Trump made the comment during remarks in Puerto Rico on Tuesday.
Because weve spent a lot of money on Puerto Rico and thats fine.
Weve saved a lot of lives.

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And you look at what happened here with, really, a storm that was just totally overpowering.
Nobodys ever seen anything like this.
Sixteen people versus in the thousands.
you’re free to be very proud.
Everybody around this table and everybody watching can be really proud of whats taking place in Puerto Rico.
According to FEMA (via CNN), 1,833 people died as a result of Hurricane Katrina.