The delayed legislation will send funds to the hurricane-battered island of Puerto Rico and to states damaged by hurricanes, flooding, wildfires and earthquakes.
"Just signed Disaster Aid Bill to help Americans who have been hit by recent catastrophic storms," Trump tweeted on Thursday along with a photo of him holding a signed document. "So important for our GREAT American farmers and ranchers."
Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in September 2017. The storm knocked out power for 1.5 million people and it took 11 months to restore it. The island's government estimated the hurricane caused nearly 3,000 deaths. As Democrats insisted in early May that an aid package include money for Puerto Rico's recovery, Trump tweeted that the island "should be very happy and the Dems should stop blocking much needed Disaster Relief!" In the same tweet, Trump falsely claimed that Puerto Rico got $91 billion in federal recovery funds, more than "any State in the history of the U.S.
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