The president again repeated the false claim that Puerto Rico received more disaster relief funds than any state or territory.
By Toluse Olorunnipa and Toluse Olorunnipa White House reporter Email Bio Follow Reis Thebault Reis Thebault National and breaking news reporter Email Bio Follow May 8 at 10:40 PM PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. — President Trump traveled to the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday for his first 2020 rally in the crucial swing state, where he delivered a wide-ranging speech and pledged nearly half a billion dollars to disaster relief efforts there.
At the rally, which took place in a field next to an amphitheater, Trump announced he would allocate $448 million of Housing and Urban Development recovery money to the Florida relief effort. In a May 6 letter, Sens. Rick Scott and David Perdue urged a vote, saying “we can’t wait any longer” for relief.
Though some in the crowd wielded Trump 2020 signs, much of the rally resembled stops on his first campaign. Chants of “Build the wall” and “Lock her up” echoed through the warm May air, and Trump again quibbled about the size of crowds at his events.
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