From ThePostMillennial.com…
After Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted about her abuela’s dilapidated home in Puerto Rico to “score political points,” the progressive congresswoman’s aunt said that the situation cannot be blamed on former President Donald Trump.
The high-profile “Squad” member may not have the unequivocal support of one family member for the recent online outburst. Last week, Ocasio-Cortez had tweeted two pictures of grandmother Clotilde Rivera’s squalid living conditions.
“Just over a week ago, my abuela fell ill. I went to Puerto Rico to see her- my 1st time in a year+ bc of COVID. This is her home. Hurricane María relief hasn’t arrived. Trump blocked relief $ for PR (Puerto Rico). People are being forced to flee ancestral homes, & developers are taking them,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted last Wednesday. The uploaded photographs of the ancestral house included very little furniture and ceiling coverings peeling away due to significant water damage.
Just over a week ago, my abuela fell ill. I went to Puerto Rico to see her- my 1st time in a year+ bc of COVID.
This is her home. Hurricane María relief hasn’t arrived. Trump blocked relief $ for PR.
People are being forced to flee ancestral homes, & developers are taking them. pic.twitter.com/wnRxLalA2D
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 2, 2021
The representative stated that in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, the Trump administration handed out millions in public money to “unqualified donor pals” and imposed “difficult eligibility rules for Puerto Ricans, which allowed mass rejections of recover fund applications.”
