Julian Castro visits Puerto Rico in bid for presidency
The group condemned Trump's plan to build a border wall, and Castro also criticized Trump for his response to Hurricane Maria, which hit the
"The administration failed to prepare for the hurricane, it failed to coordinate a swift response and has failed in the recovery process as well," Castro said. "What's worse, ... the president ... has talked about possibly taking money that had been earmarked for
Castro spoke at the Latino Political Summit in the capital of
"A lot of the
The visitors didn't include Democratic House Speaker
Asked about Trump's comment, Castro said the lawmakers were doing "substantive work."
"I wish that the president would actually spend more time doing the job of being president instead of fighting with people on Twitter, instead of spending so much time golfing and not going to his first meeting until
"He came here for four hours and threw paper towels at us," she said in reference to his visit in
Castro, the former housing chief for former president
"This work is nothing new to me," said Castro, who also was mayor of
Castro's first trip as a presidential candidate comes during the largest government shutdown in
Mayor Cruz said the notion of a border wall was "racist" and criticized the administration's response to Maria.
"We were left to die by the
Cruz also said she worried that
"We need all the advocates that are here to go back to
During the summit,
"It's absolutely critical that we defend our community," he said. "We need to have representation. If you're not at the table, you're on the menu. We're working very, very hard to get a seat at that table."
He said the Latino community is coming together like never before to step up against the
Castro and Cruz later toured the impoverished community of La Playita near the island's main international airport, where residents said they still need help more than a year after Maria.
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