After Three Week Recovery Effort, Trump Tells Puerto Rico: We Can’t Stay Forever

President Donald Trump took to Twitter early Thursday to apparently slam Puerto Rico over its looming financial and humanitarian disaster.

Trump first quoted Hill contributor Sharyl Attkisson to claim the U.S. territory “survived the Hurricanes,” but now faces “a financial crisis…largely of their own making”:

“Puerto Rico survived the Hurricanes, now a financial crisis looms largely of their own making.” says Sharyl Attkisson. A total lack of…..

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 12, 2017

He continued that “Electric and all infrastructure was disaster before hurricanes” before eventually concluding that emergency services can’t stay in Puerto Rico “forever”:

…accountability say the Governor. Electric and all infrastructure was disaster before hurricanes. Congress to decide how much to spend….

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 12, 2017

…We cannot keep FEMA, the Military & the First Responders, who have been amazing (under the most difficult circumstances) in P.R. forever!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 12, 2017

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