October 01, 2017
Lin-Manuel Miranda Says Trump Is Going 'Straight to Hell,' 'SNL' Piles On

After President Trump lashed out at San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz for criticizing his Administration's response to the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico following the damage caused September 20 by Hurricane Maria, many hit back — none more directly than Lin-Manuel Miranda.
On Saturday morning, the "Hamilton" creator and Pulitzer Prize winner, who is of mostly Puerto Rican descent, tweeted, "You're going straight to hell, @realDonaldTrump. No long lines for you. Someone will say, 'Right this way, sir.' They'll clear a path."
The tweets that earned Mirand's ire included Trump claiming the citizens of Puerto Rico "want everything done for them when it should be a community effort."
Miranda also pointed out that President Trump has been golfing while Mayor Cruz has been "working 24/7" in Puerto Rico.
Cruz had not directly attacked Trump, but instead had put FEMA on blast in a presser on Friday, imploring the U.S. to stop up its game, saying, 'We are dying here."
Trump has defended his response to the disaster, noting of Puerto Rico, "This is an island, surrounded by water. Big water. Ocean water."
In the wake of the controversy surrounding Trump's response to Puerto Rico, he was again skewered in the cold open of the season premiere of "SNL" Saturday night, in which Alec Baldwin returned.
Watch Baldwin's latest take on Trump!
Along with Miranda and "SNL," a number of celebrities lashed out at President Trump on the topic of Puerto Rico: