Trump falsely accused Democrats on Thursday of inflating the Puerto Rican toll to make him "look as bad as possible." When Trump visited Puerto Rico, the death toll at the time was indeed 16 people. "They hired GWU Research to tell them how many people had died in Puerto Rico (how would they not know this? Puerto Rico Gov. Trump's latest grumbling on the Maria death toll comes as Tropical Storm Florence inundates the Carolinas, killing at least four people.

Source: Philippine Star September 15, 2018 03:11 UTC