President Donald Trumps visit to Puerto Rico on Tuesday showed a deep disconnect between his vision of the federal disaster response to the territorys devastation after Hurricane Maria and the reality being reported on the ground.
Beyond his odd insistence that everything is going great, Trumps lecturing tone struck a nerve. He actually had the gall to complain about the financial costs for a ravaged island still struggling for basics like food, energy and electricity: I hate to tell you, Puerto Rico, but youve thrown our budget a little out of whack.
Thats in the same week the president is touting a massive tax cut plan that most analysts say overwhelmingly favours the wealthiest Americans.
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