No more 'Trump First'

By John Podesta
October 3 at 11:56 AM

... he has a lot to answer for, given his tone-deaf tweets from his Bedminster, N.J., golf outing, the incredible claim that Puerto Rico is a "good-news story" by his acting homeland security secretary, Elaine Duke, and his administration’s slow response to the unfolding humanitarian crisis.

... Russel Honoré, widely recognized for .. stepping up .. Katrina relief efforts, was unequivocal ... "Puerto Rico is a bigger and tougher mission than Katrina. And we had 20,000 federal troops, 20 ships, and 40,000 National Guard." So far, there are only about 2,200 federal troops in Puerto Rico.

Drinking water has been scarce on .. Vieques and Culebra. Of hospitals, 51 of 69 are running but .. on rolling blackouts. Some 55 percent of Puerto Ricans .. lack drinking water, and lines where people can receive gas stretch have stretched .. a quarter-mile or longer ...

... this should be an all-hands-on-deck moment for every federal agency ...

... Congress should pass an aid package that helps .. Puerto Rico, the .. Virgin Islands, Texas, Florida and other affected communities ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/what-trump-and-congress-must-do-now-to-help-puerto-rico/2017/10/03/2b48ba28-a845-11e7-850e-2bdd1236be5d_story.html?utm_term=.7f97778ac867