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Trump's Remarks About Erasing Puerto Rico's Debt Jolt The Markets

By Jim Zarroli
Published October 4, 2017 at 5:36 PM EDT
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President Trump tosses paper towels into a crowd as he hands out supplies Tuesday in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, where he went to survey hurricane damage.
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Jim Zarroli
Jim Zarroli is an NPR correspondent based in New York. He covers economics and business news.
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