Workers restore power lines damaged by Hurricane Maria in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, in 2017. The Trump administration says it will award nearly $13 billion in infrastructure grants to help the island recover from the storm that hit three years ago.Workers restore power lines damaged by Hurricane Maria in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, in 2017. The Trump administration says it will award nearly $13 billion in infrastructure grants to help the island recover from the storm that hit three years ago.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to award two separate grants to help rebuild Puerto Rico's electrical grid system and educational facilities, the White House"Today's grant announcements represent some of the largest awards in FEMA's history for any single disaster recovery event and demonstrate the Federal Government's continuing commitment to help rebuild the territory and support the citizens of Puerto Rico and their recovery goals," the White House...
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realDonaldTrump is trying to buy votes from people he has screwed with his policies and actions. The aid Trump is promising for farmers and Puerto Rico will be revoked right after the election if he wins. Donald Trump openly despises Puerto Rico. Don't be suckers for Trump.
What a guy! 🖕
I wonder why?
But Nothing for the 40Mil + unemployed & dealing w Pandemic. FDT TrumpMurderer
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He didn't want anything to do with Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria now he needs to vote so he's willing to buy it. Don the con at his best
Why not just toss them a few rolls of paper towels?!?
Puerto Rican’s don’t be fooled by this obvious attempt to buy your votes. Trump tried to trade your home for Greenland. Just remember how long this took and how you suffered. Take the money and give him the middle finger at the polls. TrumpDepression
Well promise it now for the election. Then when they lose and Congress can not agree to the money after the elections they will blame Dems
Surely people aren’t this crazy! He didn’t care before, why does he care now?
Liars. The people of PR have a damn good memory.
“Let them eat paper towels”- him
Rebuilding Florida Latino vote on decimated FEMA dime.
Let him fix Puerto Rico, just don't let Trump buy your integrity and pride. He failed you, now he's trying to buy your vote.
R u kidding me
He is deplorable
Sooo. He waited 2 years and until he realised Puerto Rican’s in FL could lose the state for him to GAS?
Sort of like the abusive husband who brings his wife flowers after a severe beating
That’s really bending over for votes.
The Answer is obvious anyone seen Florida polls lately HMMMMMMMM shame
And with millions of Puerto Ricans in FL and PA. Last night he gifted farmers in Iowa.
Trump trying to buy votes.
This is grotesquely obvious and clumsy. A 3 year old would be more politically savvy than this.
Now, that’s a headline with context. Well done!
So he tries to sell PR, disgraced and insults the people but now that he needs votes... what a loser.
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Say anything for one more vote. After berating PR lavishly, are you going to trust him?
In 2017 he was ready to sell Puerto Rico away, literally.
Trump Admin promises PR....$13B...….the 'CHECK IS IN THE (first class) MAIL !'
This should have happened 3 years ago. He doesn't have them fooled. They have this political move figured out.
No money will be released until after the election, and if Trump wins, no money will be released period.
Trump is courting the 'Latino' vote. He has no clue that Latino is not a race.
Don't believe a word of it.
So he shouldn’t do it? Go on record.
Since it was bankrupt & broken LONG BEFORE TRUMP BECAME PRESIDENT I don’t think we should pay for it at all.
Huh... It's almost like it's on purpose but that can't right. 🤔
Is Trump responsible for this pandering too? Have never seen this in the states o been able to bring a case back from PR. At the liquor store today though. pandererinchief
3 years later. What an A hole.
Really?! What are the odds that he suddenly might need some Puerto Rico to Florida transplants to swing his way in the presidential vote in Florida?
Just in time, this could have been bad!!
Since the Democrat led cities threw his provisions s and completely allowed infrastructure to age to point of uselessness
Better wait for the check to clear.
Ha... Biden doesn’t get a damn about any of you vatos either... don’t get it twisted Bros... they both don’t give a damn.. they both want votes..
Bringing condoms to a baby shower as someone said. And the money will be given in no bid contracts to his developer buddies who will heavily overcharge for everything and make a ton of money, directly from tax payers.
wtf
Take the dough, vote him out.
I hope they can see through this. And as soon as they give their support he'll take what ever $$ back that wasn't spent. PR be smart!
So it is a promise, not an implementation? Will look into this, but for now, I don’t trust any promises or guarantees from this administration, only proof of implementation.
Thank you Mr President. I'm happy that you now know PR is part of the US
¿Si tRump pierde? Como con todo lo demás, ¿sacará el dinero? ¿Incluso si todo Puerto Rico vota por él? Tiene tendencia a no cumplir su palabra ... ¯ \\ _ (ツ) _ / ¯ Nunca coloque su dinero en un propietario de casino fallido que diga 'Tengo un presentimiento'.
I bet the work isn’t scheduled to start until next year. Then, if he’s still president, he will forget all about it. Biden would never have let it go this long.
If tRump looses? As with everything else will he pull the money? Even if all of Puerto Rico votes for him? He has a proclivity of not keeping his word... ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯ Never place your money on a failed casino owner who says “I have a feeling.”
What’re the odds?
This is in addition to the billions that was wasted and stolen. Get your story right. Thank you anti-trump media
They better rush to get it before the election cuz if he wins and hasn’t physically provided it yet, he’ll forget about it, it’ll magically disappear, believe me!
aka...Pandering
Well that’s a con nobody should fall for. 3 yrs later obviously trying to buy their votes.
That took an oddly long time...
They can refuse it, let's wait to see if that happens.
He is frantically looking back over his Presidency to find those events where he screwed up (there are so many), trying to fix them, then using that to claim he’s a great guy.
A day late and a dollar short. He lost Puerto Rico when he tossed paper towels
Will the $13B check be mailed by USPS? I’m sure the envelope will include the Trump healthcare plan and his tax returns. And Melania’s complete immigration history.
So blatant its ridiculous
I guess they finally used up those paper towels he threw at them three years ago
Where TF were you 3yrs ago?
Ya. Sounds like a good idea when the USA dollars are equivalent to Zimbabwe dollars in a few years. If the money can be printed without huge inflation, no one needs to have a job anymore.
It took that long for the Trump crime family to figure out how to funnel all the money to themselves and their friends.
Weakest most Criminal Corrupt POS POTUS ever is losing to JoeBiden KamalaHarris and thinks PuertoRicans are stupid! More TrumpLies TrumpLiedPeopleDied TrumpFailedAmerica TrumpFailedPuertoRico nothing more pathetic than TrumpCrimeFamily & GOP senatemajldr JohnCornyn
realDonaldTrump wandavazquezg Another promise? How many promises has he kept? Governor Vazquez Garced don't count on anything from this individual.
Timely to his goal.
Fear, desperation, paranoia, drug abuse in action.
Take the money then vote Biden
The guy’s beyond a creep
Is he taking it out of the defence budget or PPP.?
Didn’t some small-time electrical contractor from trumpland already screw that up 3 years ago?
Another trump promise that will disappear if he is re-elected If he really cared it would have happened 2 or3 yrs ago Now it’s all promises for votes Don’t hold your breath
Because Betsy DeVos is opening her charter schools there.
Muéstrame el dinero
When are you going to tell everyone about Biden's lies and flip flops. I mean all your doing is pushing more and more to Trump
Puerto Rican’s will never forget his callous disregard for them. He acted as if they weren’t even Americans. Now he wants their vote. Bye realDonaldTrump BidenHarrisToSaveAmerica PuertoRicansforBiden TrumpVirus ImpeachTrumpAgain
Nothing like buying votes with taxpayer money
Gross. Not subtle.
If realDonaldTrump wants to win Florida by a landslide he’d better give the order to invade Venezuela to oust NicolasMaduro & the Cuban invaders ASAP (before the election) and get the job done. Otherwise, I doubt he’ll win the Latino vote in general.
Great timing !! 👍🏻👍🏻
What a crock! Tell me Puerto Rican can see through this.
Why does POTUS talk sht about a Country that has done more than him?
BETTER JUST IN TIME TO BUY SOME VOTES, THAN NEVER!
Funny how this is happening right before the election.
Had the Democrats 'serving' the people of Puerto Rico not stolen and misused the money that was all ready given to the people the President would not need to promise more money.
Hmmm, must be election an election year.
Money appropriated by the Democrats 3 years ago and Trump refused to provide the funds to Puerto Rico. In fact he tried to sale Puerto Rico or trade it for Greenland...Wake up America. Trump didn't know that Puerto Ricans are American Citizens
Hey NPR - how about focusing on your REPORTER that ATTACKED two injured cops. NPR = slimy yellow fake journalism.
Buying PR votes? another crime right before our eyes.
Until the elections over and then they’ll never see a dime
Dude promises a lot, but never delivers
Election must be close!
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Pretty cynical
Desperate mf! He lies and I hope they know that
What a coincidence in timing!
Better late than never I guess.
This is bad reporting. The money is money that he has been blocking for three years. The level of hypocrisy and outright political motive here is astonishing. Do better.
Now he wants to help Puerto Rico How convenient. It wouldn’t be connected to him trying to win over the Latino vote would it 3 friggan years too late
I’m sure this was entirely heartfelt and was in no way related to the election at all 🙄This, the “Trump Card” thing, the aid-for-campaign-contributions scenario...On the heels of the farcical vaccine lies, and the “Patriotic Education” malarkey...This is disgusting on all levels
Puerto Rico doesn't vote...
It will go to his friends in contracts. This is a Hail Mary because he realized that they can vote.