No - Trump hasn't done a good job on Puerto Rico

ZappasGuitar said:
I never once claimed that ILA/ToxicTrumpkin said anyone was dancing in the streets.
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Who said that you claimed that Toxic Titties AKA Malignant Mammaries said anyone was dancing in the streets? :dunno:

YO U said it, didn't you?

I have your quote, and I cited it, Zappacrite.

Perhaps you can explain what you meant using honest discourse. Don't forget the civility and be sure to leave out petty insults. :rofl2:
 
Houston's still cleaning up, Florida's still cleaning up. What the heck is going on here? An entire island state is flooded, flattened and destroyed and in 1 week you expect full supplies of groceries, water, electricity (where allllllllllll poles are down), phone communications and rebuilt homes, hospitals, schools and stores? Most of you have never even been through a major destructive hurricane. Well, I've been through 5 of them and it's no picnic and takes a few weeks to get your BASIC life in order again...and that's right here stateside. People pull together and make it through. People here in the central part of the state didn't see the first Red Cross supply of water until 4 days after Irma passed. And, none of the Hollywood telethon elite ordered and paid for any 18-wheelers filled with bags of ice from commercial ice houses to be sent here while it was 95 during the day and 85 at night. Nobody around here complained though because most stocked up on basic survival supplies PRIOR to the storm. And, we shared with others.

The Puerto Ricans have all but been annihilated over there. Hopefully, they can start getting the women, kids, elderly and infirmed out of there and bring them here to stay with family and friends. The men can stay there as men have always done to pitch in with organizations and military to take care of the clean-up and rebuilding. They could be provided with tents and meals during the next 6 months or so to get back to some form of livable civilization. This is the reality.
 
Thing1 said:
Sorry - outstanding FEMA efforts aside, Trump has failed Puerto Rico, and this is now his Katrina.

Because he took a week when people were starving, stranded and suffering, and made it about football players not standing during a song before a ball game.

He could have used his tweets and national megaphone to help marshal volunteer efforts, fundraising, donations & awareness. I mean, imagine being homeless in PR right now, waiting 4-6 hours for a bottle of water or gallon of gas, hoping to find loved ones and to someday - probably years from now - try to get back to some semblance of reality...and hearing that Trump is bragging that his talk about a football league has really "caught on" and focusing most of his attention on a game.
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while you are spot on about trumps idiocy with the NFL bullshit, FEMA is NOT doing an outstanding effort. How do you think they are getting their shit done? They've contracted PRIVATE companies to do the job they can't do. PRIVATE.
 
Stretch said:
Houston's still cleaning up, Florida's still cleaning up. What the heck is going on here? An entire island state is flooded, flattened and destroyed and in 1 week you expect full supplies of groceries, water, electricity (where allllllllllll poles are down), phone communications and rebuilt homes, hospitals, schools and stores? Most of you have never even been through a major destructive hurricane. Well, I've been through 5 of them and it's no picnic and takes a few weeks to get your BASIC life in order again...and that's right here stateside. People pull together and make it through. People here in the central part of the state didn't see the first Red Cross supply of water until 4 days after Irma passed. And, none of the Hollywood telethon elite ordered and paid for any 18-wheelers filled with bags of ice from commercial ice houses to be sent here while it was 95 during the day and 85 at night. Nobody around here complained though because most stocked up on basic survival supplies PRIOR to the storm. And, we shared with others.

The Puerto Ricans have all but been annihilated over there. Hopefully, they can start getting the women, kids, elderly and infirmed out of there and bring them here to stay with family and friends. The men can stay there as men have always done to pitch in with organizations and military to take care of the clean-up and rebuilding. They could be provided with tents and meals during the next 6 months or so to get back to some form of livable civilization. This is the reality.
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Apparently all this damage and devastation could have been avoided if only the evil Trump had given Hurricane Maria equal tweet-time with the SJW-NFL.

:rofl2:
 
Stretch said:
Houston's still cleaning up, Florida's still cleaning up. What the heck is going on here? An entire island state is flooded, flattened and destroyed and in 1 week you expect full supplies of groceries, water, electricity (where allllllllllll poles are down), phone communications and rebuilt homes, hospitals, schools and stores? Most of you have never even been through a major destructive hurricane. Well, I've been through 5 of them and it's no picnic and takes a few weeks to get your BASIC life in order again...and that's right here stateside. People pull together and make it through. People here in the central part of the state didn't see the first Red Cross supply of water until 4 days after Irma passed. And, none of the Hollywood telethon elite ordered and paid for any 18-wheelers filled with bags of ice from commercial ice houses to be sent here while it was 95 during the day and 85 at night. Nobody around here complained though because most stocked up on basic survival supplies PRIOR to the storm. And, we shared with others.

The Puerto Ricans have all but been annihilated over there. Hopefully, they can start getting the women, kids, elderly and infirmed out of there and bring them here to stay with family and friends. The men can stay there as men have always done to pitch in with organizations and military to take care of the clean-up and rebuilding. They could be provided with tents and meals during the next 6 months or so to get back to some form of livable civilization. This is the reality.
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Can you point out exactly where in the OP - or anywhere - where I said that everything should be solved right now, or implied that Trump has failed because the area is still in a state of crisis?

I'm looking forward to your finding that.
 
Thing1 said:
Well, if I was PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, I'd be spending most of my time right now focused on the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico.
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The Governor sure seemed pleased.

I'm pleased, too, Thingy. I'm especially pleased that neither you or Hillary is PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. :rofl2:
 
Covfefe said:
https://www.google.com/amp/www.nyda...nse-slams-trump-puerto-rico-article-1.3528084
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A fleet of C130's from Savannah's 165th Airlift Wing of GA Air National Guard bring in water, food and supplies to U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Croix and Puerto Rico.
SavannahNow 9/22

On Saturday, the island’s main port in San Juan reopened and 11 ships arrived, the AP reports, bringing 1.6 million gallons of water, 23,000 cots, food, and electrical generators. More than 2,500 National Guard members have been deployed to Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. The Coast Guard and Army Corps of Engineers are working to reopen more ports on the islands. (FEMA is keeping a running list of federal resources deployed to Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.)
AP 9/23


It knocked out power in the US commonwealth of more than 3 million people, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said. And it could be months before the electricity returns.
"This is going to be a long road," Rosselló said Saturday.
At least 15 people are confirmed dead on Dominica, and dozens more remain missing. One person died in the US Virgin Islands, probably from drowning, authorities said. At least six people were killed in Puerto Rico, said Héctor M. Pesquera, the island's public safety director.
US President Donald Trump has pledged federal help for Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
On Saturday evening, the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration confirmed that 4,000 members of the the U.S. Army Reserves have been deployed in Puerto Rico to help with Hurricane Maria recovery.
The governor said the island has a 20-day supply of gasoline and diesel and will install "water oasis" stations around the island. Many roads are impassable and gas stations were destroyed, he said.
CNN 9/23


"Federal partners are aggressively working to meet and overcome challenges to opening ports and restoring power to bring additional life-saving commodities and personnel into disaster-affected areas," the Federal Emergency Management Agency said in a statement.
Several flights and sea vessels with meals, water and generators have been arriving or are headed to Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands affected, the agency said.
Brock Long, the FEMA director, said on Twitter Sunday he would visit Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands on Monday.
Residents also have limited access to cell signal, causing panic among families at home and abroad who have been unable to contact their loved ones.
"I know many people who are living in the States are worried about not hearing from their families," González said. "Don't get nervous, we just have problems with communications lines."
(I dealt with this as well in Irma...no cell service for 4 days)
CNN 9/24


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Soldiers stationed at 783rd Maint. Co. in Toa Baja, P.R. transporting more than 6,000
gallons of water to the San José community, Sept. 24.



Ricardo Rossello
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Briefed @POTUS @realDonaldTrump in #SituationRoom and thanked him for his leadership, quick response & commitment to our people

12:49 PM - Sep 26, 2017
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He said he was “confident the president understands the magnitude of the situation”.
Mr Rossello said he would be speaking with Mr Trump later on Tuesday to discuss “a long-term recovery package for Puerto Rico to be presented to Congress”, apparently next week.
A flotilla of ships and thousands more military personnel are being sent to Puerto Rico, the Trump administration announced.


American Red Cross
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Nearly 400 #RedCross workers are on the ground in Puerto Rico & US Virgin Islands providing relief after Hurricane #Maria.

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Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long said the devastation wrought by the storm presents unique logistical challenges for the federal response. He said demolished airports and seaports have made it difficult to get aid and personnel to the stricken island.
Mr Long said 16 Navy and Coast Guard ships are now in the waters around Puerto Rico, with another 10 ships on the way. They include the USS Comfort, a Navy hospital ship. Planes and ships are also bringing in a military force to help distribute aid.
ExpressAndStar 9/26



Between the Coast Guard and the Navy, the U.S. has 16 ships involved in relief in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, including the Amphibious Ready Group led by the amphibious assault ship Kearsarge, FEMA Director Long said at the White House Tuesday.

The Kearsarge has Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, based at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, aboard. At least another 10 ships were on the way or preparing to debark to the area, Long said.

At the direction of FEMA and local governors, U.S. Northern Command has overall responsibility for the military response in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, while U.S. Southern Command working through the State Department was focusing on the Caribbean's Leeward Islands.

As repairs to air traffic control systems continue, NorthCom estimated that the traffic flow to airfields in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands will increase dramatically over the next 24 hours -- from 3-6 aircraft per hour to 10 per hour for a total of about 240 aircraft per day, the Defense Department said in a statement.
Military.com 9/26


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U.S. Marines with the 26th MEU exit U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Utility 1654 to assist in support relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Maria in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Sept. 25, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Alexis C. Schneider)
 
Stretch said:
Thing 1 has evidently never gone through major hurricanes. Waiting 4 hours for water, LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Oh, the humanity! :rofl2:

Why, it seems as if liberals think when Obama was president, NOBODY had to wait four hours for water, because OBAMA WOULD HAVE SAID HE CARED! :rofl2:

WORDS are WATER! :rofl2:
 
Thing1 said:
Can you point out exactly where in the OP - or anywhere - where I said that everything should be solved right now, or implied that Trump has failed because the area is still in a state of crisis?

I'm looking forward to your finding that.
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"waiting 4-6 hours for a bottle of water"
 
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