Trump: Big decisions ahead on how much to spend on a destroyed Puerto Rico

[Mrs. Overall]

Source: Washington Post

President Trump on Friday declared that Puerto Rico has been “destroyed” and said “big decisions” lie ahead about how much to spend on rebuilding the U.S. territory.

His ominous tweet drew immediate criticism from Democratic politicians who said Trump is applying a different standard to the island than he did to Texas and Florida when they were recently struck by hurricanes.

“The fact is that Puerto Rico has been destroyed by two hurricanes,” Trump said on Twitter, referring to Hurricane Maria and Hurricane Irma, which also took a heavy toll on the territory before reaching Florida. “Big decisions will have to be made as to the cost of its rebuilding!”

Appearing on MSNBC shortly afterward, Speaker of the New York City Council Melissa Mark-Viverito (D), a native of Puerto Rico, said Trump was treating Puerto Ricans as “second-class citizens.”

“There is a double standard of how Puerto Ricans are being treated,” she said in response to his tweet, calling the Trump administration’s response to the hurricane “deplorable.”

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/09/29/trump-big-decisions-ahead-on-how-much-to-spend-on-a-destroyed-puerto-rico/?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.9a46820d1145

[Eyeball_Kid]

1. We should notice: Trumpy isn't prioritizing SURVIVAL.

He's prioritizing "REBUILDING". IOW, He's not concerned about human suffering and massive deaths. He's concerned about REAL ESTATE and PROPERTY values! He's concerned about WHO or WHAT will buy and own property for rebuilding. As far as Trumpy is concerned, the dead can be used to pave roads and fertilize the soil. The more, the better.

[exboyfil]

7. It is a theme his first tweet

was more concerned about the balance sheet than the ongoing crisis.

It says something about his supporters that this stuff does not register.

[pangaia]

2. OK I don't want to hear..

"I hate this man."
"Fuck you twitler"

And the like.

Put the energy from that anger and disgust patiently but incessantly to work--
Everybody, do whatever you can, even the smallest thing, to help get rid of him and his ilk.

The world depends on it..

[CottonBear]

3. We need to spend billions. However much it takes to rebuild PR & USVI.

There must be a Marshall Plan to rebuild Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.

[yallerdawg]

4. The decision the Dotard administration needs to make TODAY is to save people's lives...

or count the dead sometime in the future.

Another reason I am a Democrat!

[byronius]

5. Dude just cannot EVER say or do the Right Thing. Incapable of it. Inhumanly incapable.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. Residents of Puerto Rico can't vote in presidential elections.

So Trump doesn't care. However, if Puerto Rico doesn't get the help it needs, and soon, I'd bet a lot of people will choose to move to the mainland if they can, which they have the absolute right to do. And once those folks are residents of a mainland state they will be able to vote, and they sure as hell won't be voting for Trump (that's assuming, of course, that his ugly orange ass hasn't been 86'd out of the White House by then).

All Trump thinks about in any given situation is how it affects HIM. Obviously the entire population won't leave Puerto Rico, but even so, maybe Orange Foolius should think about the possibility of a whole bunch of new voters hating his guts.

[exboyfil]

8. Perhaps some thoughts

about encouraging where the at relocation will be. I am thinking Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and possibly Ohio. Florida already seems to be preferred location.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. They can go wherever they want; people will probably go where

they have family or other connections, or where there is an existing Puerto Rican community, like NYC. But I get your drift.

[exboyfil]

10. What about incentives from private charities that

help refugees?

[BumRushDaShow]

15. We have a large Puerto Rican community here in Philly

As of 2010, > 120,000. The "problem" with your suggestion is that as noted by another poster, they go where family is and that tends to be dark blue cities or rim areas of those cities (mostly east coast).

Interesting article on the uptick migration to PA since the fiscal woes began in Puerto Rico - http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/06/puerto_ricans_fleeing_debt_cri.html

[avebury]

11. It would be nice to

help people to relocate to areas of Ted states where, if we could get them to vote, they would vote Democrat and change election outcomes.

[procon]

12. Why the hell is he talking about cost and debts in Puerto Rico?

Did he do that in Houston and Florida, tell the suffering people that it would cost too much to restore their communities? HELL NO, HE DIDN'T!

The only difference is the color or their skin!

[wiggs]

13. I'm sure there are those already who are joining giant investor syndicates to offer

pennies on the dollar to desperate residents for land that will be converted to resorts, golf courses, private villas, etc.. Wouldn't be surprised if they are on the potus trip to PR this tuesday.

That's what he's talking about when he says 'big decisions' will have to be made...

vultures

[Doitnow]

18. It's called Disaster Capitalism. Dump and friends can't wait till everyone leaves the island.

[olddad56]

14. another example of his white supremacy, or that of his master Mr. Putin

if the people of Puerto Rico were white, he would be handling this very differently. In my opinion.

[EarthFirst]

16. I'm sure if there was a plan to depopulate the island and relocate it's citizens for military use...

There would be BILLIONS available.

$125 one-way travel voucher; and $22 billion to redevelop the island into a military super fortress.

[Timmygoat]

17. He has other priorities

Like a big beautiful wall on the US Mexican border, the bestest wall ever.