'Unfit for office': Trump's latest 'racist victim blaming' tantrum blaming 'lazy' Puerto Ricans shocks the Internet
On Saturday morning, President Donald Trump rose early at his New Jersey golf resort and tweeted insults at San Juan, Puerto Rico Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz, as well as insults to citizens on the American territory at large.
"Such poor leadership ability by the Mayor of San Juan, and others in Puerto Rico, who are not able to get their workers to help," the president tweeted. "They want everything to be done for them when it should be a community effort."
He went on to say that "the military and first responders, despite no electric, roads, phones etc., have done an amazing job. Puerto Rico was totally destroyed," doubling down on rhetoric that many believe blames Puerto Rico for their own devastation in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
In response to the president, many pointed out the apparent bigotry in Trump's comments.
"This is one of the most horrible, racist, despicable things Trump has ever said," journalist Shaun King wrote of Trump's comments alluding to the laziness of the Puerto Rican people.
Others pointed out that Trump's criticism of Puerto Ricans amid their suffering was an example of victim blaming.
"Trump is victim blaming Puerto Rico via twitter (they have no power so can’t see) at his golf course," artist Bryan Brinkman commented.
Read some of the best responses to Trump's attacks on Puerto Rico below.
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