In September of 2018, Trump made some huge statements in a tweet-frenzy about the number of Puerto Rican deaths from the hurricanes. He claims that the 3,000 deaths were just a number made up by the Democratic Party "in order to make [him] look as bad as possible". So, is that true?

Nope. Trump was previously told that the numbers of deaths were anywhere from 16 to 64 total. Apparently, upon hearing the actual death toll, he was insulted at the information, blaming the Democrats for false statistics. There were many factors contributing to the previously small death toll reported, including improper resources to count the deaths, lack of medical training, and ineffective forensic measures in Puerto Rico. Understandable, as they were under the attack of the hurricanes.

However, the 3,000 death estimate did not include "old age" as the President claimed. If that were true, the death toll would have been much higher, about 16 thousand. And, the number of 3,000 came from the Milken Institute, not the Democratic Party. In fact, the dean of the institute issued a response to President Trump, saying: "To set the record straight, our study was carried out with no interference whatsoever from any political party or institution"

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