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When 45 wouldn’t step up, these celebs did.

12 People Who Came To Puerto Rico’s Rescue Instead Of Trump [PHOTOS]  was originally published on hellobeautiful.com

1. Donald Trump

Donald Trump

From day one, the Trump administration’s response to the devastation in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands has proved to be insufficient. Hurricane Maria caused 16 deaths and left 3.5 million people without clean water. A majority of the island remains in the dark. Trump visited the island after heavy criticism of San Juan mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz and a harsh rebuke of Puerto Rico’s budget. A bevy of celebrities had enough and gathered their resources to aid the victims devastated by Hurricane Maria.

2. Pitbull

Pitbull

The Miami rapper was one of the first celebrities to answer the call by sending a private plane of supplies to the island. “Thank God we’re blessed to help,” the rapper said in an interview with the New York Daily News.

3. Jay Z

Jay Z

The rapper and mogul teamed up with fellow New York native Fat Joe to hold large scale donation drives in NYC in conjunction with TIDAL. Their efforts filled up five planes of supplies, weighing over 20 million pounds.

4. Fat Joe

Fat Joe

New York native Fat Joe has publicly outspoken about the need for relief and pledged to continue collection money and donations for the people of Puerto Rico.

5. Beyoncé

Beyoncé

The singer hopped on the remix to J Balvin’s “Mi Gente.” All the proceeds will go to benefit hurricane victims.

6. Rosie Perez

Rosie Perez

During a September 29 interview on CNN, Perez, clearly shaken with emotion, urged President Trump to intervene. “This will be a stain on Donald Tump’s name forever,” Perez said. The actress hosted a relief event in New York city on October 5.

7. Bethenny Frankel

Bethenny Frankel

The “Real Housewives of New York” star loaded four plane full of supplies and hand delivered them to the people of Puerto Rico.

8. Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda

After reading Trump for filth on Twitter, the Tony Award-Winner put his musicianship to use and created a benefit song titled, “Almost Like Praying.”

9. Ricky Martin

Ricky Martin

The singer has been on the ground visiting hospitals and passing out supplies to the victims of Hurricane Maria.

10. Gloria Estefan & José Andrés

Gloria Estefan & José Andrés

The legendary singer and celebrity chef were also on the ground in Puerto Rico. Andrés feeds thousands of people a day through his initiative World Central Kitchen.

11. Jennifer Lopez & Alex Rodriguez

Jennifer Lopez & Alex Rodriguez

The power couple banded together to donate $1 million to hurricane relief efforts.