President Trump is on his way to Texas this morning to survey the destruction from Hurricane Harvey:
Leaving now for Texas!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 29, 2017
The president took one question as he boarded Marine One with First Lady Melania Trump. “What are you going to do about North Korea?” shouted a reporter. “We’ll see. We’ll see,” said the president:
"We'll see. We'll see," said Pres Trump to shouted question "What are you going to do about North Korea?" as he & Mrs walked to Marine One.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 29, 2017
.@POTUS & @FLOTUS depart the White House for Texas. #Harvey pic.twitter.com/1MbqfWHz9b
— CSPAN (@cspan) August 29, 2017
By the time the Trumps got to Andrews Air Force Base, it was raining. But look who’s holding the umbrellas:
In the rain and through a foggy lens, Pres and Mrs Trump cross tarmac from Marine One to ascend steps of Air Force One. pic.twitter.com/t9HDyoautu
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 29, 2017
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) August 29, 2017
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) August 29, 2017
President Trump’s schedule:
The Trumps will visit Corpus Christi and Austin tomorrow for updates on Harvey from local leaders & to visit Emergency Operations Center
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) August 29, 2017
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In Corpus Christi, POTUS and FLOTUS will visit Fire Station 5, about a 10 min drive from airport, to meet with local leaders
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) August 29, 2017
In Austin, the Trumps will tour the Texas Department of Public Safety Emergency Operations Center and then meet with state officials there
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) August 29, 2017
The Trumps will spend about 2 hours in each city with an hour-long flight between them
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) August 29, 2017
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 29, 2017
GOOD vs. EVIL: Compare, contrast photo of man saving kids in Houston to tweets calling for their deaths https://t.co/DphlWbHLlu
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 29, 2017
CRUEL: Oliver Willis out-stupids himself with tweet about white people evacuating from Houston https://t.co/IeN3R1GOS1
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 29, 2017