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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRick Wilson: How Badly Could Trump Fuck Up the Response to Hurricane Dorian?
Rick Wilson
Updated 09.01.19 2:20PM ET / Published 08.31.19 5:13AM ET
https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-badly-will-trump-fuck-up-the-response-to-hurricane-dorian
Trumps one brush to date with an actual natural disasterother than that goddamn confection of Aquanet, 1970s shag carpet remnants, and lemur fur glued to his skullwas the complete fuckup of his response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria when they struck Puerto Rico in September 2017.
Of course he failed as a president and as a leader. Anyone who expected different results wasnt paying attention; it was and remains an epic clusterfuck. Because hes an accidental president, an inherent racist, an ignoramus as to American history, and a natural-born fuckup, Trump and his shambolic clown-show administration botched it from start to finish, and they didnt even really seem to care.
Why bother? In Trumps mind, Puerto Ricans arent Americans, so why not let the Sea Mexicans get by with hate tweets, paper towel-tossing, and endless bitching about the needs of a U.S. territory that took a direct hit from two storms of historic proportions.
Trumps inability to let go of his petty little bitch grievances with Puerto Rican local leaders in an American territory where American citizens died and where those same American citizens are still recoveringslowlyfrom those two hurricanes was revived this week when it looked like Dorian might strike the American island:
A lot of bad things are happening in Puerto Rico. The Governor is under siege, the Mayor of San Juan is a despicable and incompetent person who I wouldnt trust under any circumstance, and the United States Congress foolishly gave 92 Billion Dollars for hurricane relief, much....
Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2019
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)plus, WH keeps diverting FEMA monies to ICE.
Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)...which I didn't include due to the 4-paragraph rule, but it's in there.
Botany
(70,581 posts)He could say that it was gonna hit Alabama.
Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)PJMcK
(22,048 posts)I think the column was behind their paywall and I appreciate your post.
dflprincess
(28,082 posts)"Brownie" actually did do a "heck-of-a job" during Katrina.
kwijybo
(237 posts)The idiots take that as a challenge
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)House of Roberts
(5,182 posts)Usually covers a wide range of Republicans.
ChoppinBroccoli
(3,784 posts)gordianot
(15,243 posts)Take it from there less of a disaster.
tclambert
(11,087 posts)- Kellyanne Conway sometime next week.
tblue37
(65,487 posts)Girard442
(6,084 posts)Not Trump. With him, when it comes to decency and empathy, there's no there there.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,494 posts)such as hurricanes or wars. I suspect he could even screw up a McDonald's order.
The worst he could do is to do nothing but I expect a disorganized mess. But he will turn it into a Trump shitshow all about him. I'm sure Pat Robertson and Rush Limbaugh will be able to explain it away and blame Democrats for any failures.
Aside from all that, I hope the Red Cross and all our coastal emergency services are well prepared.
This one will be a long, nasty slog with the need for billions in relief money and thousands of relief workers. Medical teams and electrical/structural repair crews will be stretched very thin.
KY....
Norbert
(6,041 posts)Cha
(297,652 posts)mucifer
(23,565 posts)Vinca
(50,303 posts)If the response is the normal clusterfuck, at least citizens of other states can get there to help them if they need it. I expect, given it's a state with Trump properties, they'll be overwhelmed with government assistance. Especially near Palm Beach and the Doral golf course. Rick Wilson has come up with the perfect term for how Trump treated the people of Puerto Rico. "Sea Mexicans." Thousands died and all they got was paper towels.
Mc Mike
(9,115 posts)His team will forget to bring the paper towels, this time. Malaria will forget to wear her nifty designer jacket.
LisaL
(44,974 posts)Martin Eden
(12,875 posts)... rightwing nutjobs will blame the disastrous response to Hurricane Dorian on President Warren (or Biden, or Harris, etc.).
After all, what was President Obama doing when our nation was attacked on 9/11/01??
manhattan123
(302 posts)"...goddamn confection of Aquanet, 1970s shag carpet remnants, and lemur fur glued to his skull"