President Donald Trump tried once again to shift blame onto Puerto Rico for the response to Hurricane Maria, even after the U.S. territory’s government officially raised the death toll by thousands. The president was at the White House on Wednesday announcing a grant for drug-free communities when reporters asked him about aid for Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico Gov. The president said he thought the federal government did a “fantastic job in Puerto Rico” after a reporter asked about its response in light of the new numbers. “We have put billions and billions of dollars into Puerto Rico, and it was a tough one,” Trump said Wednesday.

Source: Huffington Post August 29, 2018 22:30 UTC