Trump praises hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico amid criticism of a slow response
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Brushing aside criticism of his administration's response to Hurricane Maria, President Donald Trump visited Puerto Rico on Tuesday, hailing the recovery effort as an "amazing job" by first responders, telling officials they should be "proud" of a death toll that stood in double digits instead of thousands.
Nearly two weeks after the Category 4 storm raked the island, Trump, making his fourth visit to a hurricane zone in a month, lavished praise on local officials who spoke highly of him, while taking a veiled swipe at San Juan's mayor, who had previously characterized initial recovery efforts as ineffective.
In a televised meeting with officials in a hangar at Muniz Air National Guard Base, Trump struck an
