As Puerto Rico Begs For Help, Trump Plans To Attend Golf Trophy Ceremony
As millions of Puerto Ricans continue to go without basic necessities like food, water and medicine, PresidentDonald Trumpis expected to attend the trophy ceremony for the Presidents Cup golf tournament on Sunday.
Trump will arrive to the tournament this afternoon and is expected to participate in the trophy presentation at 6 p.m. EST, according to the president’s public schedule provided by the White House Press Office.
White House: Trump to participate in the Presidents Cup Golf Tournament trophy presentation today
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller)October 1, 2017
Officials at@PresidentsCupare preparing for a visit from@realDonaldTrumpon Sunday. The President expected to attend closing ceremony.
— Todd Lewis (@ToddLewisGC)September 30, 2017
The Presidents Cup golf tournament is being held at the Liberty National Golf Club in New Jersey. The biennial event brings together a U.S. team to square off against a squad representing other parts of the world, except for Europe. Trump will head to the tournament after spending the weekend at his Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
Trump’s appearance at the tournament would occur less than 48 hours after San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruzbegged the federal government for more hurricane reliefand less bureaucracy. In turn, Trump lashed out at Yulín Cruz,calling her attitude “nasty”and questioning her leadership skills.
“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,” Trumptweeted early on Saturday morning.“They want everything to be done for them when it should be a community effort.”
Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, Trump has yet to visit the island. The presidentis expected to visit the U.S. territory on Oct. 3.
“It’s the earliest I can go because of the first responders, and we don’t want to disrupt the relief efforts,” Trumptold reporters on Tuesday, a day after Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) visited the island.
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough and many others on social media criticized Trump’s focus on golf over the weekend as Puerto Ricans suffer.
Poor leadership would be hiding at a country club golfing while fellow Americans are suffering and dying. She's not doing that. You are.https://t.co/N4wJg5nrGQ
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC)September 30, 2017
You literally sent this from a golf course you fat bigothttps://t.co/M8wTmZFARU
— rob delaney (@robdelaney)September 30, 2017
Trump lashes out at the mayor of San Juan criticizing her "poor leadership" 🤢😪pic.twitter.com/jouHkyelk7
— Help Puerto Rico! (@keyocean)September 30, 2017
This article originally appeared on HuffPost.