NYC Council Speaker: Trump Lobbed Paper Towels at Puerto Ricans Like They Were ‘Animals’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT We re ░░░░░░░░ now by Melissa mark ░░░░░░░░ the New York City ░░░░░░░░ She was born and ░░░░░░░░ in Puerto RICO Her ░░░░░░░░ and other family members ░░░░░░░░ live there She returned ░░░░░░░░ Puerto RICO last week ░░░░░░░░ a three day visit ░░░░░░░░ what s you saw ░░░░░░░░ Puerto RICO and your ░░░░░░░░ of what you saw ░░░░░░░░ the president s trip ░░░░░░░░ I mean the president ░░░░░░░░ visit was an utter ░░░░░░░░ And unfortunately the govern ░░░░░░░░ Puerto RICO rossello and ░░░░░░░░ resident commissioner Jennifer Gonzalez ░░░░░░░░ becoming apologists for this ░░░░░░░░ s lack of seriousness ░░░░░░░░ this crisis The bending ░░░░░░░░ backwards the selfies the ░░░░░░░░ photos you know this ░░░░░░░░ needs to be called ░░░░░░░░ for his lack of ░░░░░░░░ to this humanitarian crisis ░░░░░░░░ this visit today was ░░░░░░░░ utter disgrace and an ░░░░░░░░ to the Puerto Rican ░░░░░░░░ to be throwing and ░░░░░░░░ paper towels at us ░░░░░░░░ if we were animals ░░░░░░░░ know is really making ░░░░░░░░ of a situation that ░░░░░░░░ very severe And continues ░░░░░░░░ paint with a brush ░░░░░░░░ if trying to paint ░░░░░░░░ different reality that is ░░░░░░░░ is not really what ░░░░░░░░ is talking about This ░░░░░░░░ really all going very ░░░░░░░░ This that is not ░░░░░░░░ What your report attorney ░░░░░░░░ indicated is very true ░░░░░░░░ ve had to find ░░░░░░░░ to get money to ░░░░░░░░ mother It is a ░░░░░░░░ only society People in ░░░░░░░░ hospitals are not getting ░░░░░░░░ proper attention 95 of ░░░░░░░░ island still has no ░░░░░░░░ The lack of consistency ░░░░░░░░ getting supplies and food ░░░░░░░░ water to the outside ░░░░░░░░ of San Juan is ░░░░░░░░ This is not getting ░░░░░░░░ It s only getting ░░░░░░░░ There is no serious ░░░░░░░░ I continue to say ░░░░░░░░ we probably have no ░░░░░░░░ than 50 000 15 ░░░░░░░░ personnel on the ground ░░░░░░░░ Puerto RICO when we ░░░░░░░░ 40 000 in Florida ░░░░░░░░ Irma When we had ░░░░░░░░ 000 in Texas We ░░░░░░░░ being treated in a ░░░░░░░░ way and there is ░░░░░░░░ double standard when it ░░░░░░░░ to the people of ░░░░░░░░ RICO and when it ░░░░░░░░ to the people of ░░░░░░░░ U S Virgin Islands ░░░░░░░░ that is unacceptable So ░░░░░░░░ m going to continue ░░░░░░░░ raise my voice And ░░░░░░░░ only voice of indignation ░░░░░░░░ the only voice of ░░░░░░░░ to what is happening ░░░░░░░░ coming from the mayor ░░░░░░░░ San Juan And that ░░░░░░░░ the reality And so ░░░░░░░░ really am here to ░░░░░░░░ that we still have ░░░░░░░░ seen an appropriate response ░░░░░░░░ Puerto RICO even when ░░░░░░░░ general on the ground ░░░░░░░░ indicating that he does ░░░░░░░░ have the sufficient resources ░░░░░░░░ personnel to handle it ░░░░░░░░ we need to continue ░░░░░░░░ pay attention I want ░░░░░░░░ thank all the media ░░░░░░░░ is giving this attention ░░░░░░░░ need to get the ░░░░░░░░ response And we still ░░░░░░░░ not have an appropriate ░░░░░░░░ on the ground in ░░░░░░░░ RICO If you had ░░░░░░░░ a chance to consult ░░░░░░░░ the White House about ░░░░░░░░ trip what would you ░░░░░░░░ told them about what ░░░░░░░░ president should see as ░░░░░░░░ to what he actually ░░░░░░░░ see today He needed ░░░░░░░░ go out into the ░░░░░░░░ areas He needed to ░░░░░░░░ into the towns of ░░░░░░░░ as your reporter indicated ░░░░░░░░ where I was last ░░░░░░░░ which was in the ░░░░░░░░ of the island and ░░░░░░░░ is almost impenetrable to ░░░░░░░░ to That is what ░░░░░░░░ needs to see People ░░░░░░░░ are not getting any ░░░░░░░░ of assistance that have ░░░░░░░░ seen FEMA response that ░░░░░░░░ hungry that are not ░░░░░░░░ water Again the hospitals ░░░░░░░░ to run on generators ░░░░░░░░ is not a reality ░░░░░░░░ can continue moving forward ░░░░░░░░ so as we discuss ░░░░░░░░ you know it continues ░░░░░░░░ defy reason When the ░░░░░░░░ is talking about the ░░░░░░░░ or the president is ░░░░░░░░ about the fact that ░░░░░░░░ is costing us so ░░░░░░░░ money This is this ░░░░░░░░ to be set aside ░░░░░░░░ have a humanitarian crisis ░░░░░░░░ it needs to be ░░░░░░░░ attention to right now ░░░░░░░░ mark viverito thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for joining us ░░░░░░░░ I really appreciate it ░░░░░░░░ you.