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riversedge

(70,186 posts)
Thu Sep 28, 2017, 03:33 AM Sep 2017

Donald Trump Refuses to Send More Aid to Puerto Rico, Citing Business Interests

Source: Newsweek




Newsweek 11 hours ago



President Donald Trump has made it clear his administration isn't planning to allow any additional outside aid to get into Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria.

Speaking with reporters on Wednesday afternoon, the president cited business interests as the reason for refusing calls from lawmakers and activists to allow international organizations and governments to ship aid to the island.


Trump said he was initially considering whether to implement a temporary waiver of the Jones Act to allow it, but decided against doing so as "a lot of people that work in the shipping industry…don’t want the Jones Act lifted."

Also called the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, the Jones Act requires all goods shipped between American ports to be on ships built, owned and operated in the United States..........................

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-refuses-send-more-195456324.html




Matt Pearce?Verified account @mattdpearce

Trump administration denies Puerto Rico's request to waive the Jones Act, which it did for Harvey and Irma. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-maria-puertorico-shipping/u-s-denies-request-for-puerto-rico-shipping-waiver-idUSKCN1C12UI




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Donald Trump Refuses to Send More Aid to Puerto Rico, Citing Business Interests (Original Post) riversedge Sep 2017 OP
There's a special place in Hell reserved for Donald Trump. nt TeamPooka Sep 2017 #1
+1 dalton99a Sep 2017 #11
Isn't the loading and unloading of stuff at US ports part of the business of the Mafia? fierywoman Sep 2017 #2
Yet our ports can be owned by foreign businesses?! Deb Sep 2017 #3
The Jones act protects a monopoly that is highly profitable GetRidOfThem Sep 2017 #6
There is an impeachable offense here somewhere nt msongs Sep 2017 #4
Bingo. dalton99a Sep 2017 #10
Add it to the book Bradical79 Sep 2017 #14
Agree! Like stating on TV that he fired Comey to stop the investigation, Hortensis Sep 2017 #17
good job brownie. pansypoo53219 Sep 2017 #5
A crime against humanity randr Sep 2017 #7
Yup. Bradical79 Sep 2017 #15
There's no organized effort JustAnotherGen Sep 2017 #8
No drivers seems to be the immediate problem. Bradical79 Sep 2017 #16
I know JustAnotherGen Sep 2017 #20
#!*%#! :-( trusty elf Sep 2017 #9
Lives of those not rich and famous do not matter, especially if they are Latinos (bad hombres) yorkie77 Sep 2017 #12
Put on the damn Klan robes already, Donald. Girard442 Sep 2017 #13
But if PR is not a state... keithbvadu2 Sep 2017 #18
Yeah, Susan Sarandon and Jill Stein sure called it - HRC was just as bad as DT... ehrnst Sep 2017 #19
I'm positive the people of Puerto Rico will gladly forego aid to protect business interests groundloop Sep 2017 #21
Yeah, like that horrid Huckabee Sanders woman. She'll say the president has to look out for... brush Sep 2017 #26
If this offends... moonseller66 Sep 2017 #22
The irony, if this was written about GHW Bush... Dave Starsky Sep 2017 #23
The evacuation of Dunkirk. Cold War Spook Sep 2017 #24
National Guard? moonseller66 Sep 2017 #25

Deb

(3,742 posts)
3. Yet our ports can be owned by foreign businesses?!
Thu Sep 28, 2017, 03:58 AM
Sep 2017

The Jones Act is an outdated crock of greed being used as cover for POTUS incompetence. Cruel Republicans again ignore the dire needs of our fellow Americans.

GetRidOfThem

(869 posts)
6. The Jones act protects a monopoly that is highly profitable
Thu Sep 28, 2017, 04:45 AM
Sep 2017

The key of the Jones act is the route to Hawaii, which I am told is only has one (American) carrier or shipping line serving it. And this is the most profitable route in the entire shipping world, or so I am told by my friends in the port authorities in the Caribbean.

 

Bradical79

(4,490 posts)
14. Add it to the book
Thu Sep 28, 2017, 06:43 AM
Sep 2017

We could already write a volume on his crimes, and anti-American actions and opinions he should be impeached over.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
17. Agree! Like stating on TV that he fired Comey to stop the investigation,
Thu Sep 28, 2017, 07:13 AM
Sep 2017

here he's stating publicly that he feels serving business is more important than rescuing Americans in trouble.

 

Bradical79

(4,490 posts)
15. Yup.
Thu Sep 28, 2017, 06:47 AM
Sep 2017

The problem isn't so much that no one saw this coming, it's that a very powerful segment of our country support this.

JustAnotherGen

(31,810 posts)
8. There's no organized effort
Thu Sep 28, 2017, 05:27 AM
Sep 2017

To get the supplies there to the people who need help.

Journalist who was in the Convention Center in the past few days was on Maddow last night and stated it was just a bunch of people walking around, shaking hands, etc etc

Having watched the Mayor of San Juan on Tuesday night?

She needs to pull a group of people together, and take over the relief effort distribution.

Fed Gov can send a million ships there but if they can't figure it how to offload the containers, fuel trucks, and assign drivers - hand it off to someone who is competent - like that wonderful woman in San Juan.

 

Bradical79

(4,490 posts)
16. No drivers seems to be the immediate problem.
Thu Sep 28, 2017, 06:52 AM
Sep 2017

While more aid IS needed, there's aid there already to help hundreds of thousands. CBS news did a report and showed the offloaded containers all just sitting there with a single semi driving around. Problem is without communication, they can't find the drivers. They're all over with the same problems as the people who need aid.

JustAnotherGen

(31,810 posts)
20. I know
Thu Sep 28, 2017, 07:30 AM
Sep 2017

Caught it on Rachel Maddow last night - the aid is absolutely there. If the 'aid' workers - let's say there are a thousand.

Fuel trucks
900 go clear the roads - north, south, central
The other one start unloading at the dock.

The next big issue? The roads aren't cleared. *smdh*

yorkie77

(87 posts)
12. Lives of those not rich and famous do not matter, especially if they are Latinos (bad hombres)
Thu Sep 28, 2017, 06:15 AM
Sep 2017

This shows he clearly lacks compassion.

Girard442

(6,070 posts)
13. Put on the damn Klan robes already, Donald.
Thu Sep 28, 2017, 06:38 AM
Sep 2017

There may be two or three people out there who still haven't got the message.

keithbvadu2

(36,767 posts)
18. But if PR is not a state...
Thu Sep 28, 2017, 07:17 AM
Sep 2017

Congress and Trump do not want PR to become a state but certainly consider it American for their own agenda.

 

ehrnst

(32,640 posts)
19. Yeah, Susan Sarandon and Jill Stein sure called it - HRC was just as bad as DT...
Thu Sep 28, 2017, 07:29 AM
Sep 2017

because "Wall Street."

I hope they're happy.

groundloop

(11,518 posts)
21. I'm positive the people of Puerto Rico will gladly forego aid to protect business interests
Thu Sep 28, 2017, 07:30 AM
Sep 2017

I'm not really shocked that 45* is pulling this shit, but I am shocked that he came right out and admitted that he's putting the interests of the shipping industry above the lives of our neighbors in Puerto Rico. Just wait, later today there'll be a statement from someone in the White House "clarifying" this (i.e. attempting to put positive spin on 45*s statement).

brush

(53,764 posts)
26. Yeah, like that horrid Huckabee Sanders woman. She'll say the president has to look out for...
Thu Sep 28, 2017, 09:32 AM
Sep 2017

the interests of all Americans, when she really means he has to look out for the interests of rich, white Americans in the shipping industry.

Anyone who stays in this administration after this has no soul and I hope they all go down ignominiously in the Mueller investigation.

moonseller66

(430 posts)
22. If this offends...
Thu Sep 28, 2017, 08:09 AM
Sep 2017

I’ve debated posting this as it will surely hurt the feelings of the Blue Dog – Let’s not stoop to their level - DUer’s here. However, in light of the actions of the idiot in charge of AmeriKKKa I feel it’s apropos.

Feel free to ignore, blast, criticize or censor it as it’s rather long and sure to offend those think they are above this type of snark.

This is from the old Bulletin Boards of the late 80s. Author unknown.
Seems pertinent to our current so-called pr*sident. At least to me.

As I said, this is from the late 80s but appears to have been written in a quantum manner specifically for this pr*sident.

The only thing missing is a reference to small hands.

Oh, and as far as I know, it’s public domain so feel free to copy and use it to brighten the day of others you feel might need to read it.





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Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)
23. The irony, if this was written about GHW Bush...
Thu Sep 28, 2017, 08:22 AM
Sep 2017

He was a Brainiac 5 and model citizen compared to the orange shitstain that sits in the Office today. (Godwin's Law dates back to 1990, at the earliest.)

 

Cold War Spook

(1,279 posts)
24. The evacuation of Dunkirk.
Thu Sep 28, 2017, 08:33 AM
Sep 2017

340,000 men were evacuated from Dunkirk under enemy fire. I doubt that even Trump, although I may be wrong, would fire on American citizens. Foreign ships would not have to dock, so they could debark the people in American ports.

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