President Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk with Puerto Rico's Gov. (Evan Vucci/AP)Oxfam America took the unusual step Tuesday of criticizing the U.S. government for its “slow and inadequate” response to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico, saying that the Trump administration's faltering relief efforts has forced it to intervene. “Oxfam has monitored the response in Puerto Rico closely, and we are outraged at the slow and inadequate response the US Government has mounted in Puerto Rico,” Abby Maxman, president of Oxfam America, said in a statement. In Puerto Rico, many families are running out of food and water, roads remain destroyed, and less than 7 percent of electricity customers currently have power as of Oct. 3, according to a government website. Scott Paul, senior humanitarian policy adviser for Oxfam America, said the lack of political leadership from the Trump administration prompted the group to issue its direct criticism.

Source: Washington Post October 04, 2017 00:46 UTC