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spanone

(135,791 posts)
Sat Sep 19, 2020, 09:45 AM Sep 2020

After four years of screwing and dumping on Puerto Rico trump tries to buy their votes




Today, I announced two of the LARGEST grants in history to Puerto Rico to rebuild its electrical grid system and education system. My Administration will be awarding $13 BILLION through FEMA – the largest obligations of funding ever awarded...
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After four years of screwing and dumping on Puerto Rico trump tries to buy their votes (Original Post) spanone Sep 2020 OP
He even upgraded the paper towels to HandiWipes. marble falls Sep 2020 #1
Bwaahahahahaaa...I doubt it spanone Sep 2020 #3
"We wouldn't have waited so long..." chriscan64 Sep 2020 #2
Let's get North Shore Chicago Sep 2020 #4
Yes. statehood for PR and DC! Statistical Sep 2020 #5
Yes! North Shore Chicago Sep 2020 #6
Puerto Rico has a population larger than 20 states! njhoneybadger Sep 2020 #7
Great! Now that they've got that money they don't need to vote for Trump or Republicans anymore. gulliver Sep 2020 #8
Puerto Rico can't vote for President or Congress struggle4progress Sep 2020 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author struggle4progress Sep 2020 #10

chriscan64

(1,789 posts)
2. "We wouldn't have waited so long..."
Sat Sep 19, 2020, 09:59 AM
Sep 2020

"except we were waiting to see if the Greenland trade fell through."

gulliver

(13,168 posts)
8. Great! Now that they've got that money they don't need to vote for Trump or Republicans anymore.
Sat Sep 19, 2020, 10:38 AM
Sep 2020

Puerto Rican voters in the states can avenge Trump's letting Puerto Rico suffer all this time and get the grant money and get a Dem president to make things even better going forward.

struggle4progress

(118,228 posts)
9. Puerto Rico can't vote for President or Congress
Sat Sep 19, 2020, 11:49 AM
Sep 2020

And Trump is blowing smoke: he's not planning to send them any more money, just playing the rest of everybody for suckers

Response to spanone (Original post)

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