Trump failed Puerto Rico, and he failed the United States says San Juan Mayor
"This is about saving lives, not politics" said San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz after blasting at President Trump on Tuesday night following his visit to the U.S. territory, saying he lacked “common courtesy” and calling him the “miscommunicator-in-chief.”
“The terrible and abominable view of him throwing paper towels and throwing provisions of people, it does not embody the spirit of the American nation,” she said.
“I really felt that the second part of the meetings today, with the White House staff, were conducive to bridging the gap between the disconnect of what they say is happening … and what really is happening,” she said.
But Trump failed. There was zero humility, empathy, humanity and not one iota of understanding of what his fellow Americans were going through. Trump failed Puerto Rico, and he failed the United States. He failed the test of presidential leadership — as he has done so many times in the past. But this one will not soon be forgotten, she said.
The people on the island are disgusted, disappointed and sad. Most don’t think his visit yielded anything other than a photo opportunity for Trump’s own political aggrandizement, she added.
“I really felt that the second part of the meetings today, with the White House staff, were conducive to bridging the gap between the disconnect of what they say is happening … and what really is happening,” she said.
Donald Trump said in a reply to Mayor San Juan.
-PTC News
