The San Juan mayor responded to President Trump's tweets
By Sinclair Broadcast Group and Camila DeChalus
Updated 58 Minutes Ago
San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz responded to President Trump's tweets on Saturday and said she has no time for "small politics" amid Puerto Rico’s recovery efforts from Hurricane Maria.
Cruz told CNN that she was aware of his tweets later in the afternoon because the internet was spotty in Puerto Rico. When asked what she thought about his tweets, she said, "I just think hes looking for an excuse for things that are not going well."
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https://www.circa.com/story/2017/09/30/nation/president-trump-attacks-san-juan-mayor-over-criticism-of-hurricane-response
Head of FEMA speaks.
FEMA administrator Brock Long defended a series of tweets from President Trump blasting San Juan’s mayor for criticizing the relief efforts following Hurricane Maria.
In an interview on CNN, Long suggested that Carmen Yulin Cruz, the mayor of Puerto Rico’s capital city, has failed to connect with a command center FEMA set up on the island to help with the relief effort.
“The problem that we have with the mayor unfortunately is that unity of command is ultimately what’s needed to be successful in this response,” Long told CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield.
“What we need is for the mayor, the good mayor, to make her way to the joint field office and get plugged into what’s going on and be successful,” he continued, adding that, “I think that’s the bottom line on that tweet.”
Earlier in the day, Trump blasted Cruz over what he apparently saw as criticism over his response to the Category 4 hurricane, which hit Puerto Rico on Sept. 20. The storm destroyed much of Puerto Rico’s power grid and has left at least two dozen people dead. Many residents are without safe drinking water and fuel.
Cruz may end up like Ray Nagey (sp.)... We knew he was corrupt and now he's in the pokey for ten years.
She probably needs to shut up before he lack of efficiency and cooperation starts to be investigated.
