claim: "puerto rico’s electric grid and their electric generating plant was dead before the storms ever hit. it was in very bad shape. it was in bankruptcy. it had no money. it was largely -- you know, it was largely closed."
author: donald trump
evidence_1: sep 12, 2018 ... trump right to laud his admin's puerto rico hurricane response? ... their electric  grid and their electric-generating plant was dead before the storms ever hit. it was  in very bad shape, it was in bankruptcy. had no money, was largely closed. ...  maintained infrastructure," especially the power grid, of the island.
evidence_2: sep 11, 2018 ... but fema, as you know, did a fantastic job, and a fantastic job also ... puerto rico  got hit not with one hurricane but with two. ... their electric generating plant was  dead before the storms ever hit. it was in very bad shape. it was in bankruptcy. it  had no money. it was largely — you know, it was largely closed.
evidence_3: sep 12, 2018 ... we moved a hospital into puerto rico -- a tremendous military hospital ... grid  and their electric generating plant was dead before the storms ever hit. it was in  very bad shape. ... it was largely -- you know, it was largely closed,” he said. “and  when the storm hit, they had no electricity -- essentially before the ...
evidence_4: sep 25, 2017 ... hours before hurricane maria was set to make landfall in puerto rico, the ... san  juan, residents must make their way beneath a downed electrical pole to get in  the front door. ... has called the city repeatedly to find out when the power — out  ... puerto rico largely survived hurricane irma, which killed three ...
evidence_5: sep 11, 2018 ... this time his attorney is denying reports that strzok and his ... we're as ready as  anybody has ever been. .... it was largely -- you know, it was largely closed. and  when the storm hit, they had no electricity -- essentially before the storm. and  when ... trump: but unlike puerto rico, you have very strong power ...