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Trump demands hurricane supplies as payment for Puerto Rico’s debt
Oct 3, 2017 11:12 PM
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ExplainingTheJokeIsFunnierThanThePunchline
“And you get a paper towel! And you get get a paper towel! Paper towels for everyone!!”
Joxem13
I live in Puerto Rico. I am currently in San Juan. This is the first time I have laughed in a long time. Thank you
DRFUZY
How CNN sees Trump
forcedfx
He needs all he can get to finish drying the swamp after he drains it.
suburbanhyena
Seems legit
NotHardly
I actually lost my sense of humor about 8 months ago ... it hasn't gotten any healing since then.
MKaiser
Chainsawsforarms
"Trump with the paper towels from downtown! .... 3 POINTS!"
twfeline
"Nothing but net! The crowd goes wild!"
Syllogismssuck
"I'll go clean the water up myself, it's gonna be tremendous, paper towel - I need all the paper towel, where's bob? There he is!"
TheCentralIntelligenceAgency
We're gonna need a bigger squeegee
PsycheClone
"I didn't hear a thank you for saving you, so give it all back!"
PianoMan2112
"I didn't get a hurrumph out of that guy!"
coolkidwestern
This is just a photo op. Stop letting derisive politics make you hate him when he’s making an honest effort to help them.
thingsyoudontevenknowwhattheyare
tRump actually catching even one of those was a dead giveaway.
TheShotThatGotYouNaked
How does he catch them with baby hands?
Mapachedorado
I'd throw a shoe....
forreallyandfortrue
A chancla? Where would it end?
billybobnelson2718
Throw him a case of water, see how he handles it .
brap
Frankly, I'm surprised he didn't whip out a t-shirt cannon while he was at it.
HellFireBeardMan
this is funny, but seriously are those paid people there cheering him on and taking photo's, because I don't think Puerto Rico people 1/?
HellFireBeardMan
would be happy to see him, especially if its paper towels hes handing out instead of food and water.....they must be paid ego boosters 2/?
itsabooper
He's probably handing those out as well, there's quite a bit of stuff on those tables.
mmurrbles
I don't know why you think Puerto Ricans are idiots they regularly experience hurricanes and know to keep a supply of food and water.
thewhifflingtit
Hey paper towels are a godsend in times of crisis. As long as they're clean, fed, and watered I see no problem with handin' out paper towels
MichaelMcShwanagan
Is this reversed? If not, I am a little impressed at how he catches those. Since he's an old dotard who shits himself and stares at the sun.
MarvaNipp
Yeah it's reversed. In reality he's tossing out paper towels and treating hurricane victims like they're on a fucking gameshow
nome2003
Fucking hero this guy
twfeline
Now reverse that.
IthoughwhatIddowasIdpretendIwasoneofthosedeafmutes
either a down vote fairy or a dumb ass totes when it comes to sarcasm here's one upvote to get you outa zero you fuckin hero
MajorPubes
Still a tool
twfeline
...Always a tool.
forreallyandfortrue
Not fair, tools are useful. He won't be beneficial till he's nothing but fertilizer.
MajorPubes
AMartianPotato
"Hey guys, sorry about the hurricane, but you are costing us too much. Anyway, let me tell you all about how Katrina was worse."
Strasburg6592
This is the orange Pennywise that so many people voted for, and they still support him despite this. WTF happened to the human race?
ThatAustralianKid
Oi don’t rope us in with you yanks, we didn’t vote for him.
gettodachopper69
He is such a fucking assclown.
DignamWhenAskedaQuestion
is there no one that tells that guy : " hey that's a bad idea ".
twfeline
Didn't you hear about that meeting he had, where all his people just told him how fantastic he was?
Burke616
Plenty to tell him, but none to make him listen.
Squidhatjenkins
Puerto Rico is going to need a lot more than what he handed out http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/helping-puerto-rico-donate-50179990
Teepkeep
Supplies have already arrived from the US, they have not been distributed yet. Check this out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5IcAZSnD-g
forreallyandfortrue
Luckily, international aid group Oxfam is stepping in to help b/c the US won't do enough for its own territory. How embarrassing is that?
Squidhatjenkins
Pretty damn embarrassing
brainplay
That's a flat out lie. Billions are being shipped...and is rotting on the docks because of a union strike for above contract rates.
forreallyandfortrue
Oxfam stepping in is a lie?
forreallyandfortrue
Oh, here's the right wing conspiracy you mean - http://www.businessinsider.com/puerto-rico-trucker-strike-trump-referenced-fake-news-2017-10
Poketroid
Okay. That was a good laugh
kambojah
PR supplies were blocked by corrupted governors and terrorist militia under Us Gov command, Trump gathers attention onto himself. haha funny
LegitNESSLmT
CuddleMonsterWithKnives
I didn't even realize it was reversed until your comment haha I was so confused
TheShotThatGotYouNaked
I was wondering how he snapped the every time.... SMRT
Gonz000
Seriously, there was no part of me that didn't think this wasn't real
TeenageMutantNinjaAbortedFetuses
Sadly wouldn’t be surprising if this was true either
machitoast
Oh! That explains how he caught it the same way every time!
KingOfMoisture
It also explains how cought all of them. I seriously don't believe he has that kind of coordination.
UNDEADLY
totally believable
Anonawesome
People downvoting you probably didn't listen to his speech saying Puerto Rico has "thrown our budget a little out of whack" and other gems
UNDEADLY
exactly. they can downvote all they want. for i care not!
Anonawesome
like "...but if you look at a real catastrophe like Katrina..."
gulagmanner
Yeah and he also said he’s going to waive Puerto Rico’s incurred debt
UNDEADLY
which was bs. he has no authority to do such a thing and his budget advisor said it wasnt happening. as usual he was talking out his ass
Metallicat70
As a Puertorican, not funny at all. That's 4 million AMERICANS with SS# neglected by Trump's EGO. TRY HARDER MOTHERFUCKER! Baby's are hungry
thewhifflingtit
Baby's whats are hungry?
Metallicat70
Really? Fucking on a typo? Damn.
lostinukraine
Yet you don’t pay taxes. Fucked up your own economy. You’re lucky Spain lost the war of 1898 or you would be completely on your own
Metallicat70
Yet we were drafted on the two big wars and Vietnam and placed on the front along with the blacks, read about the 65th Infantry and learn.
MrRandom314159
I think the reason he took personal offense at the Mayor's statement was because he views the government AS himself now.
TheJudgeHasItBackwards
I think he just has a fragile ego structure and can not tolerate anyone who doesn't treat him with complete adulation and deference.
Asteroidrules
He also doesn't seem entirely convinced Puerto Rico is part of the US.
brainplay
Eh, not really. There are over 50 other mayors on the island but since they're giving him praise they aren't covered by the media.
MrRandom314159
Except her statement was on lack of aid from the government. Not the Trump administration.
cogs
Or maybe because the mayor is an incompetent boob looking to score points. She makes Ray Nagin look like a pro.
EliteSpork
I AM the state. You know it, I know it, everybody knows it.
kambojah
he takes the focus of the public onto himself. he's a distraction, nothing more nothing less and he knows it and does his job intentionally.
ImgurIsOutOfUsernames
Jesus, everything is a fucking publicity stunt for him.
forreallyandfortrue
If he's to think it's a thing he SHOULD do, it MUST be presented to this asshole as a thing he can believe is good for Trump brand profits.
d0o0o0d
Meh. He visits, he gets criticized. He doesn't visit, he gets criticized. It doesn't matter what he does, he's gonna get criticized.
gettodachopper69
He was throwing paper towels at a crowd of fucking hurricane victims; then blamed them for blowing his budget.
SociallyAwkwardCanadianMoose
'Real disasters like Katrina' did I hear right?
itsabooper
Don't know what you expect him to do. He'd get cursed at if he didn't go, and not be very helpful if he had to do dirty work.
thewhifflingtit
Because he's old and hasn't done a day of hard labor in his life?
ForTaxReasons
We expect him to show some respect and sympathy. People are like "don't criticise every last thing he does" but if you look at the action 1/
itsabooper
The original clip is only like 30secs long, no doubt just cherry picking.
itsabooper
If you mean him tossing paper towel, pretty sure he handed some of those to people closer, along with the rest of the supplies on table.
ForTaxReasons
In context of everything else he's done and said and his general behavior then yes we'll criticise every little thing because everything 2/
ForTaxReasons
He does is just covered in a gross and slimy layer of narcissism and insecurity.
sowasvonsowas
The Mad King will not help rebuild Puerto Rico. He has no heart, no soul, and is devoid of any trace of humanity.
Metallicat70
AMEN
pergh
I like that. The Mad King. That's the most appropriate name for him
SuckItBlue
Noo! It soils the name of the mad king, Ryan Haywood!
ThomasBankstonwerwerwerew
Are you retarded or do you thin adding a 51st state wouldn't ensure a legacy and thus he'd do anything to bring them in?
sowasvonsowas
But they have dark complexions and speak Spanish. Trump is a racist and a hater of people of color.
ThomasBankstonwerwerwerew
He cares way more about looking and being successful and if PR became a state during his presidency it'd be a feather in his cap
bortlp
What's Ryan Haywood got to do with this?
weaselbee
*evil laughter*
Pulseless
You don't understand; PENCE IS THE ONE IN THE HOLE.
ElbowDeepInACat
B8?
DreadJr
Unlikely. This is imgur, it's a hate on anyone not liberal circle jerk. But how else am I gonna get my memes?
VoltageXL1
Are you implying trump doesn't deserve the hate? Did you hear him?
ElbowDeepInACat
I’m implying that unless he’s done something irrefutably harmful to a large population of people he does not deserve the hate he’s getting
sowasvonsowas
OK, we could start w/ the fact that Trump didn't grant a waiver for using food stamps to buy prepared food. He did it in Tex. & Fla. Not PR!
MandelbrotFractalBear
wonder how you feel about this comment in 2023?
iamerror404
Forward or backward, this whole scene is just bizarre. Also, I see you selfie guy on the left.
MMATornado2
That's a lady.
iamerror404
Check out the dude next to her.
FishBoneKing
What a fucking idiot. (donald, not selfie guy.)
Captain4merica
Why is getting paper towels a lottery?
TraitorousTrump3
Because trump is president.
PeterNormal
because we are a representative republic, not a democracy.
svga
democratic-republic
Alvatore
corporate-oligarchy
SlavShashlyk
Has always been. Most countries in general are.
DreadPierateRoberts
Well not yet
iamerror404
It's like the worst episode of Oprah ever. And you get some paper towels! And you get some paper towels!
packardcaribien
I'm sure they gave out numerous other more useful, albeit less safe-to-throw items.
icescream
At least it's better than the time she gave everyone bees.
Skizzlesnap
It's to soak up the flood waters.
iamerror404
I think this is literally what he's thinking
HeroThatWasNeeded
aeonicentity
To be fair, there were other supplies there, but I think whoever setup that photo op could have chosen food
LeastInterestingManInTheWorld
Slow down, Marie Antoinette...
imonewiththeforceandtheforceiswithme
Or, ya know, he couldn’t have just thrown it like a T-shirt at a ballpark. They’re fucking donations, not his personal feel-good excuse
mmurrbles
I'd feel bad if those people where there for supplies and not just taking selfies with the president.