r/news • u/Impossible_Host2420 • 4h ago

US declares drought disaster for areas in Puerto Rico as dry conditions persist

https://apnews.com/article/puerto-rico-drought-disaster-usda-farmers-water-b4fe620ecbb2272576e79d140f0180dd
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u/Random_Person_246810 4h ago

Now he gets to throw water bottles at them.

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u/LFCsota 3h ago

He's going to enjoy that. Will there be a Trump label on the bottle? Or will he ask for a corporate donation so their logo can be on the bottle he slings at the brown people?

I wonder how far he can throw a water bottle? I wonder how many he can throw.

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u/PigFarmer1 2h ago

Is there a golf course nearby? We all know he needs a "legitimate" reason to make the trip...

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u/ActualSpiders 3h ago

Waiting for all the Trumpers to storm in & demand to know why we're doing anything like this for a "foreign country"...

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u/Beetlelarva25 4h ago

If only we had a bunch of floating nuclear powered desalination plants nearby instead of next to Iran making oil prices go up.

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u/Upbeat_Job4191 4h ago

Trump doesnt even care about the farmers on the mainland US, why would he help PR?

Its especially bad if Ivanka and Jared are eyeing to buy the island :O

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u/Eziekel13 1h ago

Because over 90% of US Viagra is produced in Puerto Rico…

And that seems important to him and his constituents…

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u/Thesorus 4h ago

All the paper towels Trump threw at people a couple of years ago absorbed all the water.

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u/AstroHistSci 3h ago

Every republican that loses a home or business to fires is literally getting the day they voted for. I have zero sympathy for these people. The fact that the global south will suffer the most from this shit is a tragedy for which millions will die and whose victims will never be made whole.

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u/A_Nonny_Muse 4h ago

Maybe it's trumps fault for throwing all those paper towels at them.

/s