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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Sat Jun 2, 2018, 03:53 PM Jun 2018

Trump's Still Bragging About the Government's Handling of a Hurricane That Killed More Than 4,600...

Trump Is Still Bragging About the Government’s Handling of a Hurricane That Killed More Than 4,600 Americans

INAE OHJUN. 1, 2018 3:25 PM

President Donald Trump has yet to comment on a devastating new study published by Harvard researchers this week estimating that 4,645 people died in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria—more than 72 times what the Trump administration has officially acknowledged. The new death toll marks what may be the country’s deadliest natural disaster in 100 years.

But while Trump remains silent on the study, he’s still bragging about the government’s response.

“Last season during the hurricanes—I was in Texas, I was in Florida, I was in Puerto Rico—I saw the work you did under the most adverse conditions,” Trump said at the change-of-command ceremony for the US Coast Guard on Friday. “I’ve said this to a lot of people: I don’t think any brand has gained more momentum or has gained more of anything than the brand of the United States Coast Guard.”

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As my colleague Tim Murphy noted earlier this week, during the hurricane and its aftermath, Trump vacillated between blaming Puerto Rico for an “impossible situation” and demanding that the media shower praise on his emergency response efforts.

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https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/06/trump-puerto-rico-hurricane-maria-still-bragging

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Trump's Still Bragging About the Government's Handling of a Hurricane That Killed More Than 4,600... (Original Post) DonViejo Jun 2018 OP

"brand" Solly Mack Jun 2018 #1

That dude has some gall....no shame at all Docreed2003 Jun 2018 #2

I, I, I, I, I NastyRiffraff Jun 2018 #3

Be careful with that number oberliner Jun 2018 #4

Solly Mack

(90,787 posts)

1. "brand"

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jun 2, 2018, 04:01 PM

Jun 2018

There is no humanity accounted for in that term used in that way.

Same with calling patients "consumers".

And to see people in those terms?

The bottom line for one is the optics - how you shape how people perceive events regardless of facts.

The bottom line for the other is profits.

And in both, the human factor is stripped away. People become meaningless. They're numbers or pawns.

Nothing more.

Docreed2003

(16,876 posts)

2. That dude has some gall....no shame at all

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jun 2, 2018, 04:53 PM

Jun 2018

Puerto Rico remains devestated and this fucker thinks that "showing up" makes a difference??? Ugh...fuck him! Tossing some paper towels does not equate to an adequate response.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)

3. I, I, I, I, I

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jun 2, 2018, 04:58 PM

Jun 2018

It's a wonder he even mentioned the Coast Guard, and when he did he called it a "brand."

Pepsi is a brand, Trump. Or as you prefer, Diet Coke. So is McDonald's, KFC, and your favorite ice cream. Not the Coast Guard.

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

4. Be careful with that number

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jun 2, 2018, 04:59 PM

Jun 2018

Does your study say that 4645 died?

No. We provide a 95% confidence interval of 793 to 8498, and 4645 falls in the middle of this range.

https://github.com/c2-d2/pr_mort_official/blob/master/misc/faq.md

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