On this morning’s “Velshi and Ruhle” on MSNBC, Stephanie Ruhle obliterated Trump’s galling claim that the government response to Hurricane Maria was an “unsung success.” Doing much of the “For Fact’s Sake” segment without lights in acknowledgment of how long Puerto Ricans were forced to live without power, co-host Stephanie Ruhle laid waste to Cult 45’s self-inflating propaganda.
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While we’re focused on the potential damage from Hurricane Florence, we mustn’t lose sight of what our fellow citizens have suffered at the hands of this inept “administration.” Thanks to MSNBC and Stephanie Ruhle for keeping Puerto Rico in the news.
No thanks to Dolt 45 for this latest bit of news from today: “Possibly millions of water bottles meant for Hurricane Maria victims left on tarmac in Puerto Rico”:
The federal response to Hurricane Maria is under scrutiny again after photos show what appear to be millions of water bottles meant for victims of the storm still sitting on a runway in Ceiba, Puerto Rico. The photos began circulating on social media Tuesday, the same day President Trump again praised the government's response to Maria during a meeting with top DHS and FEMA officials.
Marty Bahmonde, a senior official at FEMA, confirmed to CBS News' David Begnaud that the agency delivered the water to the island. From there, the details are unclear. Bahmonde said they don't track specific shipments of water bottles so it's not clear when they were delivered or what became of the bottles after the delivery.
Begnaud spoke with Abdiel Santana, who works with the Puerto Rico state police agency FURA. Santana says he took the photos on Tuesday because he was angry to still see the bottles sitting there. Santana, who posted the photos to his Facebook on Tuesday, said he first saw the bottles there in either October or November of last year.
They didn’t get the water to the people who desperately needed it. Just like they didn’t get the sick and injured to the floating hospital, where they could have been treated.
Heartfelt wishes to those in Florence’s meandering path. Be glad you’re not an island.