Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands are American territories. Their citizens are US citizens. People wondered: Does Trump care about Puerto Rico’s hurricane victims? No, he doesn’t and he still hasn’t mentioned the Virgin Islands which also got smashed.

When he finally made a statement whoever briefed him failed to explain they are in the Caribbean, not the Atlantic. While he believes them to be very difficult to reach, by Friday of last week Andrew Cuomo, the governor of New York, had visited both and brought supplies and emergency personnel with him.

When he finally mentioned Puerto Rico, Trump was more concerned about the money Puerto Rico owes Wall Street than the disaster the people are experiencing. He has refused to suspend the Jones Act that requires goods shipped between US ports be carried on US flagged vessels with US crews. He suspended the Act for both Florida and Texas which have road access, but not the islands.

Trump is, was, and always will be a schmuck.

Update: This morning the “White House” announced that the Jones Act would be suspended to help the relief efforts for Puerto Rico. Note that Trump didn’t announce this, it came from the “White House” [via Twitter, of course].

Position: 36.8N 71.5W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northeast [040°] near 7 mph [11 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 75 mph [120 kph].
Wind Gusts: 100 mph [160 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 230 miles [370 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 105 miles [165 km].
Minimum central pressure: 979 mb.

Currently about 250 miles [ 400 km] East-Northeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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Position: 31.7N 57.3W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North-Northwest [345°] near 7 mph [11 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 110 mph [175 kph].
Wind Gusts: 135 mph [215 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 90 miles [150 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 35 miles [ 55 km].
Minimum central pressure: 966 mb ↑.

Currently about 440 miles [ 710 km] East of Bermuda.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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