Trump desperately touts D.C. lobbyist who praised his appalling Puerto Rico response

[riversedge]

This is part of Trumps propaganda PR blitz:
See: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141878943






Trump desperately touts D.C. lobbyist who praised his appalling Puerto Rico response
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By Caroline Orr | October 1, 2017



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Donald Trump’s disastrous response to Puerto Rico has been slammed by everyone from the Mayor of San Juan to Lin-Manuel Miranda to the stars of Saturday Night Live.




Now, in a desperate bid to find someone who will say something positive about his woefully inadequate (and at times downright hostile) actions, Trump has taken the unprecedented step of releasing a White House readout of a phone call — with a lobbyist.

Republican Luis Fortuño’s one term as Governor of Puerto Rico ended four years ago and he currently lives far from the affected island, in Washington, DC, where he works as a registered lobbyist. But that didn’t stop Trump from touting Fortuño’s personal assessment that the response effort was “proceeding well.”..............................................

[SwissTony]

1. And Fortuno would know this....how, exactly?? n/t