‘Poor excuse for a human being’: Internet recoils after Trump whines Puerto Rico hurricane wrecked budget

During a discussion with Puerto Rican officials, President Donald Trump blamed the U.S. territory for the damage caused by Hurricane Maria. He explained that the crisis has thrown "the budget out of whack." He qualified it saying, "I hate to tell you," however.

.@POTUS: "I'd hate to tell you, Puerto Rico, you've thrown our budget a little out of whack... That's fine. We've saved a lot of lives." pic.twitter.com/P570TQTfnR

— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) October 3, 2017

Twitter users were furious, taking to the social media site to lampoon the president for callous cruelty to those desperate to survive a natural disaster.

See the outrage below: