[Al Jazeera] San Juan's mayor has accused US President Donald Trump
...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States...
and his administration of failing in its relief efforts in the aftermath of hurricanes Maria and Jose, saying the White House is "killing us with inefficiency".
Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz implored Trump on Friday to "make sure somebody is in charge that is up to the task of saving lives", while the president asserted US officials and emergency personnel are working all-out against daunting odds, with "incredible" results.
"We are dying, and you are killing us with the inefficiency," Cruz said during a news conference. "I am begging, begging anyone that can hear us, to save us from dying. This is a people-are-dying story."
Trump has pledged to spare no effort to help Puerto Ricans to recover from the two hurricanes, but has come under great criticism as thousands remain without electricity, water and gas.
The US president lashed out at Cruz in a series of tweets on Saturday, saying the mayor showed "poor leadership".
"They want everything to be done for them when it should be a community effort," Trump said.
Acting homeland security secretary, Elaine Duke, visited the US territory on Friday, surveying the ravaged landscape by helicopter in an hour-long tour, driving past still-flooded streets, twisted billboards, and roofs with gaping holes, offering encouragement to some of the 10,000 emergency personnel she said the US government has on the ground.