STILL IN

Living with conditions that Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello described as “apocalyptic” in the days after the storm has many Puerto Ricans both on the island and in the U.S. laying the blame on the White House for its initially slow response to the disaster.

Kristen Mercado, Sanabria’s daughter, said it’s “pretty clear cut” the Trump administration’s response was insufficient.

“You have an entire country of American citizens, set back by years at this point, who are left to fend for themselves,” said Mercado, a clinical therapist who works in East Harlem.

But Luis Miranda Jr., founding partner of MirRam Group, a Manhattan political consulting firm, said many Puerto Ricans have lost faith in both the U.S. and Puerto Rican governments.

“I think the blame resides everywhere,” he said. “Everything is happening in D.C., and Puerto Ricans on the island are on some level powerless,” added Miranda, a native of Vega Alta. “You can’t say, ‘The mayor of my town didn’t do his job,’ because he didn’t have the resources to do his job.

“It’s our responsibility and duty to . . . continue to (pressure) Congress,” said Miranda, adding that the focus should be on what Puerto Rico needs to do to rebuild itself.