We have done a great job with the almost impossible situation in Puerto Rico. Outside of the Fake News or politically motivated ingrates,...
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 1, 2017
Great job? Ingrates? Well, guess what? A day before, less than 50% of the population of Puerto Rico didn't have running water. Today, over 50% don't have water. How is that a "great job"?
Here's how the numbers have changed:
According to Buzzfeed:
Across the country, as of Saturday morning, the government says 45% of people have drinkable water. More than 11,000 people are in shelters. About 10% have cell phone service and about half of the supermarkets are open. One hospital is fully running, while 59 are partially available.
And according to the Huffington Post:
The number of people without drinking water in Puerto Rico increased by more than 10 percent toward the end of last week, even as President Donald Trump on Sunday was characterizing the hurricane relief efforts as “amazing.”
Fifty-five percent of the island’s residents were reported as not having access to drinking water as of Saturday, up from 44% reported on Wednesday, according to figures from the U.S. Defense Department. Meanwhile, 95 percent of people were without electrical power as of Saturday, the DOD reported.
So from 44% of the population not having access to drinking water, the number just went up to 55%.
How is that a "great job"?
It isn't. Trump is lying. As usual.
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