Biden says he was raised around Puerto Ricans 'at home politically' during visit to see Hurricane Fiona damage
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President Biden visited Puerto Rico on Monday in an effort to express support for the island following the impacts of Hurricane Fiona, saying he was raised in the Puerto Rican community on the U.S mainland in a political context.
Biden surveyed the damage left by the storm, met with officials and spoke in Ponce where he pledged future support to the U.S. territory of 3.2 million people of $60 million in funding federal.
"We have a very… large Puerto Rican population in Delaware," he said. "I was sort of raised in the Puerto Rican community at home, politically. We came here for a long time as part of both business and pleasure. I'm committed to this island."
During his remarks, he discussed past failures by the federal government to support the island following natural disasters.
"You haven't gotten the help in a timely way," he said, referring to 2017's Hurricane Maria. "We came here in person to show that we're with you. All of America is with you."
The Trump administration was harshly criticized for its response after the storm and the slow pace of aid to the island. Puerto Rico still hadn't recovered from Maria when Fiona struck earlier this month, causing massive power outages and infrastructure damage.
The lack of electrical power on the island led to the temporary closure of businesses, including gas stations and grocery stores, as fuel supplies dwindled amid heavy generator use. As a result, many cheered the Biden administration's decision to temporarily waive a federal law so that a British Petroleum ship could deliver 300,000 barrels of diesel.
Many also have begun demanding that Puerto Rico be fully exempted from the law, known as the Jones Act, that requires that all goods transported to Puerto Rico be aboard a ship built in the U.S., owned and crewed by U.S. citizens and flying the U.S. flag. This drives up costs for an island that already imports 85% of its food.
Puerto Rican Gov. Pedro Pierluisi said he has requested Biden extend the disaster declaration in Puerto Rico, cover 100% of the cost to move debris, and provide other federal assistance.
"We want to be treated in the same way as our fellow Americans in the states in times of need," Pierluisi said. "We're confident that the president will heed our calls for equal treatment."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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"You haven't gotten the help in a timely way," he said, referring to 2017's Hurricane Maria. "We came here in person to show that we're with you. All of America is with you."
Still trying to divide and pandering to yet another group.
Can't democrats ever win on their policies???
We will see if the Puerto Ricans want to help themselves this time around?
After Hurricane Maria food and water sat in warehouses gathering dust; because Puerto Rican truck drivers refused to run. The media, Democrats, and Puerto Rican officials were quick to blame Trump. Didn't realize power over Puerto Rican truck drivers fell under a US President's domain? Same with electricians, construction workers, water works, etc.
Puerto Rico is a prime example of corruption and mismanagement. Not much has changed since Maria.
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/353506-puerto-rico-was-a-disaster-long-before-maria-ravaged-the-island/
We'll see if Puerto Rico is willing to help themselves rebuild; or sits around waiting for the US to pay for and fix everything. If that is the case will the media hold Brandon accountable the way they did Trump?
The media was blaming Trump before Maria hit.
And let us not forget this:
Trump embarrassed the US went he went to Puerto Rico after a hurricane a few years ago.
Get back to us when Biden starts throwing paper towels at people.
In other words, all you are concerned with is sound bites and optics.
If that's the case you couldn't have elected a worse president and vice president.
A round of drinks that Biden will skip Florida.
He'll hit Florida soon enough. He has Democrat mayors of several large cities to get photo ops with.
Meeting with DeSantis or touring Florida away from major Democrat run cities will not be on the itinerary.
I think he's going to bypass it. DeSantis has embarrassed Biden on almost every front. Biden will ignore the Florida Democrats all because of where they reside.
Somebody tell Joe that he wasn't brought up by Puerto Ricans.
What does that mean?
That means that Biden is trying to pander to Puerto Ricans and it is really unbecoming of somebody who holds the office of the president.
So let me get this straight. If he didn't go, you would have said he didn't care, and if he does go, he is pandering.
Talk about damned if you do...
I credit him with going. It was his duty to go. His BS story about Puerto Ricans was pure pandering and was disgusting.
It is not unusual for politicians to do that Vic. You just don't like the guy.
To pander to various groups? Primarily that has been a democrat thing ever since LBJ said he would keep those ******* voting democrat for the next 200 years.
Maybe this might sober Joe up:
People in Puerto Rico have only been asked their race on the Census since 2000. Since then, they’ve overwhelmingly marked themselves as white, much more so than Puerto Ricans in the mainland U.S. do.
You just don't like the guy.
On that you are right. I don't like the guy who promised to unite the country, hid in his basement and fullfilled all of the radical left's wildest dreams as president.
Do you like him?
Scranton Joe simply handed out another imaginary cultural appropriation line to add to all of his others. It'll be interesting to hear KJP's word salad excuse for this one.
That should be interesting. No doubt she'll have a lot to explain by the next press briefing. I can only assume that right now she is mixing a "bloody mary."
If I were she, I'd have 3 before trying to explain Biden's newest f-up. Even Psaki was slightly better ... her circle back binder had thousands of colorful sticky notes hanging out of it!
Thank God, for her sake, the media is so damned biased.
Uh, no. That’s horseshit .
And that’s when he was already a grown man - not even when he was being “raised.” He’s as full of shit as a Puerto Rican goose.
As for what the qualifier “politically” might mean, I think it would be a fantasy to credit him with it having any meaning at all. He’s just making shit up.
As an aside, are Puerto Rican geese more full of shit than other varieties?
Maybe Corn Pop was Puerto Rican? I’m sure all minorities look alike to Joe.
And I thought that it was Indians:
One of these days, Joe will just claim that he was the only white boy in the state - and even his parents were minorities.
And there are people actually dumb enough to believe it.
Just more from Biden that the Dems will no doubt walk back or simply ignore without supporting what he said.