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Trump Touts Relief Efforts In Puerto Rico: 'We've Saved A Lot Of Lives'

Despite criticism of the administration's response, the president was self-congratulatory upon arriving on the island and contrasted the not yet fully known death toll with that of Hurricane Katrina.
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend a meeting with Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello and other officials after arriving on the island. / MANDEL NGAN / Getty Images

President Trump traveled Tuesday to devastated Puerto Rico following his administration's maligned response to Hurricane Maria. But as soon as he stepped off the plane, the president was in a self-congratulatory mood.

"The governor is not even from my party and he was tremendously supportive," Trump said of Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo RossellĂł. "Right from the beginning this

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