So we’ve gotten a lot of receptivity, a lot of thanks for the job we’ve done in Puerto Rico. Following a grossly pompous visit to the hurricane-ravaged island of Puerto Rico, Donald Trump used an exaggerated Spanish accent during a speech meant to. We love Puerto Rico, he added, before returning to his. Dorian is expected to make landfall in Puerto Rico where President Trump has declared a state of emergency Rick Leventhal reports from San Juan. We are also praying for the people of Puerto Rico, said Trump, putting poor emphasis on the first two syllables of the word Puerto. Before the storms hit, it was dead, as you probably know. Puerto Rico braces for Tropical Storm Dorian. It was very hard - a very hard thing to do because of the fact they had no electric. In the sketch, Baldwin's Trump was unclear that Puerto Rico was an American territory, hung up on the mayor of San Juan, put Sessions. after us president donald trump pronounced puerto rico thrice with spanish accent during an event at the white house on friday a user tweeted quotlistening. I think, in a certain way, the best job we did was Puerto Rico, but nobody would understand that. President Trump defends response to Puerto Rico 08:59. (Evan Vucci/AP) President Trump said in a radio interview broadcast Monday that he is an absolute no on statehood for Puerto Rico, citing his running feud with San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz, a. Later, he said the response to Puerto Rico “was an incredible, unsung success.” We moved a hospital into Puerto Rico - a tremendous military hospital in the form of a ship. citizens of Puerto Rico, he managed to find a way. “Puerto Rico was, actually, our toughest one of all because it’s an island, so you just - you can’t truck things onto it. Just when you thought President Donald Trump couldnt find another way to demean the suffering U.S. “Well, I think Puerto Rico was incredibly successful,” he said.
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Movie Theaters Closing Before Hurricane Florence Hits How Near-Category 5 Storm Will Impact Weekend Box Officeīut most of the takeaway from the preparedness presser at the Oval Office with Trump and FEMA Administrator Brock Long was via Trump’s response to questions about Hurricane Maria and Puerto Rico, where an estimated 2,975 died after the storm hit last September (the original death toll was reported to be 64.)Īsked by a pool reporter what lesson was there to be taken from what happened there, Trump jumped in.