So........
this is true then? -
That horrific hurricane, hitting that tine island with a ridiculously poor infrastructure - should only have killed 300 Puerto Rican residents.
(For they are saying - 90% of the 2975 deaths were preventable)
Really?
No. Really?
NOT just a potshot at Trump? NOT trying to make him look bad?
Gimme a break.
Nope. The deaths estimate is from post-storm causes that the government, at ALL levels, was responsible for intercepting. Instead of whining "It's an island, you know," you allocate funds from other agencies, including the DoD, for airlifting in supplies and getting them distributed. You suspend import/export regulations that are gumming up the works. You get reliable and knowledgeable contractors to restore power, not some inexperienced startup from fucking Montana. You establish emergency funding for the Red Cross, the Coast Guard, the CDC, whatever it takes. You don't take the day off and go play golf. And yes, money from other agencies, can be used for hurricane relief. Money is reallocated between agencies all the time. It's a routine part of our system.
Who can say precisely how many lives would have been saved. That's not the point. The point is that it's the proper role of the Chief Executive of our government to own up, and take responsibility when any government agency falters and screws up. What makes Trump so odious is that he seems to see "strength" as consisting only in boasting and never admitting error.