CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota ripped President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE after he accused Democrats of inflating the 3,000-person death count from last year's hurricanes in Puerto Rico to make him “look bad.”

“We need to deal with the facts, which is these 2,975 people did not die of old age,” Camerota said on "New Day" in response to Trump’s controversial claim on Thursday.

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“That is not true. That is not true. They did not die of old age — they died of neglect,” she continued, referring to the 2,975 people the Puerto Rican government said likely died on the island due to Hurricane Maria, which is far greater than the government's initial official death toll of 64.

“They would be alive today if they had had electricity, if they had been able to get their medicine, if they had been able to get water,” Camerota added. “Those are the people that are counted.”

Trump took to Twitter earlier Thursday to accuse Democrats, without evidence, of inflating the death toll, which was included in an independent report commissioned by Puerto Rico's government last month.

"3000 people did not die in the two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico. When I left the Island, AFTER the storm had hit, they had anywhere from 6 to 18 deaths," the president tweeted. "As time went by it did not go up by much. Then, a long time later, they started to report really large numbers, like 3000."

Trump went on to claim on Twitter that the death toll was manufactured "by the Democrats in order to make me look as bad as possible when I was successfully raising Billions of Dollars to help rebuild Puerto Rico."

"If a person died for any reason, like old age, just add them onto the list. Bad politics. I love Puerto Rico!" he added.

Trump's remarks drew quick condemnation from San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz, who said the president’s “lack of respect” for the people who died was “appalling.”

"This is what denial following neglect looks like: Mr Pres in the real world people died on your watch. YOUR LACK OF RESPECT IS APPALLING!" Cruz, who has frequently criticized Trump, tweeted.