White House acknowledges Trump lied about witnessing first hand the devastation of Harvey
On Thursday morning, President Trump tweeted that [a]fter witnessing first hand the horror & devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey, my heart goes out even more so to the great people of Texas!
Trump was referring to the trip he took the day before to Texas, where he held a news conference with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and then briefly addressed supporters atop a fire truck in Corpus Christi. He praised the size of the crowd and admired the turnout.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=O24vxjf9q1E
Breaking from precedent established by recent presidents when theyve visited the sites of disasters, Trump didnt visit any of the hardest-hit areas, and he didnt meet with any Harvey victims.
On Thursday evening, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked to clarify Trumps tweet about witnessing first hand the horror & devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey. Sanders response acknowledged that the president lied, as she cited a number of second-hand accounts.
https://thinkprogress.org/white-house-acknowledges-trump-lied-about-witnessing-first-hand-the-devastation-of-harvey-24a197f25361/