White House press secretary: Trump getting daily updates on Puerto Rico

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY JOHN BOWDEN - 09/30/17 11:17 AM EDT

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Saturday pushed back on criticism of the administration's response to a natural disaster in Puerto Rico and defended President Trump as informed on ongoing hurricane relief efforts.

Trump "has been updated daily on efforts by Gen Kelly and @fema," Sanders tweeted, referring to the White House chief of staff John Kelly and Federal Emergency Management Agency.

She also denied the veracity of a Washington Post report that claimed that recovery efforts on Puerto Rico were hampered in part by Trump's excursion last weekend to his resort in Bedminster, New Jersey.

The Post reported on Friday that Trump and his team effectively "went dark" after departing for Bedminster last Thursday night before Friday night's political rally in Alabama. Sanders said the Post's story was "false," and that Trump has been receiving "daily" updates on the status of recovery efforts on the island territory.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/353235-white-house-press-secretary-trump-getting-daily-updates-on-puerto

[efhmc]

1. Big Whoop.

If he is capable of reading those reports, why doesn't he do something about them.

[PatSeg]

2. He's probably getting his updates

from cable news.

[Cryptoad]

20. I 'ld bet the farm , he can't read!

[DK504]

3. I really have to call bullshit

on Huckleberry Sandbags.

[Kali]

16. oh I like that

Huckleberry Sandbags

[Marthe48]

18. I looked at her for a few seconds

and she looks like somebody crumpled up a cheap paper bag and threw it in an alley.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. I'm SO glad SCROTUS is willing to drag his fat orange ass

off the golf course long enough to take a five-minute phone call every afternoon but I hope fulfilling this onerous duty doesn't interrupt the flow of his game.

[Zambero]

5. With a 60-second attention span

He could be getting them hourly and it would still be like talking to a rock.

[47of74]

7. Actually talking to a rock would produce better results than to fornicate face.

[C_U_L8R]

6. Yeah... and he's still not doing anything.

What fucktards.

[chowder66]

8. Confirming that he deliberately ignored PR instead going after NFL and sat on his duff. nt

[ginnyinWI]

9. Only one daily briefing?

What if Obama just took one daily briefing?

Donnie should be in the Situation Room or on standby every minute, seeing what else can be done, taking calls, solving problems. That's what Obama would be doing.

[Marthe48]

17. That's what any other U.S. President ever would be doing

he is a total failure by any measure.

[shraby]

10. And who has the temerity to interrupt his golf game to tell him such stuff? Of course,

he probably only can listen for less than 5 minutes because more than one page loses his attention.

[heaven05]

11. I don't know

how she can sleep at night....I so hope a 'hell' awaits all these people in this administration that cheer the golden toilet shitting monkey on.......

[KY_EnviroGuy]

13. One perspective....

When it's known that any executive in government, a corporation or the military will not tolerate negative news and in fact will flog the messenger with rebuke or firing, those executives probably sleep pretty well. Their subordinates - - not so much.

[Still In Wisconsin]

12. "Sir, more brown people are dying on that one island. They say they want food and water..."

Dotard: "Fuck 'em! All they ever want is handouts, handouts, handouts. Now watch this drive!"

[Lucky Luciano]

15. That is roughly what I came to say! nt

[dalton99a]

14. Updates 1/2/3/4/5/... : "Puerto Rico is still an island"

Trump: "Very good!"

[Cryptoad]

19. King of FEMA telling him how great a job they are doing?