+/- 3,000 Dead In PR; Shitstain: "I Think We Did A Fantastic Job In Puerto Rico"

[hatrack]

Speaking to reporters briefly at the White House, Donald Trump repeated the most consequential of the many lies of his presidency — that the federal government did a “fantastic job” in its response to last year’s Hurricane Maria catastrophe that killed nearly 3,000 people in Puerto Rico.

Link to tweet

That’s a line that Trump has maintained ever since he made a belated visit to the island after two straight weekends golfing, followed by the observation that “it’s been incredible the results that we’ve had with respect to loss of life.”

In fact, the results they had with respect to the loss of life were awful. Awful in terms of the sheer number of dead, but also awful in terms of the reluctance from the very beginning to deliver an accurate death count. That the disaster turned out to be deadlier even than Hurricane Katrina is shocking, and the fact that it took the government until this week to finally acknowledge that fact is an entirely separate shock.

And it’s a reminder that while Trump’s time in office has shown that the macroeconomy can remain remarkably robust in the face of a president who has no idea what he’s doing, there are other aspects of national affairs where this is not the case.

EDIT

Ed. - So, it would basically take a Cat 5 direct hit in the Hamptons or on Mierda-A-Lago for him to feel required to feign concern, and even then, he'd blame people who didn't evacuate.

https://www.vox.com/2018/8/29/17797466/trump-hurricane-maria-puerto-rico-response-death-toll

[janterry]

1. This should be made into a television ad

and put everywhere.
Not one of those scary too big for life political ads.
Just a real, factual ad.
This happened. In this country. To our fellow citizens.
And then shot of Trump saying I did so well.

Just simple, clear facts.

[Doodley]

2. And words flashing on the screen, such as "CALLOUS," "UNCARING," "SELF-OBSESSED"

[MontanaMama]

3. A rare example of this POS telling the truth.

He thinks he did a fqntastic job because people he does not value died. No sarcasm intended. He does not value anyone or anything that does not benefit him.