Article snippet: President Trump on Monday defended his administration’s response to Hurricane Maria, the day after Red Sox manager Alex Cora cited the issue as the reason he will not join the team’s White House visit. In a pair of tweets on Monday morning, Trump incorrectly claimed $91 billion had gone toward rebuilding Puerto Rico in the wake of the devastating 2017 hurricane that caused thousands of deaths and decimated the island’s infrastructure. “Puerto Rico should be very happy and the Dems should stop blocking much needed Disaster Relief,” Trump tweeted. Trump’s tweets came the day after Cora said that he would not make the trip to the White House to celebrate the Red Sox’ 2018 World Series win, and also amid a Congressional battle over relief for Puerto Rico and other states affected by natural disasters. Cora confirmed over the weekend that he would not appear at the White House for the team’s visit on Thursday. “Puerto Rico is very important to me. During the winter I spent a lot of time back home, visiting my family and friends. Unfortunately, we are still struggling, still fighting. Some people still lack basic necessities, others remain without electricity and many homes and schools are in pretty bad shape almost a year and a half after Hurricane María struck,” Cora told a newspaper in Puerto Rico in comments published Sunday. A White House spokesman did not respond to an e-mail request from the Globe for comment on Cora’s decision to skip Thursday’s event. Trump ha... Link to the full article to read more