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Congressman Grijalva Upset Over Trump's Hurricane Maria Remarks

Arizona Congressman Raul Grijalva was unhappy over President Trump’s comments this week about Puerto Rico and his assertion that 3,000 residents did not die as a result of Hurricane Maria.

“Catastrophe, natural catastrophes that are happening require response from our government. That’s our public safety responsibility and we didn’t perform that in Puerto Rico.”

Grijalva, a Democrat, added that he hopes the administration has learned from the tragedies of Hurricane Maria as Florence bears down on the East Coast.

Kerry Fehr-Snyder was a senior editor with KJZZ from 2015 to 2023.