The Importance of the Aftermath of the Hurricane

A lot of the aid supplies that come in are donations, particularly by Americans. We don't know exactly how much gets sent to the Dominican Republic because all of that stuff goes into Trujillo's pocket. The amount of aid sent was enough though to both lie in his pockets and ensure that there's not like mass starvation or death from disease. So he does accomplish that. And in short order, Trujillo has both made himself very wealthy and earned the support of the devastated urban poor.