country. no, this is america s infrastructure that he s den gating. when he says it s their economy that is in shambles, that is america s economy that is really not doing right by the americans in puerto rico. elie, can you speak to what jeremy just put his finger on, this idea of others, people who are other than him, other than his base, other than his supporters, other than his sycophants? they re not worthy of support from the federal government, from the agencies that help people in crisis? well, the nationalism that defined donald trump s campaign and his presidency was ethno genetic. it was white identity politics. and you can understand why puerto rico doesn t necessarily fit into his idea of america. whether he knows that it s part of the country or not. and on that visit that the president made down there, it was just so surreal and so obvious his inability to really kba thighs with these people and to comprehend or even accept and
this idea of others, people who are other than him, other than his base, other than his supporters, other than his sycophants? they re not worthy of support from the federal government, from the agencies that help people in crisis? well, the nationalism that defined donald trump s campaign and his presidency was ethno genetic. it was white identity politics. and you can understand why puerto rico doesn t necessarily fit into his idea of america. whether he knows that it s part of the country or not. and on that visit that the president made down there, it was just so surreal and so obvious his inability to really empathize with these people and to comprehend or even accept and face the gravity and the extremity of the tragic circumstances down there. he did not want to see those images of destruction. he went into a room and threw paper towels to people and complimented puerto rico that only 16 people died. there was no understanding that