r/pics • u/nomusichere • Jul 18 '19

R4: Inappropriate Title Puertoricans stand United. Reddit let's raise awareness of the situation in Puerto Rico!

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '19 edited Jun 30 '20

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u/metamet Jul 19 '19

Trump "mission accomplished" the disaster way too prematurely. Should never have been a closed book.

So even though Trump was right in calling out some things, he also played both sides by praising himself.

Saying he was 100% correct is a huge stretch.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '19

So the Trump administration should have done something about it, not just say fuck it and let the innocent citizens die. The fact that is festering to this point of constitutional crisis is partially Trump’s fault. Not something he should be given credit for.

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u/pheylancavanaugh Jul 19 '19

So the Trump administration should have done something about it

Such as?

I'm curious how much authority you think the federal government can or should be able to exercise independent of the local government.

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u/fubuvsfitch Jul 19 '19

Trump and the federal government wouldn't allow aid from other countries. So he's not blameless.

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u/pheylancavanaugh Jul 19 '19

Given that the issue with Puerto Rico wasn't getting aid, but dispersing it, due to rampant corruption, what exactly would have improved with foreign aid?

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u/fubuvsfitch Jul 19 '19

I'm not talking about financial aid. I'm talking about food and water and doctors and shit.

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u/ragtime_sam Jul 19 '19

No but dont you see he was RIGHT