San Juan Mayor – Fusion Nepal

About 50 percent of Puerto Rico still does not have power and the rest of the island still has unstable electricity according to San Juan’s Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz, who described the post-Hurricane Maria landscape leaving the island in a “touch and go situation still.”

Cruz stopped by the studio to share what has been happening in the U.S. territory since the hurricane’s destruction—and took some time to join the show’s “Trump Attacked Me On Twitter” Hall Of Fame.

“President Trump has not been up to the standards that this country deserves,” Cruz said, before referencing his “big mouth” in comparison to the “big hearts” of citizens who have helped in the midst of the crisis. Read more…

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San Juan’s mayor has freely criticized the government’s response to Hurricane Maria. But now she’s been denied the chance to testify before Congress.

Carmen Yulín Cruz was set to speak Wednesday in a hearing about FEMA’s preparation and response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Currently, only 33 percent of the island’s power has been restored.

She came to Washington, D.C., at the invitation of U.S. Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, a ranking member of the U.S. House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee. This happened shortly after her public spat with President Donald Trump and Whitefish Energy, the two-person Montana firm hired to restore power to Puerto Rico. Read more…

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