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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump has 'great concern' about Irma, wants to travel there soon: Pence
Source: Reuters
#ENVIRONMENT SEPTEMBER 10, 2017 / 10:43 AM / UPDATED 26 MINUTES AGO
Trump has 'great concern' about Irma, wants to travel there soon: Pence
Doina Chiacu, Roberta Rampton
3 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has great concern about the dangers of Hurricane Irma as it batters the Florida coast and has told his team he wants to travel to the state as soon as practicable, his vice president said on Sunday.
Clearly the briefing that we received at Camp David this morning caused the president to have great concern for the impact of this storm moving up the west coast and the potential through heavy winds and storm surge to compromise cities and compromise lives, Vice President Mike Pence told reporters.
Trump spent the weekend at the presidential retreat in Maryland monitoring the storm, meeting with his cabinet and talking with governors from the region. He directed the full resources of the federal government to help Florida and other states hit by the hurricane, Pence said.
The president has already expressed to our team a desire to be there every bit as soon as is possible, Pence told CBS affiliate WKMG-TV in Orlando, noting the governments immediate focus was on saving lives.
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Trump has 'great concern' about Irma, wants to travel there soon: Pence
Doina Chiacu, Roberta Rampton
3 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has great concern about the dangers of Hurricane Irma as it batters the Florida coast and has told his team he wants to travel to the state as soon as practicable, his vice president said on Sunday.
Clearly the briefing that we received at Camp David this morning caused the president to have great concern for the impact of this storm moving up the west coast and the potential through heavy winds and storm surge to compromise cities and compromise lives, Vice President Mike Pence told reporters.
Trump spent the weekend at the presidential retreat in Maryland monitoring the storm, meeting with his cabinet and talking with governors from the region. He directed the full resources of the federal government to help Florida and other states hit by the hurricane, Pence said.
The president has already expressed to our team a desire to be there every bit as soon as is possible, Pence told CBS affiliate WKMG-TV in Orlando, noting the governments immediate focus was on saving lives.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-irma-trump/trump-has-great-concern-about-irma-wants-to-travel-there-soon-pence-idUSKCN1BL0QZ
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Trump has 'great concern' about Irma, wants to travel there soon: Pence (Original Post)
Eugene
Sep 2017
OP
Please don't come, just shut the fuck up and send plenty of money, you jackass
secondwind
Sep 2017
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madamesilverspurs
(15,805 posts)1. He wants to go there?
Someone should explain to him that the golf courses won't be playable for quite a while...
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HipChick
(25,485 posts)2. He needs an other photo-op of kissing black children?
secondwind
(16,903 posts)3. Please don't come, just shut the fuck up and send plenty of money, you jackass
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)4. I can picture Pence furrowing his brow in concern
He only cares about the Christians in Florida. A certain type of Christian; the "right" kind.