Trump Says ‘We Did a Fantastic Job in Puerto Rico,’ Where Storm Killed Almost 3,000
- Hurricane’s toll was vastly increased after a new assessment
- Estimated death toll greater than Hurricane Katrina in 2005
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President Donald Trump lauded the U.S. response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico last year just a day after the commonwealth said almost 3,000 people died from the storm.
“I think we did a fantastic job in Puerto Rico,” Trump told reporters Wednesday at the White House in response to a question about the new death tally. “Puerto Rico had a lot of difficulties before it got hit, and we’re straightening out those difficulties even now.”