State officials are begging Trump to send help after tornado deaths Sunday. He's doing NOTHING.

[kpete]

Link to tweet

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/officials-beg-trump-send-help-after-storms-kill-20-across-n711071

[HipChick]

1. Stop LYIN...

he is doing something...complaining about his numbers....

[muntrv]

2. Orangey, you're doin' a heckuva job!

[Dr. Strange]

17. Orange is the new Brown.

[C_U_L8R]

3. But but but the 3 million

Trump be using his geometric logic.

[jeanmarc]

4. Maybe they could have voted even better

I mean, they delivered their states to Trump, but perhaps that wasn't the smart idea.

They placed an ignoramous in charge and this is what these sort of people do when in charge.

[treestar]

9. Yes, don't they realize this is the benefit of kicking out

the federal gubmint? They should be so happy they can be independent and do it all themselves!

[Jacob Boehme]

5. "Worst Side Story"

Katrina, there once was a storm named Katrina...

[Solly Mack]

6. Have they worshiped him enough today to deserve his help?

All these people wanting something and nobody kissing his ring, or bowing low enough. Sad.

[Angry Dragon]

7. perhaps he is just draining the swamp

[underpants]

8. Spicer says the POTUS *believes* that should be left up to the states

Spicer out

[TheCowsCameHome]

10. He's fine, no damage or loss, what's the big deal?

[Me.]

11. But He Is Doing Something

He's behaving exactly as the man they voted for

[enough]

12. And just a few days ago he was bragging about how the states that voted for him

are going to get such GREAT services as a reward.

[bdamomma]

13. less people

to worry about........he is a sick ass man. They are filthy people, and this an assault on all of us.

[Phoenix61]

14. I am not minimizing the impact this event has had on the people that live there

But...this should pretty much be a standard drill. These are all areas that get hit by hurricanes regularly not to mention floods. FEMA should have been rolling first thing Monday. MSM needs to get their tails there and show what isn't happening. All those Midwest states that voted for Trump will get to see what they can look forward to when they get ripped by a tornado.

[gratuitous]

18. The value of experience

President Clinton would have had people in place who knew what they hell they were doing. Would there have been some personal favorites in some positions? Almost certainly. But they would have had governmental experience, they would have contacts in various places, and they'd know who to call in the state bureaucracies to coordinate efforts. That's what happens when you staff government positions with people who believe in the role and mission of government.

Trump and his people don't believe the government has much of a role in civil society, beyond facilitating the transfer of treasury money into the overstuffed pockets of the wealthy. Natural disasters aren't their thing, and all the unpleasantness associated with floods, fires, earthquakes and tornadoes are really someone else's problem. Trump's people don't know who to call in various states, who's in charge of what, or even what services first responders provide. Oh, they might have a notion that doctors and hospitals need to attend to the needs of the injured and sick, but even such concerns as how to get victims to a care facility are just too picayune for them to worry about.

These luckless people in Georgia and Mississippi are about to re-learn a very expensive lesson first taught by Katrina.

[herding cats]

15. He's a busy man.

He's already pledged to help them, but they need to understand he has more pressing matters to deal with, like signing lots of executive orders to hurt, and piss off those who don't support him. Losers.

Then there's the press problem he's having. They've been reporting really nasty truths about his beautiful lies regarding his amazing, and yuge inauguration. Now they're doing the same ugly type reporting on his perfect lie about millions of illegal votes. Pathetic.

Seriously, what do these people think is more important, his ego or their lives? If he were still allowed to lock himself in the bathroom with his phone at 3 AM he'd give all these whiners a YUGE piece of his mind. Damn, I bet he misses that phone.

[smirkymonkey]

16. What a heartless bastard! Not only does he not send any help, but to my knowledge he has barely

acknowledged the devastation and death. All he cares about are his goddamned election numbers and how many people attended his inauguration. What a sick, disgusting excuse of a human being. I really don't see how anybody could think of him otherwise.

[Tactical Peek]

19. Some of them asked for it.

[Generic Brad]

20. I's only a disaster if a Trump property is damaged

That didn't happen with these tornados so they should just pull up the old boot straps and be thankful it missed Trump's land.

[GoCubsGo]

21. So, yesterday, when he said he was going to help them,

he was lying as usual? Shocking.

[mnhtnbb]

22. Trump is too busy watching TV for reports about himself and complaining about

not being able to enjoy the White House to give a crap about some people who lost their homes and family.

There's probably nobody in charge at FEMA.

[fishwax]

23. Alas, elections have consequences