Hurricane Response Belies Critics' Hit Job on Trump

Real Clear Politics ^ | October 5, 2017 | Steve Cortes

[2ndDivisionVet]

Although Donald J. Trump lacked political experience when he became president, the gods of politics have not given him a soft transition into the job. The most active American hurricane season in 12 years, rocket-launching North Korea, horrific acts of terror from London to Las Vegas – the latter being the worst mass shooting in American history -- have tested the mettle of our nation’s first neophyte commander-in-chief.

Recently Puerto Rico was ravaged by two consecutive hurricanes, Irma and Maria. The very practice of naming hurricanes seems strange to me and, in this case, they have ironically wonderful sounding Latina titles … but the devastation unleashed has been anything but mellifluous. Puerto Rico was, sadly, as Carl Cannon of RealClearPolitics wrote, “underwater before it was underwater.” The island is $74 billion in debt and its infrastructure was in shambles before the storms -- and young people were already fleeing en masse for job opportunities on the mainland, especially Florida.

How, then, have local leaders responded to this epic crisis, and how has President Trump? The mainstream media commenced on a rather predictable, yet ghoulish, mission to fashion this Puerto Rican tragedy as “Trump’s Katrina.” Instead of assessing the actual challenges of delivering massive humanitarian aid at rapid pace to an island that already lacks basic road and electrical infrastructure commensurate with an American territory, the anti-Trump media blame-game found a poster woman in Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz of San Juan....

[hsalaw]

After the past eight horrible years, it’s nice to have someone with real-world experience and a strong work ethic as President.

[cba123]

Trump is doing a great job. Wonderful,

I am happy as a clam. But it is really time to return manufacturing to America from China.

Making China stronger is not good for America.

[JLAGRAYFOX]

Read my lips Puerto Ricans, both those stateside, and those that reside on the island. The best, most loyal, friend and 100% ally you folks have is POTUS, Donald J. Trump.

Trump will bring back the island commonwealth of Puerto Rico and, if you work with him and support him, he will develop your devastated island and make it the tourist gem and mecca of the entire Caribbean Basin.

If not, and you revert to the Democrat Party, you will destroy your own future and the futures of your children and grandchildren.

WAKE UP, Puerto Ricans, the handwriting is clearly on the wall, support and vote for Donald J. Trump, or die economically, a piece down the road!! Abandon the Democrat Party stateside and on the island, the party that has killed your beautiful island. End of story.

[hemogoblin]

our nation’s first neophyte commander-in-chief.

er, wut?

[Lionheartusa1]

After 3 consecutive hurricane disasters in a row and a massacre in Las Vegas I’d have to say things are better today than when 0dumbo was the president .

I will never expect the news media to ever say anything nice about President Trump or even give him credit for anything good he does . Things are getting better in spite of the press , congress and the vile leftist .

Winning in spite of anti-Trumpism ,

[trebb]

He’s gonna try to do the right thing even if it pisses off some of his base - been a few here that think we should just let the affected areas fend for themselves.

[VaRepublican]

“WAKE UP, Puerto Ricans, the handwriting is clearly on the wall, support and vote for Donald J. Trump, or die economically, a piece down the road!! Abandon the Democrat Party stateside and on the island, the party that has killed your beautiful island. End of story.”
someone somewhere will take your words and say that you said support Pres DJT or die.

[shanover]

This is Puerto Rico’s moment. If they follow the President, that’s a start. If they go full ‘tard with socialist imbeciles like that Cuban wanna-be idiot from San Juan (one hand out/other hand middle finger), then see ya.

[Freee-dame]

This morning on the radio, the weekly Friday preview of the Sunday morning show had the local guy talking to NBC’s Chuck Todd. Last weekPresident Trump was in Puerto Rico and Las Vegas. So what did Chuck Todd talk about? Trump being called a moron (allegedly? Though I did not hear that word). I only lasted the 15 seconds it took to turn the radio off.

Are theAmerican people so brainwashed that they actually believe that PDJT is anything but brilliant? He won the presidency in spite of complete opposition by the elites. Obama won only because of the protection by the elites.