Cenk Uygur
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Trump Can't Stop Victim-Blaming Puerto Rico
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October 4, 2017
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16:06Now PlayingTrump whined that Puerto Rico hurricane Maria relief was “throwing the budget out of whack.” No mention of the budgetary impacts of Harvey and Irma. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. Join TYT
"On his way out of the White House on Tuesday, Trump incorrectly claimed that roads on Puerto Rico have been cleared and congratulated himself on doing what he dubiously claimed was “a great job.”
Then he called on residents of the hurricane-pummeled island — many of whom lack electricity, access to water and sewage treatment after a Category 4 storm hit nearly two weeks ago — to give the federal government a hand.
“We need their truck drivers,” Trump said. “Their drivers have to start driving trucks. We have to do that, so at a local level they have to give us more help.”
A U.S. labor union told CNN on Saturday that the island is facing not only a shortage of diesel fuel, a necessity for powering the trucks, but also a possible shortage of the vehicles themselves.
“It is unclear if there are trucks available to move the containers, fuel to operate the trucks or road access to the distribution centers,” the Teamsters union said.”*
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