Timothy L. O'Brien, Columnist

Trump a 10? No, Say Puerto Rico's 4,600 Dead

The president gave his response to Hurricane Maria a perfect score.

May 30, 2018 at 12:00 PM UTC

Timothy L. O'Brien is senior executive editor of Bloomberg Opinion. A former editor and reporter for the New York Times, he is author of “TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald.”

Power lines downed by the passing of Hurricane Maria. — Power lines downed by the passing of Hurricane Maria.
Photographer: RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP

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Last October, President Donald Trump visited Puerto Rico for a photo op, 13 days after Hurricane Maria had ripped across the island, leaving its residents, communities, roadways and power grid in tatters.

Someone at the gathering told the president the figure was slightly lower: 16.