Some members of Congress want the Trump administration to suspend shipping restrictions that would allow more fuel and emergency supplies to reach Puerto Rico.

The Jones Act prohibits foreign-flagged vessels from picking up and delivering fuel between U.S. ports. That act was suspended from Sept. 8 through Sept. 22 to allow shipments to Texas and Florida after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Puerto Rico was included under that waiver for petroleum products.

Since that suspension needed Sept. 22, the Trump administration hasn’t issued a new one for Puerto Rico since Hurricane Maria struck. That hurricane wiped out the power supply, destroyed cell towers and led to massive fuel shortages on the island that relies on diesel for much of its power.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., wrote to the department urging a waiver and ultimately “a full repeal of this archaic and burdensome act.”

“These emergency waivers have been valuable to speed up recovery efforts in the impacted regions,” McCain said. “However, I am very concerned by the department’s decision not to waive the Jones Act for current relief efforts in Puerto Rico, which is facing a worsening humanitarian crisis following Hurricane Maria.”

Any request formally goes to Customs and Border Protection and the secretary of Homeland Security.

That fool in the White House is a national embarrassment and total disgrace to the office of which he holds.

DJ is absolutely right. “It’s a sad day in America!”