President Trump says he is the 'best thing that ever happened to Puerto Rico'
President Donald Trump (DoD photo by Tech Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)
WASHINGTON D.C. (FOX 35 ORLANDO) - President Trump took to Twitter on Tuesday to proclaim that he was the best thing to ever happen to Puerto Rico.
The President's tweets come after Senate Democrats on Monday blocked a Republican disaster aid bill, saying that it does not do enough to help hurricane-torn Puerto Rico. Trump opposes further rebuilding aid for the U.S. island territory, which was slammed by back-to-back hurricanes in 2017.
The tweets criticized Puerto Rico and its officials, while also claiming that money has already been allocated for Puerto Rico's recovery.
"The Democrats today killed a Bill that would have provided great relief to Farmers and yet more money to Puerto Rico despite the fact that Puerto Rico has already been scheduled to receive more hurricane relief funding than any 'place' in history," President Trump tweeted.
He went on to tweet that the people of Puerto Rico are "great," but the politicians are "incompetent or corrupt."
The President ended his series of tweets about Puerto Rico by stating that "the best thing that ever happened to Puerto Rico is President Donald J. Trump."
Just last week, Florida Rep. Darren Soto and Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón presented a new bill that would make Puerto Rico the 51st state.
This story was written out of Orlando, Florida. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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