA etc.”:

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FWIW, Mayor Cruz was a Hillary supporter during the election:

Translation via Bing: “@ I have had my differences with her and I submit them, but I can’t deny that it is ready and that Trump does not deserve to be Pres.”

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