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Trump’s Puerto Rico trip

Trump came to Puerto Rico like an emperor: With pomp and little sympathy. Trump brings harsh edge to Puerto Rico trip: The president dings the hurricane-ravaged U.S. territory for having “thrown our budget a little out of whack”. Trump says helping Puerto Rico is breaking the US budget — Texas has gotten way more money. Trump to Puerto Rico: Your hurricane isn’t a “real catastrophe” like Katrina. The most jaw-dropping remarks from Trump’s Puerto Rico trip. Trump to Puerto Rico: Fuck you (more or less). Trump focuses on optics in Puerto Rican visit. Ryan Cooper on Trump’s Puerto Rico disaster: “It’s entirely possible that the worst is yet to come”.

No real “Berlin airlift” for Puerto Rico: Two weeks after storm, supplies and food should have been there already. These charts show Fox News really did ignore Puerto Rico’s crisis. Obama-Trump voters need to apologize to Puerto Rico. Is the debacle in Puerto Rico all Trump’s fault? Donald Trump’s lukewarm response to Puerto Rico was pretty predictable — here’s why. German Lopez on the research on race that could explain Trump’s slow response to Puerto Rico: Studies show people are less likely to want to help other racial groups.