Tag: Hurricane Maria
Trump is reportedly upset about old video footage showing him throwing rolls of paper towels at first-responders in Puerto Rico
President Donald Trump has reportedly been irritated by video footage of him throwing rolls of paper towels to a crowd of relief workers in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria last year. Those images earned Trump lots of criticism and accusations that he lacks empathy.
‘My own grandfather died’: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slams Trump’s tweets on Puerto Rico
House candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday slammed President Donald Trump's tweets that claimed 3,000 people "did not die" following Hurricane Maria, and said her grandfather "died in the aftermath of the storm."
‘Casualties don’t make a person look bad’: Paul Ryan declines to condemn Trump tweets but disagrees on accuracy of Puerto Rico death...
House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday had "no reason to dispute" a government-funded study that concluded nearly 3,000 people died in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria, a widely-accepted finding President Donald Trump rejected in tweets earlier in the day.
Hurricane Florence is starting to hit the Carolinas, bringing winds up to 105 mph — here’s how it compares to other destructive storms in ...
Hurricane Florence is beginning to lash the US East Coast. While it remains to be seen how destructive the storm will be, here's how it storm compares to other devastating storms in history. In many cases, the wind speed isn't the only factor in how costly the storms were.
San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz slams Trump after his revisionism on Puerto Rico hurricane aftermath
San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz slammed President Donald Trump after he blamed Democrats for the "really large number" of deaths reported following Hurricane Maria last year.
Trump disputes Puerto Rico’s death toll from Hurricane Maria, accuses Democrats of inflating the number to make him ‘look as bad as possib...
President Donald Trump blamed Democrats for the "really large number" of deaths reported in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria last year, saying "3000 people did not die," despite a government-funded study finding similar numbers.
Photos reportedly show massive stockpile of bottled water left on a runway for more than a year in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reportedly provided the water to the Puerto Rican government in response to the devastating Hurricane Maria in 2017.
‘God bless us all if this man continues on this path’: Puerto Rican mayor rips into Trump’s disaster-relief effort amid Hurricane Fl...
Mayor Carmen Cruz of San Juan, Puerto Rico blasted President Donald Trump's remarks, in which he described his administration's response to Hurricane Maria as an "unsung success" and "incredibly successful."
Puerto Rico was just hit by an island-wide power outage — here are the best charities to donate to for victims of Hurricane Maria
On Wednesday, Puerto Rico suffered a power outage that could last up to 36 hours, due to its unstable power grid following Hurricane Maria. Here's how to help.
Warren Buffett says Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria dealt his bread-and-butter businesses a loss for the first time in 14 years
Warren Buffett's insurance business — "the engine that for 51 years has powered Berkshire’s growth" — took a loss for the first time in 14 years in 2017.