‘You’re going straight to hell’: Trump lambasted for response to Puerto Rico hurricane
Donald Trump attacked San Juan mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz, who lost her house in the Puerto Rico storm.
world Updated: Oct 02, 2017 10:36 IST
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday his government was doing a “great job” to help Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria and took a new swipe at critics who said he had been slow to aid the island, whose power grid was destroyed 12 days ago.
The Republican president has intensified his praise of federal response efforts in the US territory after the mayor of the capital rebuked the efforts and American media continued to broadcast images of the havoc and suffering on the island.
San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz, who lost her house in the storm and has been attacked by Trump on Twitter, said on Sunday she would be willing to meet with him when he visits the island on Tuesday. “If he asks to meet with me, of course I will meet him.”
Trump, however, lashed out again at San Juan’s mayor in a pair of Twitter posts.
The creator of Broadway hit “Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda, whose parents moved to New York from Puerto Rico, took Trump to task on Twitter over his attack on Cruz: “She has been working 24/7. You have been GOLFING. You’re going straight to hell.”
You're going straight to hell, @realDonaldTrump.
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) September 30, 2017
No long lines for you.
Someone will say, "Right this way, sir."
They'll clear a path. https://t.co/xXfJH0KJmw
She has been working 24/7.
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) September 30, 2017
You have been GOLFING.
You're going straight to hell.
Fastest golf cart you ever took. https://t.co/5hOY23MBvQ
Did you tweet this one from the first hole, 18th hole, or the club?
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) September 30, 2017
Anyway, it's a lie. You're a congenital liar.https://t.co/pxx7qvHPdf https://t.co/edFgHSHe3y
Conservative commentator Eric Erickson said he had planned to defend the Puerto Rico recovery efforts until the president attacked Cruz: “Yay, President Trump punched a critic — a critic who is on an island trying her best to help others where most of the people now have no homes, no power, and no running water. What a man he is!” he wrote on Saturday.
Saturday Night Live took a dig at the President’s reaction too:
Trump deals with Puerto Rico. Funny but sad. pic.twitter.com/sZMxIeiPKc
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) October 2, 2017
Dear @realDonaldTrump,
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) September 30, 2017
While you tweet from your golf club, the Mayor of San Juan is saving lives. You've done NOTHING.
Sincerely,
America pic.twitter.com/4c2aBjtXl7
If we told Trump that Puerto Rico was a Russian territory maybe he would do something to help them.
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) October 1, 2017
Don’t forget this moment of national disgrace. pic.twitter.com/6DDuC84QH9
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) September 30, 2017
Nothing fake about what we've seen, what we've reported and what we've exposed; we've seen Puerto Ricans as patient, resilient Americans https://t.co/FLHavHb6Qs
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) September 30, 2017
And here’s what Trump said:
To the people of Puerto Rico:
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30, 2017
Do not believe the #FakeNews!#PRStrong🇵🇷
