Almost 1,000 More People Died in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria Than Officially Confirmed: Report
Saturday, December 9, 2017
December 9, 2017 - On Oct. 3, during his horrific visit to Puerto Rico, Donald Trump congratulated the island’s governor, Ricardo Roselló, on the U.S. territory’s death toll following the devastation wrought by Hurricane María.
“Sixteen [dead] people certified,” Trump told Roselló. “Sixteen people versus in the thousands. You can be very proud of all of your people and all of our people working together. Sixteen versus literally thousands of people. You can be very proud.” More than two months after the storm hit, Puerto Rico’s Center for Investigative Journalism has found that the official death toll (now 62) is way off—by almost 1,000 people. Visit www.theroot.com for full article.
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