FEMA Administrator Brock Long said Sunday morning that President Donald Trump’s tweets on Puerto Rico’s death toll stemming from Hurricane Maria have been misconstrued and taken out of context.
NBC Meet the Press host Chuck Todd questioned Long about a series of tweets the president sent downplaying studies showing nearly 3,000 people died from Maria’s aftermath. Long pushed back against the line of questioning, telling Todd that Trump’s been “taken out of context.”
“FEMA was the first responder and the only responder for many weeks going into Puerto Rico,” he said, adding that, “the numbers are all over the place.”
Long went on to compare an adequate disaster response to a four-legged chair, with the federal response representing but one of the legs. The private sector, local officials, and civilians represent the other three legs, he noted.
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Chef Jos'e Andr'es went down and fed 3.6 million in Puerto Rico and was set up three days ahead of Florence feeding Carolinian's. That is the spirit that makes America Great. Not bloated slow moving government agencies. Volunteer's neighbors, churches and people that actually give a shit about their fellow citizens are the ones that put a face on these disasters and move in reach out save lives and comfort the distraught. Yeah it's a big unfortunate mess all around but is also proves that we are not so divided that when the shit hit the fan.
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