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The Trump administration’s response to Hurricane Maria was under ferocious criticism on September 29 as Puerto Rico’s humanitarian emergency deepened and officials on the island warned that aid was still moving too slowly. Trump kept defending the federal effort, but the gap between the White House’s tone and conditions on the ground only made the backlash louder.
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The Trump administration’s response to Hurricane Maria was under ferocious criticism on September 29 as Puerto Rico’s humanitarian emergency deepened and officials on the island warned that aid was still moving too slowly. Trump kept defending the federal effort, but the gap between the White House’s tone and conditions on the ground only made the backlash louder.
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The Trump administration’s response to Hurricane Maria was under ferocious criticism on September 29 as Puerto Rico’s humanitarian emergency deepened and officials on the island warned that aid was still moving too slowly. Trump kept defending the federal effort, but the gap between the White House’s tone and conditions on the ground only made the backlash louder.
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