Elaine Duke, former secretary of homeland security during the summer of 2017, said President Donald Trump was interested in 'divesting' or 'selling' Puerto Rico as it struggled during Hurricane Maria.

The former acting secretary of homeland security joins a growing list of former senior officials disgruntled by Trump's erratic nature when handling his presidency, the New York Times reports.

Duke was especially taken aback when the president made the suggestion to sell the island.

'The president's initial ideas were more of as a businessman, you know,' she recalled. 'Can we outsource the electricity? Can we sell the island? You know, or divest of that asset?'

The lifelong Republican did add that Trump never seriously discussed selling Puerto Rico after that comment.

Duke served in the administration as Hurricane Maria struck but also as the Trump administration imposed a travel ban on mostly Muslim countries and ended DACA.

While Duke was in favor of some of the president's measures to tighten immigration security, she expressed disappointment that Trump's message went from 'America First' to 'America Only.'

Duke fondly remembers passing out water to homeless people in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, following the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. But she was not thrilled by sentiments expressed by Trump and his aides.

As Hurricane Maria made its way toward Puerto Rico, Duke argued for an emergency declaration before it made landfall. But she said Mick Mulvaney, then the budget director, pushed back at the idea.

'Quit being so emotional, Elaine, it's not about the people, it's about the money,' she said Mulvaney told her.

Mulvaney denied making the remarks.

'I never made such a remark,' he told the Times. 'My experience with the acting director was that she rarely got anything right at D.H.S. At least she's consistent.'

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8514249/Trump-wanted-SELL-Puerto-Rico-aftermath-Hurricane-Maria.html

Trump is a crooked business man, he would sell off Puerto Rico and buy it back through proxy just to build a gigantic Golf resort


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This Trump sef.

Trump no send anybody. If he has the means, he can even see the White House to the highest bidder and shout that he will build a magnificent new government house that is very very gigantic.

We get our own problem for Naija, Americans should carry their own cross!

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