WASHINGTON—President Trump on Thursday denied Hurricane Maria caused 3,000 deaths in Puerto Rico, falsely accusing Democrats of inflating the toll to “make me look as bad as possible.”“3,000 people did not die in the two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico,” Mr. Trump tweeted Thursday. I love Puerto Rico!”Researchers at George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health, commissioned by Puerto Rico Gov. From the Archives President Trump met with Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló at the White House and gave himself a "10" for the hurricane response in Puerto Rico. “The victims and the people of Puerto Rico do not deserve to have their pain questioned,” Mr. Rosselló said.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 13, 2018 13:55 UTC