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Article snippet: San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz has indicated she will attend an event during President Trump's scheduled Tuesday visit to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico after the two have publicly criticized each other's responses to the storms, according to a White House spokesperson. According to the itinerary released Monday evening by the White House, the president and first lady Melania Trump will travel to Puerto Rico's capital of San Juan to receive a briefing about the relief and rescue efforts after Hurricane Maria brought damage and destruction to the island last month. A White House spokesperson said in an email Monday night that Cruz has indicated she will attend this briefing. ADVERTISEMENT The Trumps are also expected to visit "individuals impacted by Hurricane Maria." Cruz's appearance will come after she sharply rebuked the federal government's handling of the disaster relief last week. “If anybody out there is listening to us, we are dying, and you are killing us with the inefficiency,” she said Friday. Trump then criticized Cruz on Twitter early Saturday, accusing the mayor of exhibiting poor leadership in the midst of the recovery efforts and claiming Puerto Rican leaders want the federal government to do everything for them. The White House said Monday during the daily press briefing that it had reached out to Cruz about joining "the events tomorrow." The White House has defended its response to the crisis. — Updated at 11:43 p.m. The Hill 1625 K Street,... Link to the full article to read more