07 October, 2017
The Trump administration has removed statistics from a federal website that revealed how dire the crisis in Puerto Rico remains in the wake of Hurricane Maria, according to a new report.
He cited "politically motivated ingrates" and said some people on the island "want everything to be done for them".
During the aerial tour, Pence saw upended boats along the coast, blue tarps atop damaged homes and uprooted trees and vegetation.
Mr Trump compared the death roll from Hurricane Maria to that of 2005's Hurricane Katrina in the United States, which he deemed "a real catastrophe". Pence attended a briefing on recovery efforts at an Army National Guard hangar before visiting a church to meet with people affected by the storm.
Pence had seen other damage earlier, when his plane flew over homes stripped of their roofs, toppled trees and debris strewn in yards as it arrived on St. Croix.
"Our mission is to support the governor and his response priorities through the unified command structure to help Puerto Ricans recover and return to routines", Booher told the Post.
Governor Ricardo Rossello said some bills had been sent out erroneously for September even though parts of the island have been without electricity since Hurricane Irma.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Vice President Mike Pence heard the urgency Friday, first-hand. The company pledged to continue relief efforts for Caribbean islands most ravaged by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Trump had come under heated criticism for what some said was a sluggish response to the storm's devastation.
"There is no country that responds to disasters like the United States of America", he said, adding that the island is making progress in its recovery from Hurricane Maria and expects schools to reopen on Tuesday. So regardless of what Trump says, the U.S.is responsible for helping these millions of American citizens.
Valentine Navarro, 26, a salesman in San Juan, shrugged off Trump's trip as a public relations exercise.
Trump shook hands with Cruz but he saved his warm words of praise for other local and federal authorities.
So what does our president do, 2 weeks after the storm? The White House has not yet announced plans for the president to visit the Virgin Islands, but Vice President Pence stopped there this week. Stacey Plaskett, D-At Large, wave after landing at Henry E. Rohlsen Airport in Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands, Friday, Oct. 6, 2017.
