President Trump is living in an “alternative reality world” after he gave his administration a 10 out of 10 rating for its hurricane recovery efforts in Puerto Rico, the mayor of San Juan said.
In an interview on CNN’s “New Day,” Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz said Friday she would give the administration “a 1” out of 10 rating, adding “the administration has been unresponsive.”
When asked if she agreed with the president’s self assessment, Cruz replied “Well, if it’s a 10 out of a scale of 100, of course. It is still a failing grade.”
Trump told a pool of reporters on Thursday, “We have provided so much, so fast,” and that Hurricane Maria was “worse than Katrina.”
Cruz and Trump have a history of sparring over recovery efforts.
“The Mayor of San Juan, who was very complimentary only a few days ago, has now been told by the Democrats that you must be nasty to Trump,” Trump tweeted last month. “Such poor leadership ability by the Mayor of San Juan, and others in Puerto Rico, who are not able to get their workers to help. They want everything to be done for them when it should be a community effort.”
According to Puerto Rico’s government, more than 80 percent of the island remains without electricity.
