President Donald Trump was in Puerto Rico to assist the US territory in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria and he somehow managed to put his foot in his mouth again. Trump referred to Hurricane Katrina as a “real catastrophe,” praised the size of his hurricane, and told Puerto Rico that they had “thrown our budget a little out of wack.”

Yes, it’s a miracle that only 16 people have died in Puerto Rico, but you don’t need to go on TV and throw shade on Puerto Rico while downplaying the disaster. Additionally, I can’t recall any other presidents chiding a group of people after they’ve been hit by a natural disaster for the amount of money spent on recovery.

The president called recovery efforts, ‘nothing short of a miracle,’ backtracking on earlier tweets about the ineptitude of the San Juan mayor.

Results of recovery efforts will speak much louder than complaints by San Juan Mayor. Doing everything we can to help great people of PR! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30, 2017

The self-congratulation tour ended with Trump making it rain on some locals. The president stopped at a church to ‘hand-out’ paper towel rolls, preferring to shoot the rolls to the crowd, perhaps in an attempt to increase efficiency.

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