Oxfam Condemns Trump Admin’s ‘Slow And Inadequate’ Puerto Rico Response

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Oxfam on Tuesday condemned the U.S. government’s “slow and inadequate response” to hurricane devastation on Puerto Rico, ahead of President Donald Trump’s trip to the island and amid his attacks on San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz.

“The US has more than enough resources to mobilize an emergency response but has failed to do so in a swift and robust manner,” Abby Maxman, the president of Oxfam America, said in a statement. “We are outraged at the slow and inadequate response the US Government has mounted in Puerto Rico.”

Maxman said the international aid nonprofit will intervene in the Hurricane Maria recovery effort on Puerto Rico, despite “rarely” responding to “humanitarian emergencies in the US and other wealthy countries.”

“We’re hearing excuses and criticism from the administration instead of a cohesive and compassionate response,” she said. “As the situation in Puerto Rico worsens and the federal government’s response continues to falter, Oxfam has decided to step in to lend our expertise in dealing with some of the world’s most catastrophic disasters.”

According to the statement, Oxfam will “join forces with Puerto Rican leaders to appeal to Congress and other federal agencies in Washington to dedicate resources to the response and remove barriers that are keeping aid out.”

The nonprofit said it has also sent its own team to Puerto Rico to assess its response.

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  1. WHy Trump BotheRs wiTh these inGrateful meXicans Is beyOnd me. TiMe wouLd be beTTer spent DoinG the Business of GovErnment. LuckilY he haS a twittEr sO he can Multitask.

  2. Welp, our transition to third-world nation is near complete. Here’s a double-handed middle finger of empathy to the brain-deads who voted for this.

  3. Avatar for sanni sanni says:

    Thanks, Oxfam - for keeping it real - and engaging in relief efforts. Much of the country stands aghast - at the horror facing the US citizens of Puerto Rico - and at the mendacious response of our Dotard president.

  4. When you’ve lost Oxfam, you’ve lost the respect of the world.

    Is America great yet?

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