Tweeters Tear Into Trump For 'Blaming' Puerto Rico Over Maria Devastation

Texas & Florida are doing great but Puerto Rico, which was already suffering from broken infrastructure & massive debt, is in deep trouble..

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 26, 2017

...It's old electrical grid, which was in terrible shape, was devastated. Much of the Island was destroyed, with billions of dollars....

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 26, 2017

...owed to Wall Street and the banks which, sadly, must be dealt with. Food, water and medical are top priorities - and doing well. #FEMA

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 26, 2017

This is so awful I can't even https://t.co/NoPKjgA2Dh

— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) September 26, 2017

oh you wanted him to tweet about Puerto Rico? Well he did — and blamed Puerto Rico. pic.twitter.com/74BK3Smfhv

— Justin Miller (@justinjm1) September 26, 2017

Americans, Mr. President. Americans are in deep trouble. For God's sake, many of us have friends & family we haven't even heard from. https://t.co/OBglAjtR1D

— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) September 26, 2017

President Trump is means-testing Puerto Rico on Twitter in real-time. Play-by-play disaster capitalism. https://t.co/VTjhPuhJ9O

— Patrick Blanchfield (@PatBlanchfield) September 26, 2017

Really not sure how to read this other than Trump taking this opportunity to blame Puerto Rico for its misfortune... pic.twitter.com/KgpIPaYIk1

— McKay Coppins (@mckaycoppins) September 26, 2017

Master of empathy finally emerges from off his golden commode. Message: It's your fault, Puerto Rico. https://t.co/Fu2QUFM3tX

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) September 26, 2017

Jeez, “sucks to be you” wasn’t what anybody meant when they said you need to start paying attn to Puerto Rico, worst president ever. https://t.co/7057SNheJX

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) September 26, 2017

When people said you should talk about Puerto Rico, this is not what they meant https://t.co/ARMXHbH5sI

— Daniel Larison (@DanielLarison) September 26, 2017

INSANE for the president talking about PR's debts to "Wall Street" while 60% of ppl have *no safe drinking water*!!!

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) September 26, 2017

It’s not hard to see why Trump is totally disinterested in helping Puerto Rico. The man is a racist and PR is a Spanish-speaking territory.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) September 26, 2017

So help them. Detached tone is weird here. You have massive power & agency. https://t.co/CC4Wvbftv2

— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) September 26, 2017

?????????? Puerto Rico "doing well" ???????????? https://t.co/OPf6w44RuE

— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) September 26, 2017

Here, in its entirety, is President Trump's 6th grade class presentation "Puerto Rico: It's A Shame, But Debts Are Debts." pic.twitter.com/Apw0VodiGq

— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) September 26, 2017

DONALD FUCKING TRUMP IS MAKING SNIDE COMMENTS ABOUT PUERTO RICO NOT PAYING BANK LOANS. THE FUCKING GALL pic.twitter.com/yXnQ9Vml0s

— Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) September 26, 2017