WH defends Trump's 'first hand' comments on Harvey

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY REBECCA SAVRANSKY - 08/31/17 08:46 AM EDT

The White House defended President Trump's comments Wednesday that he saw "first-hand" the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey.

The defense comes after Trump visited Texas on Tuesday amid ongoing recovery efforts from Harvey, which caused devastating flooding in the region.

After his trip, Trump tweeted: "After witnessing first hand the horror & devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey,my heart goes out even more so to the great people of Texas!"

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The president faced some push back on those remarks. Some reporters noted that the president only visited Corpus Christi and Austin, avoiding the hardest hit areas in Rockport and in the Houston area.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/348672-wh-defends-trumps-first-hand-comments-on-harvey

[joshdawg]

1. What else would one expect from this

piss poor excuse for a "president?"

[sarge43]

2. The WH lackeys should just start 'defending' him ahead of time.

"The president will be appearing in Dismal Seepage ND this week. We apologize to the good people of Dismal Seepage and North Dakota. Although he called all of you losers, he meant it as a joke. He thought he was in South Dakota."

[George II]

3. He "witnessed it first hand" on CNN - FAKE NEWS!