Thomson ReutersHomeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert sent a memo around the White House urging staff to focus on the positive aspects of the recovery efforts in Puerto Rico while President Donald Trump took to Twitter to address the problem in his own way. Bossert's memo, leaked to Axios and published by Mike Allen, stated that search and rescue teams had combed the entire island, searching more than 2,600 structures and saving 840 individuals. According to Bossert, aid workers have restored partial capability to 59 hospitals, but improving the distribution of essential commodities and access to power remain "major focuses right now." Besides the update on the material conditions on the ground in Puerto Rico, after three straight hurricanes racked the island, Bossert's memo urged a cheery media narrative that starkly clashed with Trump's own comments on the situation. "I hope to turn the corner on our public communications," Bossert wrote, acknowledging the White House's issues in communicating its response to what many now compare to George W.
A Homeland Security Memo Painted A Rosy Picture Of Puerto Rico's Recovery As Trump Blasted San Juan's Mayor
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Mon, 10/02/2017 - 2:01am
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