Trump: We Cannot Help Puerto Rico ‘Forever!’

United States President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, first lady Melania Trump and Trudeau's wife Sophie Gr'goire in the Oval Office at the White House... United States President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, first lady Melania Trump and Trudeau's wife Sophie Gr'goire in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C. on October 11, 2017. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP - NO WIRE SERVICE ' Photo by: Kevin Dietsch/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images MORE LESS
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President Donald Trump continued his relentless criticism of Puerto Rico Thursday morning, suggesting the U.S. couldn’t aid in recovery and relief efforts in the U.S. territory “forever!”

Quoting former CBS News reporter Sheryl Attkisson and Puerto Rico’s governor in a tweet, Trump said the territory’s “electric and infrastructure was disaster before hurricanes” and passed the buck to Congress to “decide how much to spend.”

He then went on to propose that the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the military and first responders — who he said “have been amazing (under the most difficult circumstances)” — cannot stay in the U.S. territory “forever!”

The tweets Thursday morning are just the latest attacks the President has launched on the U.S. territory, which was devastated by two hurricanes last month.

Trump has been complaining about Puerto Rico’s debt and infrastructure issues since the hurricanes made landfall and has claimed the mayor of San Juan has poor leadership skills. The President was likely irked by San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz for repeatedly appearing on cable news to ask for more help for Puerto Rico.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) pushed back shortly after Trump tweeted, asking the President why he “continue(s) to treat Puerto Ricans differently than other Americans” and saying FEMA needs to stay in the U.S. territory “until the job is done.”

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  1. Fuck you.

    Also thanks for bringing this disaster front and center again.

  2. Not going too well, Pepe?
    Here comes the Blame Game!

    Dear Brock Whatshisname
    AKA the Con Artist prospectively to be known as # 25, 383…
    Only a matter of time before you’re dragged into this disaster
    “I hate ta tell ya”
    Your “minor role” is ending
    or “Born to Be Scapegoated”
    Melody of “Born to Be wild”

    Ya scammed a lush appointment
    WHAP!Here comes a hurr-cane!
    Then comes your mismanagement
    Your excuses they’re all so lame
    'fore you know it --it’s all ass-covering
    Every failure provokes a lie
    The papers get hold of it, and
    Reputation good-bye

    Now the Prez is scambling
    Points his tiny fingers
    Your back is filled with knife wounds
    The prosecution threat, it lingers
    whoa, think that you can cop a plea now
    But maybe that won’t be enough
    If you find your self in the big house
    And drop the soap, well that’s tough

    You used to have a career that was fine
    You’ll be doin’ Fed-er-al time
    It’s a hell of a note
    Now they’ve made you the go-who-oat
    Born to be sca-hey-huh-hape-goated
    Born to be sca-hey-huh-hape-goated

    P.S.=“Great job”

  3. Trump: We need the money to protect Texas and the other southern low tax, unregulated red states.
    Cruz: We love getting money from The Blue States.

  4. Plus, we need to fight wars forever.

  5. “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”

    Epic fail.

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