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Originally Posted by Pamela

President Trump authorized USNS Comfort a full three days before the hurricane hit that island. It takes five days to fuel, load out and get the Comfort underway. Then it took days more to clear a dock, which due to that ship's design, is required for it to anchor and offload.
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From the Virginian Pilot of 26 Sept 2017:

The Navy's hospital ship USNS Comfort will depart Naval Station Norfolk by the weekend and head to Hurricane Maria-ravaged Puerto Rico, U.S. Fleet Forces Command spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Brian Wierzbicki said Tuesday.

Completely contradicts what has been heard on wacko extremist talk shows.

On 28 September, USNS Comfort is at 36.93354 N / 76.33005 W - still in Norfolk. Has not moved for 8 days after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico. Or 10 days after this hurricane was a Category 5 that would definitely hit Puerto Rico or US Virgin Islands. Here we are 10 days after an impending disaster (just like Katrina) was clearly known. The USNS Comfort still has not moved.

Cruise ships unload thousands of passengers, restock and refuel the ship, and load thousands more passengers in less than a day. Who is this extremist who said it takes three days to load and fuel (not even first unload) a navy ship? Well, a dumb administration never ordered any deployment until six days after the entire island was devastated. So everything must be done from scratch. A week after an impending disaster, no planning had been done. None. In part, because a President must first authorize it. Instead, he was too busy attacking the NFL.

USNS Comfort will probably arrive on 4 Oct. 14 days after Hurricane Maria's damage needed it deployed. 17 days after an impending disaster was known. George Jr also did same with with an Indian Ocean tsunami and with Katrina. Trump failed to learn from those glaring mistakes? Trump took six days just to admit a problem existed. It says so much about who this guy is AND how brainwashed his supporters are.

From the New York Daily News of 28 Sept 2017:

On Wednesday, the Pentagon announced Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan would oversee the military response in Puerto Rico.

It took this president seven days to finally assign a military commander for the response? Exactly, if one is not so poorly informed and uneducated by extremist news sources. Trump did nothing for almost a week.

From Gen Honore who is famous for his response in New Orleans:

"His (Buchanan's) headquarters exists 365 days a year, just for this mission," Honore told CNN on Thursday. "It took us eight days to mobilize him to tell him to come do it."

When did Trump take his first disaster briefing in the Situation Room? 26 September 2017 - six days after the disaster.

Trump said,

"This is an island sitting in the middle of an ocean. And it's a big ocean; it's a very big ocean."

That Atlantic Ocean is virtually an American lake. Best rescue equipment and supplies are easiest to deliver. The Atlantic Ocean means best equipment can arrive quickly and sit right off the coast for immediately deployment. Trump even lies about the Atlantic to avert obvious incompetence.

From The Guardian of 26 Sept 2017:

But it took the president five full days to respond to the plight of the US territory. When he finally did so on Monday night, his comments on Twitter were so devoid of empathy it threatened to spark new controversy.

Even UK news sources report on Trump's inaction and ignorance.

Anyone can see that Trump spend time arguing about NFL players and completely ignored what is obviously his 'Katrina'. Anyone who is honest.

Now if Trump will only say "Your doing a good job Brownie." Then maybe reality will be so obvious.

Pamela - as a die hard Trump supporter, reality must be traumatic. You are not ready to admit this president's incompetence. Never forget his objective all through his life. Same as Nixon's. America is second to what is more relevant - #1 - he and his legacy. His legacy first.