The central lie Trump told at the rally is that Puerto Rico has been given $91 billion in disaster aid. At the Florida rally — see the video above — Trump held up a chart showing that the $91 billion given to Puerto Rico vastly dwarfs what’s gone to other areas. “We gave to Puerto Rico $91 billion,” Trump shouted. The $91 billion is a guess at what might be spent over many years going forward. Trump has been direct about this, tweeting that to give Puerto Rico money, Democrats would be “taking dollars away” from Midwestern farmers and other disaster victims.

Source: Washington Post May 09, 2019 14:34 UTC