San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz called for better, more coordinated federal aid on Sunday to deal with the widespread storm damage in Puerto Rico as President Donald Trump continued to praise the relief effort and the U.S. government response.
Trump spent much of Saturday attacking Cruz on Twitter, accusing her of “poor leadership” and of coordinating with Democrats to push “fake news” about his administration’s disaster response. Cruz avoided directly criticizing Trump on Sunday and attempted to refocus the discussion on speeding aid and supplies to people on the island territory.
“All I did last week, or even this week, was ask for help,” Cruz said in an interview on ABC’s “This Week.