Analysis: Trump’s latest response to Hurricane Maria victims provides insight into his views of Latinos
By Eugene Scott Eugene Scott Reporter covering identity politics for The Fix Email Bio Follow March 26 at 2:45 PM President Trump has long been viewed by some of his critics as seeing Latinos as lesser than white Americans. During his campaign launch, he villainized immigrants crossing the U.S.- Mexican border. That worldview along with other comments are part of why the majority of Latinos voted against Trump in 2016.
While the White House has consistently pushed back on the idea that the president has treated Puerto Rico insufficiently, the most recent decisions coming from the Trump administration have furthered criticism about his response to the natural disaster. The federal government provided additional food-stamp aid to Puerto Rico after the hurricane, but Congress missed the deadline for reauthorization in March as it focused on other issues before leaving for a week-long recess.
“As far as I can tell, Trump is punishing the island of Puerto Rico because he's mad at them for dying in such large numbers during Maria that it made him look bad?” “Again and again, we have seen Trump treat Puerto Ricans like second-class citizens. Hmmmm . . . I wonder why?”
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