Environment
The Power of Puerto Rico's Mayors
The mayor Donald Trump criticized wields enormous political clout in Puerto Rico. But coordination is difficult with 77 other mayors operating at the same level.
“We are dying. And you’re killing us with inefficiency,” said Carmen Yulín Cruz, mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico’s capital and largest city. In front of the cameras, she heavily criticized Washington’s insufficient efforts and late response in providing assistance after the island was severely devastated by Hurricane Maria.
Next scene? President v. Mayor. A waterfall of tweets unleashed Trump’s rhetoric in response to Cruz’s allegations. “Such poor leadership,” he said of Cruz.