Little Miss Flint Blasts Donald Trump Over Broken Water Crisis Promise

Little Miss Flint remains very displeased with President Trump. "He was not so very nice to me at all." pic.twitter.com/3vlqt6f2tB Michael McAuliff (@mmcauliff) April 13, 2017 A 9-year-old girl from Flint, Michigan, has sent a powerful message to President Donald Trump about her communitys water crisis.Amariyanna Copeny, who goes by the name Mari, blasted Trump for breaking his campaign promise to fix Flint in a speech at a rally outside the White House on Thursday.TheLittle Miss Flint title-holder skewered Trump at the We Belong Together protest for prioritizingimmigration policies over solving the lead poisoning of her citys water supply.Little Miss Flint remains very displeased with President Trump. "He was not so very nice to me at all." pic.twitter.com/3vlqt6f2tB Michael McAuliff (@mmcauliff) April 13, 2017 His failure to act on the issue was one promise that he failed to keep, just like his promise to make America great again, she said.One promise he made sure to keep was to build his wall, Copeny added.She also compared Trump unfavorably with his predecessor, former President Barack Obama 'with whom she met in Flint last May,after writing him a letter about the dangerous levels of lead in the areas drinking water.A later meeting with Trump didnt go as well.He was not so very nice to me at all,Copeny said. He didnt even let me ask one question.The look on Little Miss Flint's face perfectly encapsulating the American electorate, 2016. pic.twitter.com/YbyqdwQ6V9 Colin Dickey (@colindickey) September 15, 2016 In January, officials announced that drinking water in the city complied with federal health standards ' some three years after it was found to be contaminated with lead.Some residents have still been warned not to drink it, however, until the citys lead pipes are replaced. In the meantime, they continue to use bottled water for drinking and cooking.type=type=RelatedArticlesblockTitle=Related Coverage + articlesList=58ef2a64e4b0da2ff85e2e63,58edc5cfe4b0c89f9122950a,58e89442e4b00de14103c6ec,58ede00be4b0ca64d91a6419 -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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