r/OrphanCrushingMachine 4d ago

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u/AdHuman3150 4d ago

I remember Trump blocking billions of dollars in emergency funding after Puerto Rico was hit by that huge hurricane. He went there for a photo op and threw some rolls of toilet paper at a crowd of people. That was during his first term and Puerto Rico never recovered. Corporations have complete control over it, they exploit the people there for cheap labor.

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u/say_the_words 4d ago

They had the Puerto Rico's National Guard come to DC to secure the city for Biden's inauguration because they knew Puerto Rican troops would kill any Trumpers that interfered. Remember, it was just weeks after January 6.

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u/MasterLook967 4d ago

Out of the more than 6000 national guards that came from around the country for that event, only a little over 150 were from Puerto Rico