Posted on 09/14/2018 11:33:22 AM PDT by SJackson
Ocasio-Cortez to Trump on Puerto Rico deaths: 'My own grandfather died in the aftermath of the storm. Uncounted'
Washington (CNN) US House Democratic candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez issued a sobering response to President Donald Trump's false claim that 3,000 people did not die in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
Following Trump's Thursday morning tweet, Ocasio-Cortez shared her own family's story -- noting that her grandfather died in the aftermath of the storm.
"My own grandfather died in the aftermath of the storm. Uncounted. Thousands of Puerto Ricans have similar stories. They have lost children, friends, & family members. Instead of finger-pointing, INVEST in the Marshall Plan for Puerto Rico + just transition to renewable energy," Ocasio-Cortez wrote on Twitter.
Ocasio-Cortez, 28, ran against -- and defeated -- incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley in New York's 14th Congressional District primary race earlier this year.
"3000 people did not die in the two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico. When I left the Island, AFTER the storm had hit, they had anywhere from 6 to 18 deaths. As time went by it did not go up by much. Then, a long time later, they started to report really large numbers, like 3000..." Trump tweeted Thursday morning.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
I live in Texas and have gone through many hurricanes. A storm is a gaping hole that you throw money in until the thieves have no more places to put it. Private companies work overtime to get things going. The gubmint stands around pointing at the problem with a clipboard. PR was a basket case before the storm hit and now they want gold plated poles and generators to get ready for the next socialist moron to drain the money supply. If you look at the money we send to these hell holes, divide the money by the residents and we could usually give each person a million dollars and save money. With a million, they could move to Florida or start a new business in PR.
Good catch. Need to tweet back that little nugget.
Don’t forget, in that newly released study of Hurricane Maria deaths, they included the New YoRicans. lol. A New YoRicans is a New Yorker of PR decent who HAS NEVER SET FOOT ON THE ISLAND! But claims to be Puerto Rican.
Thats what she wants. Getting a nasty Twittergram from POTUS gets her bug eyed little wild Leftist ass back on the front page
Dear Occasional-Cortex:
You are a verifiable idiot.
Thanks for playing.
5.56mm
Puerto Rico is to blame, it’s Puerto Rico where this happened and their lack of infrastructure and poor government oversight and management.
She also said her parents lived in a slum tenement when she was born. Anyone from daBronx knows the Parkchester Houses are like Trump Towers compared to the south Bronx. And they’re rather pricey condos since the complex was landmarked because of it’s prewar art deco architecture.
Im a survivor of the Marjory Parkland school shooting, the PR hurricane, 9/11, WWII, WWI and the Civil War.
Baby, Ive seen it all
The Civil War eh? Maybe we should talk about the need for reparations.
NOW she cares about her (alleged) grandfather in PR...
How many “missing” PR relocated to the United States?
About as much as Obama cared about his brother in Africa.
“just transition to renewable energy”
How would those wind turbines and solar panels hold up during the hurricane? And how does the power get to homes? WIRES!!
[How many missing PR relocated to the United States?]
and are now registered to vote with a different identity.
I call BS, this lying skank wouldn’t know the truth if it hit her in the face.
Hard to say, we don't count, track or otherwise get any backgourn info on people coming over the border into our country.
They keep quoting Trump, so they know he said “in the storm”, not “in the aftermath of the storm”. They just don’t care.
And why didn’t she save her grandfather? She has a ton of money, she’s wearing $3500 outfits, and she couldn’t be bothered to buy him a plane ticket and put him up in her place?
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