[and blamed news media accounts for exaggerating the situation.]
This is a crisis that is a week old and people are still not getting enough of the basics?  The media calling the response late/sluggish is not an exaggeration of the situation.  If anything that is downplaying the situation.  No American citizens should have to wait a week or longer to be "blown away" by "the full totality" of aid during a crisis.  Is Trump writing Bossert's speech?
I hope to God we don't suffer a big earthquake in the winter time if this is the Trump administration's idea of, "textbook," "adequate to meet the needs" and "well done" crisis response.