a U.S. President Donald trump has offered to sell Puerto Rico after a devastating hurricane, which happened in 2017. On this edition of the New York Times said the former acting Minister of internal security Elaine Duke. She also noted that the initial idea trump was more of ideas of the businessman, not the President.
The President of the United States Donald trump considered the idea of selling Puerto Rico (the island is under the control of Washington) after the devastating hurricane “Maria” in 2017. This was told by the former acting Minister of internal security of the United States Elaine Duke in an interview with The New York Times.
“You know, the initial idea of the President was more of ideas of the businessman, she said. — Can we transmit electricity to outsourcing? If we can sell the island? You know how to get rid of this asset?”
However, she stressed that the idea of selling the Islands was never seriously considered after that.
Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in the fall of 2017. Killing more than 60 people. Help the residents of the island and liquidation of consequences of the hurricane were the subject of a public spat between trump and local authorities, Puerto Rico. The latter accused the White house of a lack of support. In response, the US President said that the mayor of San Juan, the island’s capital, Carmen Cruz has “bad leadership skills”, and some of the island’s residents “want things done for them.”
The White house accused the government of Puerto Rico that they ordered from Washington allocated funds to restore the island for other purposes.
In November of 2018 White house officials said the President doesn’t want the island has channelled additional funding to assist.
The actions of the President of the United States has also been a mixed assessment. “I hate to tell you this, but you kind of ruined our budget, but it’s all right,” said trump during his visit to San Juan.
The us leader also added that as a result of hurricane “Maria” 16 people died, which is several times less than when hurricane Katrina, the most destructive in U.S. history. Thus in reality the number of victims much more.
Donald trump, however, denied that Washington has done enough to provide assistance to residents of the island and the elimination of consequences after the hurricane. “No one would do what I did for Puerto Rico, not having the proper respect. So much work!” — wrote trump on Twitter.
Statement of Elaine Duke, the head of the White house offered to sell Puerto Rico may affect the outcome of the referendum on joining the Islands to the United States. The vote is scheduled for November 3, the day of the General election on the island.
Puerto Rico is an unincorporated organized territory — the territory is�� under the control of the United States, however, is not part of the country.
The inhabitants of the island have U.S. citizenship and pay some taxes, but the effect of the U.S. Constitution to Puerto Rico is limited. In the us Congress, the island is represented by only one delegate who has no voting rights. The islanders do not participate in the presidential elections, but can hold primaries, without the participation of their representatives in the electoral College.
The forthcoming referendum will be the third in eight years. In 2012 for entry into the United States voted 61% of the inhabitants of the island, but in Washington left these results without attention.
In 2017, again the vast majority of citizens supported the decision on the entry into the United States. However, the turnout was only 23%. Representatives of the Republican party opposed the initiative also supported the Ministry of justice.
If Puerto Rico will become part of the country, in the United States will be the first state whose residents don’t speak English. Meanwhile, popular on the island traditionally enjoys the Democratic party. Accordingly, if the Puerto Ricans will vote again for joining US, and the us Congress will support them, it will affect the alignment of political forces in the country.
Statement of Elaine Duke, some of the ideas of the President was rather of the nature of the business, reflected not only in his intention to sell the island.
In August last year, The Washington Post, citing a source reported that the Bush administration was willing to offer Denmark $600 million in Greenland. Moreover, the size of payments a year for the transfer of the island in perpetuity. After that, trump confirmed that he was interested in the possibility of buying the Greenland.
“that’s what we talked about. This idea came about, and I said that in the strategic plan it is interesting and arouses our interest,” he told reporters.
On the question of whether the U.S. exchange to Greenland one of its own regions, the us President said that many possible options.
“In fact, it’s a major real estate deal,” said trump.
Information surfaced shortly before the planned visit of the us President to Denmark at the invitation of the Queen. However, the reaction of the Copenhagen cancelled the plans of the President of the United States.
The Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen called the idea of trump’s absurd, noting that it is still willing to meet with him during his visit to Denmark.
“Greenland is not for sale. Greenland is not a Danish. Greenland belongs to Greenland. I really hope all this is not serious,” said Frederiksen newspaper Sermitsia.
Soon in his Twitter the President said that it was postponing a meeting, and it is because of the failure of Copenhagen to discuss the acquisition of the island by Washington.
“Denmark is a special country with Nevareatype people, but based on the comments of the Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen that she was not interested in discussing the acquisition of Greenland, I’ll move our meeting scheduled in two weeks, another time,” trump wrote, adding that his straightforwardness Prime saved you a lot of money and effort for both the United States and Denmark.
While trump has expressed hope that the authorities of Denmark will change.
