President Trump is wheels up for Puerto Rico where he’ll get a briefing on the hurricane response as well as meet with people affected by the storm, including San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz who as been a major critic of the federal government’s response:
San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz will attend Pres. Trump's hurricane briefing, White House press secretary confirms https://t.co/2cjpm97p1D pic.twitter.com/N0cpHvUkhP
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 3, 2017
Before boarding Air Force One, Trump spoke briefly to reporters on recovery efforts:
Pres says federal response in TX & FL gets an A+, but things much tougher in Puerto Rico. Says truck drivers needed to deliver relief.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) October 3, 2017
Note: If Trump is talking about a rumor going around about truck drivers not delivering aid, it’s not true:
Regarding the rumor of Puerto Rican truckers being on strike…it's not true. pic.twitter.com/EolwkeTUtr
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) October 2, 2017
If anything, local businesses have been begging FEMA to cut the red tape so they can deliver aid. Like this local CEO:
"We're going to be here every single day bringing food to you" – Businessman runs thru "red tape" as progress is made amid ongoing emergency pic.twitter.com/58sOhUjdHn
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) October 2, 2017
We’ll see about this, however:
"I think she's come back a long way," says @POTUS of San Juan Mayor. "I think it's now acknowledged what a great job we've done." pic.twitter.com/SdICbcUZl0
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) October 3, 2017
Pres also cites praise from Gov @ricardorossello on federal response: "He has said we've done an incredible job. And that’s the truth." pic.twitter.com/UOBogbRiTC
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) October 3, 2017
Pres says he thinks federal response as good in PR as in TX and FL: "now the roads are cleared, communications is starting to come back."
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) October 3, 2017
Pres calls for more local assistance in Puerto Rico. But says first responders, the military, FEMA, have done "an incredible job" there. pic.twitter.com/XHw7rNdSap
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) October 3, 2017
Full transcript:
https://twitter.com/TomNamako/status/915200565071802368
Stay tuned for more.
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Related:
ICYMI ==> CONFIRMED: Geraldo's narrative-challenging Puerto Rico reports are PISSING OFF some people https://t.co/woVEIHlLId
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 2, 2017
Curt Schilling on Puerto Rico: 'I truly believe @potus is being misled' https://t.co/gyEe8TBnK8
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 1, 2017
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 1, 2017
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