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In tweets, Pres. Trump rejects independent study that reports an estimated 2,975 people died in Puerto Rico in 5 months after Hurricane Maria; provides no evidence to discount study; declares, without evidence, that the higher death toll is a political ploy to make him look bad.
You can read the George Washington Univ. study here:

Ascertainment of the Estimated Excess Mortality from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. publichealth.gwu.edu/sites/default/…

You can read the Harvard Univ. study here:

Mortality in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
"People in Puerto Rico don’t deserve to have their pain questioned," Ricardo Rosselló, Puerto Rico's governor, says after President Trump's tweets about death toll; says of study's review that "I trust that such process was conducted adequately.” nbcnews.to/2x9XkYd
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You can read the full George Washington Univ. study here:

Ascertainment of the Estimated Excess Mortality from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. publichealth.gwu.edu/sites/default/…
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Pres. Trump rejects independent study that reports an estimated 2,975 people died in Puerto Rico in 5 months after Hurricane Maria; provides no evidence to discount study; declares, without evidence, that higher toll is political ploy to make him look bad. nbcnews.to/2x9XkYd
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BREAKING: Pres. Trump rejects independent study that reports an estimated 2,975 people died in Puerto Rico in 5 months after Hurricane Maria; provides no evidence to discount the study; declares, without evidence, that the higher death toll is political ploy to make him look bad.
President Trump argues that the preliminary death toll he was given immediately after Hurricane Maria could not have gone up to the toll that independent study reports with an estimated 2,975 people dead; he does not site evidence to back up his refutation of the study.
Last month, Puerto Rico increased its official Hurricane Maria death toll estimate to 2,975 after release of report commissioned by officials. nbcnews.to/2NwJHIM
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BREAKING: Pres. Trump rejects independent study that reports an estimated 2,975 people died in Puerto Rico in 5 months after Hurricane Maria; provides no evidence to discount the study; declares, without evidence, that the higher death toll is political ploy to make him look bad.
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Last month, Puerto Rico increased its official Hurricane Maria death toll estimate to 2,975 after release of report commissioned by officials. nbcnews.to/2NwJHIM
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An estimated 4,645 people died in Puerto Rico during Hurricane Maria, almost as many as 9/11 AND Hurricane Katrina. Now, Hurricane season is back and 11,000 Puerto Ricans are still without power. The Trump admin botched this and many Americans are still suffering as a result.
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