I can't speak Spanish, but it doesn't take a linguist to see just how pissed this guy is at the leadership of the country.

Politicians in Puerto Rico spent weeks bashing President Trump while hiding aid from their citizens.

Charlie Kirk
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The self serving, lying, despicable politicians in Puerto Rico spent weeks bashing Trump while hiding aid from their citizens

They should all go to prison quickly for this unforgivable crime against citizens who desperately needed help


https://twitter.com/i/status/1218806277318463488

https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1218806277318463488

He sounds more then just pissed!!

Quote from: walkstall on January 19, 2020, 06:36:11 PM
He sounds more then just pissed!!

I know, he is livid, looks like he is going to make someone pay. Reports are that they were tipped off by an insider that knew where they were stored and there may be a lot more warehouses around the area.
I don't believe for a second this doesn't go to the very top.
Remember how all the Pols in Puerto Rico were claiming Trump was slow and didn't get them the supplies they needed? Well, they got them and hid them.

My brother lives in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico (PR)and I was speaking with him over the phone and people in PR are saying they did this on purpose just to make Trump look bad. So that is the mood a lot of people in PR are in over this fine.

Quote from: Bronx on January 19, 2020, 07:21:19 PM
My brother lives in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico (PR)and I was speaking with him over the phone and people in PR are saying they did this on purpose just to make Trump look bad. So that is the mood a lot of people in PR are in over this fine.

That confirms my suspicion...

Quote from: Bronx on January 19, 2020, 07:21:19 PM
My brother lives in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico (PR)and I was speaking with him over the phone and people in PR are saying they did this on purpose just to make Trump look bad. So that is the mood a lot of people in PR are in over this fine.

From the looks of it, some is going into the black market as some of the pallets are half empty. 

Quote from: walkstall on January 19, 2020, 07:29:59 PM

From the looks of it, some is going into the black market as some of the pallets are half empty.

Yeah, I saw that too. It would appear they are slowly selling it off at bargain rates. People better be happy if they only do prison time, because there is no accounting for those that died waiting for help that never came.

I love Puerto Rico. Been there many many times. Great people. Great food. Great atmosphere. It's the Mediterranean in the Caribbean. But outside the city it's third world and the entire island's infrastructure is older that Moses' great grandfather. That's not Trump's fault. Neither is it's long history of corruption.

There are people in desperate need, and these stupid claims by officials do nothing to ameliorate ongoing suffering.  This is disgusting and heartbreaking at the same time.



SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Gov. Wanda Vázquez fired the heads of Puerto Rico's housing and family departments Sunday in the latest fallout over the discovery of a warehouse filled with emergency supplies dating from Hurricane Maria.

The removal of Housing Secretary Fernando Gil and Department of Family Secretary Glorimar Andújar came a day after the governor fired the director of Puerto Rico's emergency management agency.


[...]  Vázquez said she decided on the additional firings after meeting with leaders of her administration Sunday morning and officials were unable to provide information she requested about other collection and distribution centers.

"They weren't able to personally tell me specifically where these centers were located, what they contained and whether an inventory was completed," she said.

Vázquez did not elaborate on why Gil and Andújar were singled out, saying only that she had lost confidence in them. (more)

Inés Rivera, spokeswoman for the city of Ponce, told The Associated Press that the warehouse is owned by Puerto Rico´s Company of Commerce and Export. Officials with the company could not be reached for comment.  "The mayor of Ponce, María Meléndez, said he had not known about the warehouse and its contents."

These are direct lies, demonstrable lies, and they only serve to make matters much worse.

[Hat Tip to Guyver1]  The discovered warehouse is owned by the government of Puerto Rico, through a govt. run 'public corporation' called the 'Compañia de Comercio y Exportación de Puerto Rico' (Puerto Rico Trade and Export Company), founded on December 23, 2003.

The Govt. owned 'Compañia de Comercio y Exportación de Puerto Rico' (Puerto Rico Trade and Export Company), is headquartered at the south end of the *SAME* warehouse parking lot.

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/01/19/update-puerto-rico-governor-fires-two-more-officials-over-hidden-emergency-relief-supplies/

Quote from: Bronx on January 19, 2020, 07:21:19 PM
My brother lives in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico (PR)and I was speaking with him over the phone and people in PR are saying they did this on purpose just to make Trump look bad. So that is the mood a lot of people in PR are in over this fine.

Damn it I need to stop drink and writing....why hasn't anyone warned me about that......

Quote from: Bronx on January 20, 2020, 12:06:21 PM
Damn it I need to stop drink and writing....why hasn't anyone warned me about that......

Having been a former drinker, I can speak and read drunk in any language.

Quote from: Solar on January 20, 2020, 12:15:53 PM
Having been a former drinker, I can speak and read drunk in any language.

Thanks for the laugh...that was a good one. I don't know but sometimes my mind and fingers just can't get it together even without a few beers. I think I want a refund with Grammar Check.