Puerto Rico Hurricane

• Trump’s release of Puerto Rico aid ahead of election comes after years of attacks, denials

  Trump has spent years blasting Puerto Rican officials while opposing spending to rebuild a power grid and other infrastructure that was wiped out by Hurricane Maria in 2017.

  World

  Sep 19, 2020
  
• Puerto Ricans outraged after warehouse of emergency supplies went unused

  Puerto Rico's governor said she had ordered an investigation after learning the emergency supplies had been piled in the warehouse since Hurricane Maria battered Puerto Rico in September 2017.

  World

  Jan 18, 2020
  
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• Trump to release $8.2B in disaster aid for Puerto Rico after earthquakes

  Last year, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to divert disaster-recovery funds from Puerto Rico to help pay for a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.

  World

  Jan 15, 2020
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• Trump calls Puerto Rico ‘one of the most corrupt places on Earth’ as hurricane skirts by

  Puerto Rico is still struggling to recover from back-to-back hurricanes in 2017 that killed about 3,000 people soon after the island filed for bankruptcy.

  Weather

  Aug 29, 2019
• Dorian strengthens to hurricane near U.S. and British Virgin Islands

  By the time Dorian hits Florida late on Sunday or Monday, it could be a major hurricane, according to NHC.

  Weather

  Aug 28, 2019
• Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands brace for remnants of season’s 1st hurricane

  Tropical Storm Beryl could unleash flooding and landslides in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

  World

  Jul 9, 2018
• Puerto Rico seeks $94 billion in federal aid after Hurricane Maria

  So far, Congress has approved nearly $5 billion in aid for Puerto Rico, where Hurricane Maria caused widespread damage on Sept. 20 and the worst blackout in U.S. history.

  Weather

  Nov 13, 2017
• Donald Trump to Puerto Rico: Feds can’t keep helping ‘forever!’

  The remarks spurred backlash from Democrats who called Trump's comments "shameful."

  Politics

  Oct 12, 2017
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• Donald Trump defends throwing paper towels into crowd of Puerto Rican hurricane victims

  U.S. President Donald Trump defended his decision to toss "beautiful, soft" paper towels into a crowd of people.

  World

  Oct 8, 2017
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• Donald Trump’s Puerto Rico visit was all about publicity, San Juan mayor says

  At one point, U.S. President Donald Trump threw paper towel rolls into a crowd of Puerto Ricans.

  World

  Oct 4, 2017