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Then-House Speaker Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, attends a news conference in Washington on Sept. 13, 2018. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Republicans dodge, weave around Trump’s hurricane tweets

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2017, file photo, homes and other buildings destroyed by Hurricane Maria lie in ruins in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. Top Florida Republicans have been quick to say President Donald Trump is wrong about the death toll in Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Trump tweets roil Florida GOP’s play for Puerto Rican voters

By GARY FINEOUT - Associated Press

In this Sept. 12, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a Congressional Medal of Honor Society Reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump stirs up a hurricane story

By CALVIN WOODWARD and LAURAN NEERGAARD - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, left, talks about Hurricane Florence during a briefing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, as FEMA Administrator Brock Long listens at right. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump turns back to Maria, falsely says Dems inflated toll

By CATHERINE LUCEY and ZEKE MILLER and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2017 file photo, Nestor Serrano walks on the upstairs floor of his home, where the walls were blown off, in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. President Donald Trump's assertion on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, that the federal government's response to Hurricane Maria was &quot;an incredible, unsung success&quot; is falling flat in Puerto Rico, where islanders are still struggling to recover a year later. For many, Trump's boast is hard to square with their daily reality: Blackouts remain common, and nearly 60,000 homes have only a makeshift roof. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

The Latest: WH: ‘Liberal media,’ mayor spread misinformation

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In this Aug. 31, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump gestures while speaking at the Harris Conference Center in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Donald Trump denies 3K died in Puerto Rico, says Dems ‘trying to make me look as bad as possible’

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 5, 2017, file photo, Department of Homeland Security personnel deliver supplies to Santa Ana community residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Guayama, Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti, File) **FILE**

Donald Trump: FEMA did ‘an unappreciated great job’ in Puerto Rico

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

FBI arrests Puerto Rico senator facing corruption charges

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President Donald Trump, left, listens as FEMA Administrator Brock Long, center, talks about Hurricane Florence in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen listens at right. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Latest: Trump says Puerto storm response ‘unappreciated’

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Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello speaks during a press conference regarding the number of estimated deaths in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. Rossello has raised the island's official death toll from Maria from 64 to 2,975 after an independent study found that the number of people who succumbed after the storm had been severely undercounted. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Ricardo Rossello, Puerto Rico’s governor, pushes back on Donald Trump’s praise of FEMA

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - This June 18, 2018 file photo shows an aerial photo of the Viequez neighborhood, east of San Juan, Puerto Rico, where people were still living in damaged homes, protected by blue plastic tarps, nine months since Hurricane Maria devastated the island. Puerto Rico's governor said on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018 that his administration has adopted new measures to better prepare for a disaster like Maria while he warned of limitations given the U.S. territory's economic crisis. (AP Photo/Dennis M. Rivera, File)

Trump comments sting in Puerto Rico amid slow storm recovery

By DANICA COTO and ANGELIKI KASTANIS - Associated Press

President Donald Trump talks about Hurricane Florence following a briefing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump: Storm response in Puerto Rico ‘incredibly successful’

By JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

FILE - This June 18, 2018 file photo shows an aerial photo of the Viequez neighborhood, east of San Juan, Puerto Rico, where people were still living in damaged homes, protected by blue plastic tarps, nine months since Hurricane Maria devastated the island. Puerto Rico's governor said on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018 that his administration has adopted new measures to better prepare for a disaster like Maria while he warned of limitations given the U.S. territory's economic crisis. (AP Photo/Dennis M. Rivera, File)

Puerto Rico unveils new emergency preparations after Maria

By DANICA COTO - Associated Press

In this Oct. 5, 2017, file photo, Department of Homeland Security personnel deliver supplies to Santa Ana community residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Guayama, Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti, File) **FILE**

US report criticizes FEMA response to Maria in Puerto Rico

By DANICA COTO - Associated Press

In this Sept. 24, 2015 photo, Aurea Vazquez Rijos, who was accused more than a decade ago of the murder of her husband, the Canadian Adam Anhang, is taken to the Federal Court in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. The long-awaited federal court trial of Vazquez Rijos, accused of hiring a hit man to kill her rich Canadian husband has begun on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, in Puerto Rico, and the judge has warned the jury &quot;it would get hot.&quot; (Carlos Giusti/El Vocero via AP)

Trial starts of Puerto Rico woman accused of murder for hire

By DANICA COTO - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a discussion for drug-free communities support programs, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says US did ‘fantastic job in Puerto Rico’ after Maria

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President Donald Trump speaks during a discussion for drug-free communities support programs, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump stands by disaster response in Puerto Rico: ‘We did a fantastic job’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2017 file photo, a Puerto Rican national flag is mounted on debris of a damaged home in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in the seaside slum La Perla, San Juan, Puerto Rico. An independent investigation ordered by Puerto Rico’s government estimates that nearly 3,000 people died as a result of Hurricane Maria. The findings issued Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, by the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University contrast sharply with the official death toll of 64. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

The Latest: White House responds to higher PR hurricane toll

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In this Oct. 5, 2017, file photo, a Puerto Rican national flag is mounted on debris of a damaged home in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in the seaside slum La Perla, San Juan, Puerto Rico. An independent investigation ordered by Puerto Rico’s government estimates that nearly 3,000 people died as a result of Hurricane Maria. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Hurricane Maria caused 2,975 deaths in Puerto Rico, double the previous estimate: Report

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times