Trump plans to stop disaster relief funds to Puerto Rico
I hope Trump isn't actually doing this because he stupidly misinterpreted an article he read in the Wall Street Journal. It just seems weird how all news concerning him is fake news, but the news concerning others are always spot-on and accurate. If these politicians are misusing disaster relief funds then the President should have them investigated and if they're found to be misusing funds prosecuted. He shouldn't be punishing American Citizens that are dealing with the aftermath of a catastrophe simply because politicans aren't doing as he would like them to do.
President Donald Trump reportedly plans to stop financial aid to millions of Americans in Puerto Rico still dealing with the devastating effects of Hurricane Maria.
The president believes, without evidence, that the Puerto Rican government is using the disaster relief funds to pay off debt rather than help its citizens rebuild, according to Axios.
The island nation is still rebuilding after Maria’s destruction more than a year ago; most of the country waited almost 11 months for power to be restored and thousands of people are still displaced after their homes were destroyed.
Trump was initially reluctant to send money to Puerto Rico and has continually complained about having to do so since.
His recent outburst stems from an October article in The Wall Street Journal, according to Axios, that Trump mistakenly assumed said that the Puerto Rican government was misusing the relief funds.
Instead, the newspaper reported that the federal oversight board simply raised the possibility of hedge funds restructuring the country’s debt and help it out of bankruptcy court.
I hope Trump isn't actually doing this because he stupidly misinterpreted an article he read in the Wall Street Journal. It just seems weird how all news concerning him is fake news, but the news concerning others are always spot-on and accurate. If these politicians are misusing disaster relief funds then the President should have them investigated and if they're found to be misusing funds prosecuted. He shouldn't be punishing American Citizens that are dealing with the aftermath of a catastrophe simply because politicans aren't doing as he would like them to do.