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Buzz60 WASHINGTON – Hours after a deadly tornado ripped through Alabama over the weekend, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to promise the state would receive "A Plus treatment" from the federal government as local officials began their recovery. "Hurricanes don't care if you're a Democrat or a Republican. Tornadoes don't care if you live in a red or a blue state." And Trump previously tweeted words of support to Puerto Rico and California similar to those he used for Alabama. "Unless they get their act together, which is unlikely, I have ordered FEMA to send no more money," Trump wrote in January. Trump has used the "A Plus" line before, recalling the grade former FEMA administrators gave him for the response to the hurricanes in 2017 that affected Puerto Rico, Texas, Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Talk versus action Trump made 118 major disaster declarations during the first two years of his presidency, and even his critics acknowledge there is no evidence that politics has played a role in that process. The president claimed last fall, without evidence, that Puerto Rico was planning to use federal disaster money to pay off its debt. But Erica González, acting director of Power 4 Puerto Rico, a coalition that advocates for the island, said the island deserved better from its government. "Where was that A-plus urgency ... when it came to helping the people of Puerto Rico?"

Stephanie Ruhle and Ali Velshi are joined by former FEMA Administrator under President Obama, Craig Fugate, to discuss what Hurricane Michael could do to homes in affected areas and what recovery efforts will be needed after the storm. » Subscribe…