Lin-Manuel Miranda Says Trump Is ‘Going Straight to Hell’<br />President Trump’s criticism of the mayor of San Juan, P. R., drew sharp rebukes across social media<br />on Saturday, including from Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator and original star of “Hamilton.”<br />Mr. Miranda, who has family in Puerto Rico and is raising money for Hurricane Maria relief efforts, said the president was “going straight to hell.”<br />You’re going straight to hell, @realDonaldTrump.<br />The president accused Ms. Cruz of “poor leadership” and implied<br />that Puerto Ricans were relying too heavily on the federal government, adding that they “want everything to be done for them.”<br />Ms. Cruz responded to Mr. Trump’s comments in an interview on MSNBC, saying: “I was asking for help.<br />https://t.co/xXfJH0KJmw<br />Mr. Trump lashed out at Carmen Yulín Cruz, the mayor of the Puerto Rican capital, in a series of tweets on Saturday morning, one day after she appeared on television<br />and described in stark terms the dire conditions on the island.
