Trump Intenta Vender Puerto Rico!

Trump considered revoking Puerto Rico's status as a U.S. territory.

Its titled Trumps Wants To Sell Puerto Rico.

Donald J. Trump considered the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, dead weight. He had talked about selling the island or deinvesting the territory from American funds.

That would pretty much signal that he's no longer interested in aiding the U.S. territory. The federal government's handling of hurricane relief was front and center when Hurricane Maria destroyed 60% of the island's resources.

Remember Trump wanted to seize Greenland as a U.S. territory from the Kingdom of Denmark. The self-autonomous Greenland strongly declined American sovereignty. Denmark also dismissed any consideration of American ownership of icy island.

CNN reported that a former Department of Homeland Security official had heard Trump remark about giving up Puerto Rico. He claims that the territory already gets enough money from the U.S. and then governor Ricardo Rosselló and San Juan mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz were disrespectful towards him.

The New York Times got the bombshell story out on Sunday.

Trump's infamous paper towel throw to residents in need of federal assistance.

"The President's initial ideas were more of as a businessman, you know," Elaine Duke, who was serving as DHS' acting secretary when the hurricane hit the island in September 2017, told the Times.

"'Can we outsource the electricity? Can we can we sell the island? You know, or divest of that asset?'"

Trump reportedly said, according to Duke in the newspaper interview. "(She said the idea of selling Puerto Rico was never seriously considered or discussed after Mr. Trump raised it.)," the paper reported.

Trump has had a fraught history with the US territory since Puerto Rico was devastated by Hurricane Maria. Nearly 3,000 people died as a result of the storm and aftereffects, including widespread power outages.

Trump has previously taken aim at Puerto Rican officials for their management of the billions in relief funds his administration has appropriated for storm recovery, accusing the island's leaders of spending some of that money for reasons other than hurricane clean-up. In November 2018, White House officials told congressional leaders and appropriators that the President did not want any additional relief funding sent to the island.

Trump has consistently denied any fault for his administration in the aftermath of the storm. The President has instead sought praise for his handling of Hurricane Maria, calling it "an incredible, unsung success" last year.

Puerto Rico still recovering from Hurricane Maria and it's also the leading in coronavirus cases.

Puerto Rico is the most populated U.S. territory. With a population of 4.3 million residents, the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory in the Caribbean. It capital and largest city is San Juan. The city has a population of 295,000 residents. The U.S. territory does self-identify as self-autonomous. The Olympics see Puerto Rico as a country with its own delegation.

Those living Puerto Rico are American citizens. They have a right to freely travel to the U.S. without a passport. Most of the residents speak Spanish. About 95% of the territory speaks Spanish.

They cannot vote in the U.S. presidential elections. They have a U.S. Representative who is a resident commissioner who serves a four year term. The resident commissioner is a delegate who has non-voting rights on the House of Representatives floor.