The waiver is only for ten days, and that time starts immediately.
How long do you think it will take foreign ships to get loaded and travel to Puerto Rico from their point of origination? It will be days, if not weeks.
As a comparison, the US Navy ship USNS Comfort, leaving from Norfolk Virginia will take at least five, if not more, days to reach Puerto Rico. At a speed of 17 knots, the Comfort travels at about the speed of an average container or fuel ship.
Even if a foreign fuel or container ship was already loaded and ready to go this morning, it is clear that very few, if any, could arrive and unload in less that 5-7 days.
This means, at the very best, Trump’s “waiver” has maybe five days of use to Puerto Rico, an island of devastated American citizens that will be rebuilding and recovering for years.
Trump’s “waiver” is a public relations fueled sham.
Trump’s Belated Jones Act Waiver for PR Is A Sham, Here’s Why
Trump is a despicable, hateful, cruel, little man.
Trump’s Belated Jones Act Waiver for PR Is A Sham, Here’s Why
Trump is a despicable, hateful, cruel, little man.
