Puerto Rican Gov. Vindicates Trump… Says He’s “Very Grateful” for His Response

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Last week Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló completely dispelled any bogus notions that President Donald Trump and his administration have failed in their efforts to take care of the island’s 3.4 million residents following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria.

But he didn’t just dispel these rumors — most of them attributable to San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz, a leftist hack and self-avowed “nasty” woman who’s been slamming the administration since day one — just once. He dispelled them numerous times.

During an appearance Friday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” for instance, Rosselló expressed his gratitude for all the Trump administration has done for Puerto Rico.

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“The truth of the matter is, the president has responded,” he said, according to Newsmax. “He has responded to all of our petitions. I’ve had enormous access to the president and to his staff and they have done so quickly. We are very grateful for that and I wanted to answer truthfully.”

He added that he was especially appreciative of the Trump administration’s efforts to set up long-term solutions to the crisis in Puerto Rico.

“We had a great set of meetings in the White House,” he said. “We not only had the opportunity to speak with the president and vice president, but also to talk about the immediate, midterm, and long-term necessities for Puerto Rico.”

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The governor echoed this sentiment at least two more times, including during an interview earlier in the week with the Independent Journal Review.

“The president has been very proactive in giving Puerto Rico what we’ve asked,” he said. “He issued pre-landfall emergency declarations. He declared Puerto Rico a disaster area pretty quickly with just a verbal petition on my part. Waived certain things from FEMA as well and also supported the $4.9 billion DERF component in the legislation.”

“So the people of Puerto Rico recognize that support and I personally am grateful that the White House has taken steps so that Puerto Rico can get out of the emergency and start rebuilding,” he added.

And during a news conference at the White House alongside the president Thursday, Rosselló again praised Trump and his administration.

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“I want to thank you personally, Mr. President — you answered our call for the pre-land emergency declaration; you declared Puerto Rico a disaster area very quickly, at a verbal request that we made, because we didn’t have electricity at that moment; you gave us the waiver for A and B for FEMA; and staunch communication with all of your members now,” he said.

It’s sad that we have to dedicate an entire story to just highlighting the praise Trump and his administration have received from Rosselló, but this wouldn’t even be necessary had both Cruz and her buddies in the media not made it their lifelong mission to smear the president.

With the despicable rumors about Trump finally dispelled, however, we can now all focus on helping Puerto Rico. It’d be nice if Cruz would do the same, but she appears to be too busy talking to the media versus to actually help.

H/T The Daily Wire

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