The Jones Act has long been outdated, but is a sop to certain shipping companies.

It should be lifted automatically during a natural disaster, but Trump’s playing games here despite fact that PR requires ocean-going shipping for pretty much everything in bulk.

It’s past time to consider scrapping the Jones Act altogether, but Trump’s already showed why that isn’t likely to happen - certain corps aren’t going to like that. Forget the suffering of millions of people, Trump values the corporations over them.