NYT columnist slams Trump after cholera reported in Puerto Rico

Krugman tweeted: “Cholera. In a US territory. Among US citizens. In the 21st century. Heckuva job, Trumpie.”

Cholera is a bacterial disease that causes diarrhea, severe dehydration and can even lead to death. The disease hasn’t been a problem in the U.S. for more than a century, but is currently a major problem in third-world countries and impoverished communities.

It’s not clear where Krugman got his information, or who confirmed there is cholera in Puerto Rico as a result of Hurricane Maria, but it certainly wasn’t the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the government agency that works to control and prevent infectious diseases.

He later issued a correction, although it received significantly less attention.

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