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hatrack

(59,584 posts)
Thu May 31, 2018, 07:37 AM May 2018

No Reaction - ZERO - From Any Republican About Puerto Rico Death Toll Report

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The report’s conclusions, however, don’t seem to have generated much of a reaction, save from a small number of officials who called the findings disturbing and criticized the Trump administration for its weak response. No Republicans, including members of the bipartisan Climate Caucus, appear to have issued public statements as of Wednesday morning. Many Democrats similarly remained silent, in a move that reflects larger apathy regarding the island’s feeble condition.

In a three-paragraph statement released Tuesday, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) called the study’s conclusions “shocking” and “profoundly disturbing” while taking aim at the White House.

“Eight months after the Trump Administration’s stunningly weak response, far too many of our fellow Americans in Puerto Rico lack power, adequate shelter and other basic necessities,” Pelosi said. “Our fellow Americans deserve to know that their government will be there for them throughout the long road to recovery, without question or hesitation,” she continued.

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) similarly called the findings “alarming” and “upsetting”. Hoyer noted that, during a visit to the island, he had seen “how hard Puerto Ricans were working to make up for a lack of aid from the mainland.” Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) also called the island’s crisis “among one of President Trump’s most significant failures” and laid blame for Puerto Rico’s struggles on the White House.

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https://thinkprogress.org/puerto-rico-death-toll-lawmakers-response-f97c461fcf8f/

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No Reaction - ZERO - From Any Republican About Puerto Rico Death Toll Report (Original Post) hatrack May 2018 OP
Simple answer Sherman A1 May 2018 #1
More complex answer, lark May 2018 #2
Certainly a more complex version of Sherman A1 May 2018 #3
It barely made the 'news' mountain grammy May 2018 #4
Nope, Trump and his offenses take up all the news airtime Rhiannon12866 Jun 2018 #5

lark

(23,097 posts)
2. More complex answer,
Thu May 31, 2018, 10:12 AM
May 2018

1 - they don't give a shit
2 - MSM isn't playing this up so they can ignore it. if it was highlighted across media, they's just say it was a lie and to prove it. Why - go back to #1, they hate the Puerto Ricans because they are brown and poor and need $ but all $$ must go to rich folks.

mountain grammy

(26,619 posts)
4. It barely made the 'news'
Thu May 31, 2018, 10:58 AM
May 2018

This is a huge story, and their grid is still shakey. Hurricaine season is here.

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