Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz said Tuesday that President Trump’s comments lacked “sensitivity.”
Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz said Tuesday that President Trump’s comments lacked “sensitivity.”
“It doesn’t make you feel good,” Ms. Cruz, Democratic mayor of San Juan, said on CNN.
The president was in Puerto Rico today to assess the damage and meet with local officials. The island is still in a lengthy recovery process after Hurricane Maria made landfall nearly two weeks ago leaving much of the island without power or essential supplies.
Ms. Cruz said that Mr. Trump’s comment about Puerto Rico throwing “our budget out of whack” wasn’t something the people of her city wanted to hear.
“It doesn’t make you feel good,” she said. “I would hope that the president of the United States stops spouting out comments that really hurt the people of Puerto Rico because rather than commander-in-chief he sorta becomes mis-communicator-in-chief.
