Counties that voted for the president get more in disaster relief

“NOBODY could have done what I’ve done for Puerto Rico with so little appreciation,” President Donald Trump announced on October 8th. Boricuas, as denizens of the island are known, have yet to display the gratitude their president seeks. The islanders have been particularly galled by the contrast between his perceived slights to Puerto Rico and his all-hands-on-deck rhetoric during Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, which pummelled Texas and Florida. Explaining the difference, Rick Wilson, a Republican consultant critical of the president, has suggested Mr Trump thinks of Puerto Ricans not as American citizens, but rather as “sea Mexicans”.

Even in an era when polls show record levels of partisan division, a few things, such as disaster relief for those lacking food and water, ought to transcend political calculation. In fact, electoral considerations appear to have been a big factor in how the government allocates aid ever since Congress expanded the president’s discretion over...Continue reading

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