Trump’s Dubious Revisionist History of Hurricane Maria
The president grades himself highly for how the federal government responded to the disaster in Puerto Rico.
by David A. Graham
Sep 12, 2018
4 minutes
It’s every subpar student’s daydream: What if you could fill out your own report card? President Donald Trump enjoyed that fantasy Wednesday morning with regard to last year’s federal response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and elsewhere:
We got A Pluses for our recent hurricane work in Texas and Florida (and did an unappreciated great job in Puerto Rico, even though an inaccessible island with very poor electricity and a totally incompetent Mayor of San Juan). We are ready for the big one that is coming!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 12, 2018
On Tuesday, he was even more effusive about the Maria effort. “I actually think it was one of the best jobs that’s ever been with respect to what this is
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