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Trump says U.S. did ‘fantastic job in Puerto Rico’ after Maria

The U.S. territory's governor this week raised the official death toll from Hurricane Maria from 64 to 2,975 — almost twice the government's previous estimate.

Trump is pointing to the island's pre-existing financial and infrastructure challenges, but is falsely claiming its electric plant "was dead" and "shut" before Maria hit.