Donald Trump has come under fire for his tweets regarding the Hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico last fall, with people claiming that the President is tone deaf.
An independent study undertaken by researchers at George Washington University, surmised that the death toll in Puerto Rico was about 3,000, a number which Trump rejected.
According to Trump, the number was inflated by Democrats who wanted to make him look bad.
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…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 13, 2018
…..This was done by the Democrats in order to make me look as bad as possible when I was successfully raising Billions of Dollars to help rebuild Puerto Rico. If a person died for any reason, like old age, just add them onto the list. Bad politics. I love Puerto Rico!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 13, 2018
Trump said in his tweets: “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. This was done by the Democrats in order to make me look as bad as possible when I was successfully raising Billions of Dollars to help rebuild Puerto Rico. If a person died for any reason, like old age, just add them onto the list. Bad politics. I love Puerto Rico!”
These tweets came off the back of claims by Trump that his administration’s response to the 2017 hurricanes was “an incredible unsung success.”
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A lot of politicians and political commentators have slammed the Trump’s tweets calling it disgraceful and calling it lies.
You can check out some of the reactions below
No death is partisan and our brothers and sisters in Puerto Rico deserved better from @realDonaldTrump before, during, and after the hurricane.
— Andrew Gillum (@AndrewGillum) September 13, 2018
"I’m disgusted. It's so disgusting, because that’s my mom.”
Carmen Cruz, whose mother died waiting for an operation after Hurricane Maria, in Puerto Rico, describes her feeling on Pres. Trump’s false claims on the death toll and his government’s response https://t.co/Qhs83zhUmn pic.twitter.com/KQbYG51sjh
— CNN (@CNN) September 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/krassenstein/status/1040455599345950721
Chef Jose Andres, who fed Puerto Rico after hurricanes, slams Trump: 'This is insane' https://t.co/9E8wRrK5Ek
— Kenny_ANTI_gop (@Hope012015) September 14, 2018
Trump said he could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody, and he wouldn't lose voters.
He was right. He's responsible for 3,000 dead Americans in Puerto Rico and didn't lose any single supporter.
— Denizcan James (@MrFilmkritik) September 14, 2018
No, that's not true. I was there. My husband is an R.N. the numbers are real and thousands are still suffering without power. Your intervention in Puerto Rico was lackluster and cavalier. You truly failed American citizens..
— @Meishabobeisha😎 (@Tuesdaywebcam) September 14, 2018
Trump is a ghoul and a crackpot. This Mad King isn't qualified to rant on a street corner much less serve as president. Especially after today's unforgivable Puerto Rico tweet, he's nothing more than a contaminant — a toxic mad man without conscience or core values.
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) September 14, 2018
You’re telling me that my grandmothers death doesn’t count? She was in the hospital in between BOTH hurricanes &passed away shortly after. Had you provided Puerto Rico with help, hospitals would’ve been able to continue to properly function and care for ALL their patients.
— jen (@guataubaa) September 13, 2018
Mr President,
I am a republican and I voted for you! I am really upset with your comments about Puerto Rico. My girlfriend is from Puerto Rico and she recently went back. To say the response was absolutely overwhelming was a total failure.
— Joe (@Denver19672006) September 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/rtoddstevenson/status/1040407137212657664
The Puerto Rico government had for a long time stated that the death toll was at 64 before dramatically raising the number to 2,975. According to them, they did so after looking at the study conducted by the George Washington University.