Paul Ryan: There’s no reason to dispute that 3,000 died in Puerto Rico, but those deaths are nobody’s fault, “it’s just what happened.” https://t.co/BGj20AC6fw

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 13, 2018

“Casualties don’t make a person look bad, so I have no reason to dispute these numbers,” House Speaker Paul Ryan told reporters when asked about Trump’s tweet blaming Dems for PR death toll. “It’s an isolated island that lost its infrastructure and power for a long time.”

— Ashley Killough (@KilloughCNN) September 13, 2018

Paul Ryan is now using Trump’s “it’s an island!” defence: https://t.co/AaQPjHWL13

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 13, 2018