By John Wagner John Wagner National reporter leading The Post's breaking political news team Email Bio Follow April 2 at 11:24 AM White House spokesman Hogan Gidley twice referred to Puerto Rico as “that country” during a television appearance Tuesday in which he defended a series of tweets by President Trump lashing out at leaders of the U.S. territory.
He also claimed that Puerto Rico “got 91 Billion Dollars for the hurricane,” a figure that actually reflects a high-end, long-term estimate for recovery costs. Only a fraction of that has so far been budgeted, and even less has been spent.
Respect the people of Peart Rico as a Country kindly.
It's probably because PR doesn't want to be part of America except when they need money for their corrupt territory...
perhaps slap that smirk on his face would help him..
maggieNYT There’s a blooming idiot!
But he didn't say 'shthole' country. Omg! Look what we have been reduced to!
He said 'that country'?! No, no, I can't take it. Trump and his minions have gone too far now. They must pay.
HC_Richardson He’s a fool. He doesn’t know.
How offensive to a part of America. In effort to isolate minimize PuertoRicoUSA
Hogan so glad your in the perfect job for one that has had nerve enough to say that country twice.
Puerto Rico should become a state. Enough.
Ridiculously ignorant
'that president'....
Bewitched9 Puerto Rico. Your Republican Foxgrandpa's OTHER Mexican country.
maggieNYT Geography is a tough subject at school
flightbomb Wouldn't it be professional to identify the interviewer .HallieJackson and station .MSNBC
In a rare apology the White House promises that in the future it will refer to the people of Puerto Rico as 'the Island Mexicans'
This makes me sad.
Idiot!!
PR should say FU US take full ownership of any/all business there for PR people and arrange their own help. If US owners lose, too bad. Not their country. (I don’t have ANY idea how plausible but my US pisses me off!)
Trump is the hypocrite-in-Chief.
maggieNYT Dip Shit.
maggieNYT I seriously don't think the people who work for this 'president' can be any more ignorant! So much for keeping our country great. They've done nothing but destroy us.
But puertoricans are so proud for being northamericans. who can understand them....
WhiteHouse just an update for you Puerto Rico is an American territory with American citizens not a third world country.
I guess he thinks it's Costa Rica, all these countries with spanish names sound the same, just another Mexican country.
Like how Kamala Harris negatively referred to the US Constitution that Kavanaugh had with him as , 'That book your carry?' Both are definitely wrong to be condescending that way.
White House spokesman, that tells you all you need to know
Real question: Does the Trump administration know Puerto Rico is part of the United States?
Fking moron!
maggieNYT Students will: 1) know the difference between the concepts 'country' and 'territory.' 2) understand the concept of 'citizen.' 3) not, if they are male, roll their eyes when women know more than they do.
In the words of Lindsey Graham, 'What's a hogan gidley?'
maggieNYT those people that country just dog whistle on what this administration feels. those mexican countries. america wake up wethepeople need to whistle our protest robreiner SRuhle ava
I guess they want Russia to take over the island. IDIOTS? OF COURSE 🤡
Racist
'That guy' is a trump stooge, what else would expect?
What as ass.
Evil 🐷 pig
Uh..... ok
maggieNYT Just curious, was Puerto Rico one of the “three Mexican countries” FOX was referring to the other evening?
What a dolt.
Too sad to be funny
So he moonlights as the FOX news chyron guy obviously
maggieNYT WH spokesman as usual is incompetent & doesn't know FACTS...PR is one of your states that you have neglected, like NEW ORLEANS also. Can't forget this! Who the hell wants to be an ally of US, when they can't take care of their own people.
WTF... PR is THEIR OWN COUNTRY... While a territory of the USA, the PR people are proud to be their OWN COUNTRY! In fact, they have voted to remain so many times.
This administrative event is a black hole of intelligence, ethics, democracy, self-respect, and everything most of us hold dear.
maggieNYT Hogan Gidley, a Sebastian Gorka protégé, reveals the underlying truth about this administration’s hostility toward non-white people throughout the world. It’s shameful and needs to stop. Do not let get away with this Maggie.
Who cares?
That’s why Puerto Rico will never be a state. It’s a country with a different language and different customs. And it would include 2 democrat senators.
Only the best....
Not a slip. It just rolled off his tongue. He says it often.
Lmao JFC
Propaganda
That Mexican country he meant to say.
Maybe this young man needs to spend some time in PR working with those affected by the storm?!
What do we expect! It’s a job requirement to be ignorant, bigoted and unqualified in order to work in the current WH.
Ignorant on purpose! 🤣🤣🤣
Remember when the press defended these as “speakos”? Verbal typos? goodtimes mediabias
Oh noes! Not a slip of the tongue?! 😱
Anyone who thinks it’s a slip of the tongue hasn’t been paying attention the past two years.
And yet there are many many Puerto Ricans that call Puerto Rico 'their country.' So....
Guessing it is one of those Mexican countries Fox talked about
Slip of the tongue? He is a white house spokesperson. He has one job that requires no slips of the tongue.
Geography lessons appear to be lacking as of late...
digitalgypsie Yeah, “that country” full of Americans.
So is still trying to figure out if this WH is racist. I guess we’ll never know 😑
Does Tom Cruise have a new movie coming out?
Evil and dumb. Horrible combination.
RonBrownstein Seriously!? What a bunch of despicable wankers! The Trump admin shows no respect or empathy for people's suffering in PR. These are Americans. The sooner they get statehood, the better.
'that 'man'' should be fired immediately
This is their spokesperson, think about that for a minute. All the best people, if an Obama White House spokesperson had said that there would be wall to wall coverage. But because trump is threatening to commit political suicide by shutting down the boarder. Crickets.
Ignorant
He’s as obnoxious as Sarah Sanders and his face is as punchable as Tucker Carlson’s. Always combative and unable to articulate creativity in policy. Would never be part of a legitimate administration.
GOPAreENDLESSLYEmbarassing GOPAreLiars
Everyone in that administration is either racist or failed geography in school.
PrissyBritchez White House spokespeople, and we're really deep into their um 'bench' at this point, aren't the sharpest tools, as they say.
maggieNYT Has anyone actually verified that Trump knows it isn’t another country?
They are aware that PuertoRico is part of THIS country, right?
They hire the BEST people!
What’s even more remarkable, since we own the territory, its never been able to have full jurisdiction over its foreign relations/trade to develop as a normal sovereign nation/economy. Itd be like owning a business and stiffing others with the tab when it fails, I guess.
MsMajorayes Bit of a cheek from mere colonials!
saltyconchy Isn’t That Country where Those People live?
maggieNYT Meet the GOP.
Another A$S.
To be fair, everyone refers to the WH spokespeople as F'n liars anyway.. not that it makes the comment justified. Just a fun fact about the source!
Is it one of the Mexican countries?
Horrible gaslighting by horrible people
Does he also call that thing on his head 'his hair'?
Bc they're racists.
maggieNYT 3 Mexican countries and 1 country of Puerto Rico? Clearly American high schools need maps in every classroom.
Deliberately, I'm sure
maggieNYT Can we call him that “boy”? That “boy” that goes on tv when Sarah Sanders is in her safe space?
Washington Post doesn't research on the corruption in Puerto Rico by the communist democrat party The usurping of hurricane relief supplies...the reduction in welfare and the loss of business license applications The economy in Puerto Rico is starving...not Trump's fault
So?
Only the best people. BeBest Resist We made a deck of playing cards. KnowYourDeplorables
Only the best people, according to trump.
maggieNYT Where do they find these people? In their mothers' basements?
maggieNYT Our Country.
takhar_ I’m quite certain that the Trump administration has a “Recruiting Pipeline” to Oral Roberts “University” or perhaps the Dr. Nick School Of Stuff... JEEBUS they’re inept.
maggieNYT $130,000.00/year
This is what happens when the only maps around the WhiteHouse are electoral maps from 2016.
SMH
Idiot FakePresident
He meant to say that U.S property but that would’ve really hurt a feeling in someone lol
OMG! Like seriously.
maggieNYT Hires only the best, right?... they are all as dumb as each other. America is in trouble
Welcome to White (Supremacist) House Geography 101. There are three Mexicos, one Nambia, an unidentified number of 'shitholes', and Puerto Rico, also known as 'that country'.
Hey only the best and brightest for tRUMP, Ya
Speaks volumes.
Dumba$$!!!
gop is racist
maggieNYT I sit back in disbelief, each time, someone, on the front line of representing their Country, in a position of Diplomacy, has to so frequently, clean up his previous (distasteful & undiplomatic) statement, referencing another country. WH CHILDREN!
He obviously misspoke, he meant those brown people.
Disgraceful
RonBrownstein low life looking for approval from the lowest of low lifes
The dumbing down of the American people continues under the dumbest one of all realDonaldTrump
If presidents and their lackeys are going to treat Americans in US territories like dirt because they dont vote in national elections, then they deserve statehood so those Americans are treated humanely. thatcountry is the United States, you smirking mouthpiece.
Two 'slips of the tongue' back to back is not a mistake.
It’s embarrassing as well as difficult to imagine how incompetent and unqualified so much of this Trump Administration is and that is only reinforced and put on display when they do not even know the territorial geography of the United States.
Isn't it one of those Mexican countries? GOP
Obama said that there are 57 states. MORE THAN ONCE!
maggieNYT Another horrible little man dripping with bigotry and racism, hoping to enrich himself by staying on his knees for master trump. Sickening. HorribleLittleMan
maggieNYT yeah- he should have called it “that democrat disaster”
Trump didn't know it was a U.S. territory until after the disaster.,of course he Bri,vs people into his administration who are just as ignorant.
RonBrownstein “These Mexican islanders” are misusing their money !
Thanks for the laugh all the anti trumpers here who are suddenly defenders of Puerto Rico lol
So apparently, realDonaldTrump is hiring people no brighter than he is. Which is unfortunate considering he is about a 15 watt bulb.
katherinemiller Is there really not a single person in that white house who has a brain? And these people are in control of an entire country but don't know that Puerto Rico is part of America!
In his defense, Hogan is a bit of an ignorant twit.
maggieNYT It's a territory of the US
so what. ITS A COMMON WEALTH! NOT A STATE!
how much insult can PR take?...they should seek independence since they are clearly second class citizens
So let's all throw a fit 🤣🤣🤣
“Only the best people”
This is what happens when you hire friends and family or whoever pays the most. TrumpFail TrumpCrimeFamilyMustGo
Seriously, how old is this kid?
Kinda fits the notion of '3 Mexican countries', no?
ignorance on parade
It's our country! They are American
RonBrownstein The best people. They hired the 'best' people.
Im surprised he didn't call it ' one of those Mexican Countrys'
As opposed to 'this country'.
Now' U, talk about someone who is, bought & paid 4' by this, white house' his job'-..lien', 4 trump!
How many of them don’t know that Puerto Rican’s are Americans?
That Country with “ Those people” 😉
Although Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States classified as a commonwealth, many Puerto Ricans consider it to be a country in and of itself. Political status of Puerto Rico - Wikipedia
Civics 101... but for them..its the Brown thing...
PR will always be a territory. Economically not worth the US making it a state. But the people are amazing and deserve our help!!
America is planning to cut the tie with Pueto Rico. Too much maintenance, not worth it.
'That country' as in: 'I don't know WHY people in that country think that Trump views them as second class citizens!' The Trumputins need to realize that collusion & obstruction are just two of the HUNDREDS of reasons PresidentDunningKruger is unfit for office
They meant to say 'bat country.' It was a Fear and Loathing reference, and it fell flat, but their hearts were in the right place.
It was no slip of the tongue; it's quite obvious that the Trump admin does not consider Puerto Ricans to be Americans. Well, guess what: they are.
When will Puerto Rico's elected politician's & those that voted for them take responsibility for anything.Thr corruption has left the island bankrupt, economy in ruin w no industry, no jobs,high taxes while allowing its infrastructure to crumble - all before any hurricane hit.
If Bush just pretended that New Orleans wasn’t part of the country he wouldn’t have gotten as much flak for his poor response to Katrina.
Carrying Kellyanne's 'alternate facts' to a whole new level. We are well beyond lying about inauguration crowd size.
It really should be
DevinNunes GOP SenateGOP thehill RepAdamSchiff FoxNews CNN MSNBC WSJ AP TheBeatWithAri USArmy NGA_GEOINT FBI FBIWFO USNavy NSAGov NewYorkFBI usarmycentral CIA DCPoliceDept DeptofDefense TheJusticeDept thejointstaff SpeakerPelosi
Aggressively ignorant and racist is a fundamental pillar of Trumpism. MAGA
Is he another Fox trainee?
It's the 4th Mexican country
Do they have maps or a globe in the White House?
White house is staffed with trump idiots. Ask them to point out America on a map and half won't have a clue.
I thought the libs were against colonialism but are no claiming that Puerto Rico is a state. It’s not one of the 50 states I learnt about ...
But of course.
I saw that live and I'm glad HallieJackson called him out in it! even though his answer was BS!
More ignorance from the most powerful people on the planet.
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