Trump’s Puerto Rico video tells positive story but leaves a lot on cutting-room floor

The following article by Jenna Johnson was posted on the Washington Post website October 10, 2017:

White House correspondent Jenna Johnson dissects the holes in President Trump’s Puerto Rico relief video. (Joyce Koh/The Washington Post)

A few minutes into a video about Puerto Rico relief efforts that President Trump tweeted out this week is a short clip about U.S. Forest Service workers clearing fallen trees off a road in the rural interior.

Over the sound of chain saws, the Forest Service’s fire chief explains how this will allow for the easier distribution of food, medical supplies and other aid. But his full comments are cut off by a shift to footage of a ship used as a hospital. Continue reading “Trump’s Puerto Rico video tells positive story but leaves a lot on cutting-room floor”