Coming from his own tiny lips ... Trump admits He's listening to the "Shipping guys". They don't want the Jones act lifted, because it's going to cut out their chance to make Profits off this terrible natural disaster.
We had signs that this is who this guy would be; and Americans let him into office anyway.
He does not like people in general. The GOP really isn't into helping the poor, and so their 'puppet' is easy to influence. Too much blame falls on Trump, when it's America that let the guy in. Ultimately, we cannot just point fingers - there are rules to this game. On that day, enough people needed to vote in enough areas to pull off a win, for the Other person.
..... But Her Emails ...
and all that jazz