military, and the first respond hoarse have been amazing under the most difficult circumstances in pr forever." an agency spokesperson tweeting, fema will be with puerto rico, u.s. virgin islands, every state and territory impacted by disaster every day, supporting throughout their response and recovery. asked about trump's tweets the chief of staff put a kinder, genter spin on the president's core message. >> does president trump believe that the people of puerto rico are american citizens? >> yes. >> -- who deserve the same access to federal aid as people who live in texas and florida? >> yes. >> what is his tweet about, then? >> which tweet? >> the tweet where he says we can't be in puerto rico forever. >> i think he said the u.s. military and fema can't be in there forever, right? >> he did, first responders -- >> first responders. this country, our country, will stand with those american citizens in puerto rico until the job is done. but the tweet about fema and d.o.d., read military, is exactly accurate. they're not going to be there