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Trump leaves San Juan's mayor out of praise for Puerto Rico leaders..
Trump leaves San Juan's mayor out of praise for Puerto Rico leaders
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President Trump on Tuesday heaped praise on federal and local officials for their response to Hurricane Maria in his first remarks after landing on the storm-ravaged island — but pointedly left out the mayor of San Juan, with whom he's been embroiled in a Twitter feud.
A jovial Trump, seated at a table between Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló (D) and first lady Melania Trump, repeatedly singled out elected officials and military leaders both for their efforts and for their praise of his administration. In his remarks on Rosselló, Trump appeared to be taking a veiled shot at San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz, whom the president attacked over the weekend for her criticism of the federal response efforts.
“He’s not even from my party, but he started right from the beginning appreciating what we did,” Trump said of Rosselló in remarks at a National Guard base. “This governor did not play politics. He didn’t play it all. He was saying it like it was and he was giving us the highest grades.”
Cruz attended the briefing, but sat far away from the president. Trump did not mention her during his remarks, even as he cast praise widely on other federal and territory officials for their work.
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/353635-trump-leaves-san-juans-mayor-out-of-praise-for-puerto-rico-leaders
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tell him her remarks were not political.
(He'd already insulted all officials with compliments on not playing politics. As in, "I have to congratulate Susan on not stealing my underwear when she came to dinner. Thank you, Susan."