100 days after Hurricane Maria, San Juan mayor thanks Americans, slams Trump as 'disaster-in-chief'

Source: ABC News




By JOSHUA HOYOS Dec 29, 2017, 4:01 AM ET

On the 100-day mark since Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, San Juan’s Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz called federal response to the storm inadequate while slamming President Donald Trump as the “disaster-in-chief.”

In an interview with ABC News from San Juan this week, Cruz said of the president, “He was disrespectful to the Puerto Rican people, he was disrespectful to the American people who were leaving their homes to come help us here.”

“Where he needed to be a commander-in-chief, he was a disaster-in-chief. President Trump does not embody the values of the good-hearted American people that have make sure that we are not forgotten,” Cruz added. The might of Hurricane Maria slashed across the island on Sept. 20 after residents dodged a bullet from Hurricane Irma days before. Maria made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane, leaving behind it a trail of destruction.

Basic essentials have become a luxury on the island more than three months after the hurricane. According to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, 69 percent of the electrical grid is generating power, but it is unknown how many people or businesses are actually receiving power.

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