Hurricane Maria
Because Donald Trump isn't helping.
Since the devastating hurricane in Puerto Rico, President Trump has repeatedly ridiculed the island’s crisis.
“It’s not ‘us’ vs ‘them,’” Ricardo Rosselló wrote on Twitter. “It’s about Americans in need.”
Trump lashes out against Americans devastated by Hurricane Maria, just a month after promising Alabama tornado victims that he had ordered “A Plus” treatment for them.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
“Puerto Rico has been taken care of better by Donald Trump than by any living human being,” the president said of himself.
Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said the White House treats Puerto Ricans like "second-class citizens" and Trump is getting the wrong data.
The Puerto Rican island of Vieques is still struggling after the hurricanes of 2017, but its most famous tree offers hope.
During his tenure, Long came under fire for improperly using government resources and mishandling the Hurricane Maria response.
Accusing lawmakers of treating Puerto Ricans "differently than other U.S. citizens," the governor requested more federal assistance to help the island bounce back.
Axios reported that the president was even hoping to demand some of the relief money back.