Gabriela Gonzalez, a supporter of President Trump living in San Juan, Puerto Rico, said on Saturday that she was "surprised" at the president's comments criticizing recovery efforts in the territory following Hurricane Maria.

"I was pretty surprised," Gonzalez told CNN. "I'm pro-Trump, but these comments surprised me very much. He didn't say those comments for the people in Florida or Texas, and we are as Americans as those people," she said, referring to Puerto Rico's status as a U.S. territory.

Trump has been criticized for not responding properly to the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico caused by the devastating hurricane. The federal government has been working on recovery efforts on the island, but some have suggested those efforts aren't sufficient or as thorough as past efforts responding to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma in Texas and Florida.

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The president responded early Saturday, criticizing the leadership of the mayor of San Juan, as well as locals' contribution to recovery work.

"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. They want everything to be done for them when it should be a community effort," Trump tweeted on Saturday. "10,000 Federal workers now on Island doing a fantastic job."

...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. They.... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30, 2017

...want everything to be done for them when it should be a community effort. 10,000 Federal workers now on Island doing a fantastic job. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30, 2017

"I don't know why he thinks we are not doing our job, but we have to have support from the United States," Gonzalez said in response. "Our men go to war to help the United States, why can't he help us...?"

San Juan, the territory's capital, is among the many cities damaged by the hurricane, and which is waiting for more aid, such as food, medicine and water. The San Juan International Airport has been repaired since the storm, allowing for commercial and military flights to deliver supplies to the island.