Reality Check: Is President Trump's Puerto Rico Tweet Accurate?
Thursday morning on Twitter, Trump disputed that 3,000 people died in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria one year ago.
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Thursday morning on Twitter, Trump disputed that 3,000 people died in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria one year ago.
"This was done by the Democrats in order to make me look as bad as possible when I was successfully raising Billions of Dollars to help rebuild Puerto Rico."
The problem started right after Hurricane Maria cut power to manufacturing plants in Puerto Rico.
A senior Senate Democrat said there's no time to waste as the Senate pressed ahead Monday on a $36.5 billion hurricane relief package that would give Puerto Rico a much-needed infusion of cash.
It's not just this year. The monster hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, Jose and Lee that have raged across the Atlantic are contributing to what appears to be the most active period for major storms on record.
The Trump administration is finalizing a $29 billion disaster aid package that combines $16 billion to shore up the government-backed flood insurance program with almost $13 billion for hurricane victims, according to a senior administration official and congressional aides.
Millions of people on the island are still without power, water or food nearly two weeks after the storm hit.
The state of Minnesota estimates there are 13,000 people of Puerto Rican heritage living here, and for each of them, the catastrophe of Hurricane Maria is personal.
President Donald Trump on Sunday scoffed at "politically motivated ingrates" who had questioned his administration's commitment to rebuilding Puerto Rico after a pulverizing hurricane and said the federal government had done "a great job with the almost impossible situation."
President Donald Trump is lashing out at the mayor of Puerto Rico's capital city over recovery efforts after Hurricane Maria.
Trump is defending his response to Puerto Rico's hurricane destruction and says "big decisions" are coming.
A Minnesotan from Puerto Rico just heard from family Wednesday, while getting his first look at his home.
Forty percent of the population is without drinking water. Food, medicine and fuel are running out.
The floral industry in Minnesota is just about back to normal after taking a hit from Hurricane Irma but a new challenge is on the horizon.
Hurricane Maria smashed into Dominica with 160 mph winds, ripping the roof off even the prime minister's residence and causing what he called "mind-boggling" devastation Tuesday as it plunged into a Caribbean region already ravaged by Hurricane Irma.
Hurricane Maria strengthened into a Category 2 storm on Monday and pushed toward the Leeward Islands in the eastern Caribbean, as forecasters warned it was expected to become a major hurricane by early Tuesday.
Here's a look at the four things you need to know for Monday, Sept. 18, 2017.
