Donald Trump throws a paper towel roll to hurricane survivors in a chapel in Puerto Rico (AFP)
In a trip meant to battle criticism of his administration's response to the ongoing disaster, US President Donald Trump arrived in Puerto Rico to meet with survivors of Hurricane Maria.
President Trump shook hands with storm survivors and told them to be "proud" the island did not lose more lives to Hurricane Maria.
The US president, along with First Lady Melania Trump, visited the middle class suburb of Guaynabo where he asked residents about their homes, posed for photos and stopped at the Cavalry Chapel along the way to shoot rolls of paper towel basketball-style into a crowd snapping pictures on their cellphones.
That last gesture angered more people than it pleased, especially on Twitter.
A journalist posted a video of President Trump shooting paper towel rolls into the crowd
And people did not react kindly to it
Nearly two weeks after Maria hit Puerto Rico, much of the island remains short of food and without access to power or drinking water.
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