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As we said at the top, the president also tweeted, i'm quoting now, wow, yet another big storm heading to puerto rico, will it ever end? congress approved $92 billion for puerto rico last year, an all-time record for anywhere. keeping them honest, it's not a record and it's not true. 92 billion has neither been appropriated nor spent. congress appropriated 42 billion and federal agencies spent 12.6. but beyond the lies in that tweet, there is also the question of just what was the president saying to the people of puerto rico? because it's simply not how presidents talk to people facing potent...

>> he knows this isn't true. it's been out for a long time. he has to know at this point. if he doesn't, someone needs to tell him. the mayor of san juan in puerto rico said this overnight. >> his behavior, his lack of understanding, and it is ludicrous. 3,000 puerto ricans did not open their eyes this morning because this racist man did not have it within him to cohdo his job. so get out of the way, president trump, and let me people that can do the job get the job done. >> want to bring in joe lockhart, elena plot, and john avalon. let me read the tweet from the president again. he lied abou...

Half hour. the president's emergency declaration for puerto rico came after a push from florida senators marco rubio and rick scott. also after president trump vented about the storm, wow, yet another big storm heading to puerto rico, will it ever end? congress approved $92 billion for puerto rico last year, an all-time record of its kind, for anywhere. as we have said before, those numbers from the president are misleading. more than half the money is based on white house estimates of potential costs over the next 20 years. dorian is still growing but is already wreaking havoc. look at th...

I don't know. is that clip you played before the break, official member, recreating the g8, but just as an outside guest, he might not like those circumstances. i've rarely heard trump have so much empathy for someone. the way he was talking about putin might not want that. it is bizarre. >> listen, all of this is happening as there's a hurricane barreling toward puerto rico. he sent out some misleading tweets. he said congress approved $92 billion in aid. if we can put that up. that's not true. >> right. >> the long-term cost estimate fema says is about $42 billion has been allocated. and it'...

Quoting now, wow, yet another big storm heading to puerto rico, will it ever end? congress approved $92 billion for puerto rico last year, an all-time record for anywhere. keeping them honest, it's not a record and it's not true. 92 billion has neither been appropriated nor spent. congress appropriated 42 billion and federal agencies spent 12.6. but beyond the lies in that tweet, there is also the question of just what was the president saying to the people of puerto rico? because it's simply not how presidents talk to people facing potential danger. this isn't a partisan thing. all modern pre...