President Trump lashed out at Puerto Rican politicians again early Tuesday, accusing them of being incompetent and corrupt, and claimed he is “the best thing” ever to happen to the U.S. territory.
“The [politicians] are grossly incompetent, spend the money foolishly or corruptly, & only take from USA,” Trump tweeted. “The best thing that ever happened to Puerto Rico is President Donald J. Trump. So many wonderful people, but with such bad Island leadership and with so much money wasted.”
[Related: Trump says he has ‘taken better care of Puerto Rico than any man ever’]
Puerto Rico got 91 Billion Dollars for the hurricane, more money than has ever been gotten for a hurricane before, & all their local politicians do is complain & ask for more money. The pols are grossly incompetent, spend the money foolishly or corruptly, & only take from USA….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 2, 2019
….The best thing that ever happened to Puerto Rico is President Donald J. Trump. So many wonderful people, but with such bad Island leadership and with so much money wasted. Cannot continue to hurt our Farmers and States with these massive payments, and so little appreciation!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 2, 2019
The tweets come a day after Senate Democrats voted down a disaster relief package that they said did not include enough funding to help the island after it was ravaged by hurricanes last year.
Trump also expressed his outrage toward Puerto Rican leaders in several tweets Monday night. In that diatribe, he took aim at San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz, who has frequently criticized the Trump administration’s response to the hurricanes as insufficient.
In her response to the president on Twitter, Cruz said Trump is “unhinged” and accused him of lying about the money Puerto Rico has received.
[Read more: ‘I’ll punch the bully in the mouth,’ Puerto Rico governor warns White House amid disaster aid quarrel]
Pres Trump continues to embarrass himself & the Office he holds. He is unhinged & thus lies about the $ received by PR. HE KNOWS HIS RESPONSE was innefficient at best. He can huff & puff all he wants but he cannot escape the death of 3,000 on his watch. SHAME ON YOU! 1/2 https://t.co/snGmda1CNN
— Carmen Yulín Cruz (@CarmenYulinCruz) April 2, 2019
