A CNN analyst accused President Trump of showing more concern for Florida than Puerto Rico as Hurricane Dorian approaches, and suggested that he only cares for political and racial reasons.
“I think it’s obvious,” Joey Jackson said. “It pertains to race and pertains to politics…how many electoral votes does Puerto Rico have? Zero. How much participation do they have in the presidential election? Zero. How much representation do they have in Congress? Zero.”
“Florida is always a state of contention, tied with New York, you’ve got to get it,” he continued. “Who are you going to pander to? The people you need to elect you. Simple question, simple answer, and that is race in politics.”
Trump announced Thursday he will no longer be visiting Poland so that he can monitor Dorian and the clean-up efforts. Dorian is expected to be a “major” Category 4 storm when it hits Florida on Monday, with maximum sustained wind speeds reaching 130 miles per hour by Sunday.
