Trump claims thousands had to be rescued after going 'out in their boats to watch' Hurricane Harvey

[brooklynite]

Source: The Hill

President Trump claimed Tuesday that people had to be rescued during Hurricane Harvey last year after they “went out in their boats to watch the hurricane.”

Trump made the comments at a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) briefing on the upcoming hurricane season, praising the Coast Guard’s efforts during last year’s storm in Texas.

"They saved 16,000 people, many of them in Texas, for whatever reason that is," Trump said of the Coast Guard. "People went out in their boats to watch the hurricane. That didn't work out too well."

Reporters questioned Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) about Trump’s comment, according to the Texas Tribune.



Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/391116-trump-claims-thousands-had-to-be-rescued-after-going-out-in-their

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Where does he get this stuff?

I suspect it comes from a dark, damp, smelly place.

[3Hotdogs]

9. Yeah, he pulls it out of Hannity's ass.

[riversedge]

22. Would love to see a run down of all of Trumps websites that he visits.

[forgotmylogin]

23. Personal experience.

He thinks more people are like him than not.

[tanyev]

2. It's like he watches tv with the sound off and makes up his own explanation

for the things he sees.

[Plucketeer]

3. IF his insinuations are true

he should consider that most of those rescued must have voted for him!

[Merlot]

28. He's setting it up that the people rescued were being stupid

so that when next time comes around, he can justify that people aren't rescued. A blame the victim mentality which his base will embrace...at least the part of the base that survives.

He's not diminished, or senile. He's a manipulator and knows what he's doing, IMO.

[olegramps]

25. He is like my late father-in-law, except for Trump being without any redeeming qualities.

Gramps was a kind, loving typical grandfather. Gramps, after supporting nine kids through some rough times, would watch TV most of the day snoozing off and on. His description of the TV program he was watching were often hilarious. Grams would ask him about what he had been watching and he would come up with a concoction of parts of several programs smashed together. Parts of Westerns he liked with pieces scenes from soap operas and news and what ever happened to be on over a five or six hour viewing. I think Trump has a problem. Its called senility. If he wasn't president he would just be brushed off as a horney old goat that should be put out to pasture.

[Docreed2003]

4. Just keep on making shit up Donnie...nt

[Judi Lynn]

5. Amazingly odd! A deeply stupid nasty person with a hyperactive imagination. n/t

[aka-chmeee]

6. He really does have a thing about numbers!

"His Coast Guard rescued the most people! Ever!"

[erpowers]

7. Extremely Stupid

That man is extremely stupid. Seriously, something has to be wrong with him. Who is stupid enough to believe that people would go out to watch a hurricane in a boat? Also, if a person is in a boat why would they need to be rescued? Does he really believe more than 8,000 went out to watch a hurricane in their boats? Why would they need to go out in boats to watch a hurricane when they are in the middle of the hurricane?

[yallerdawg]

8. Obviously, all those people in boats!

[ProfessorGAC]

17. I'm Certain That Those People. . .

. . .were out on the sea looking at the storm and got blown back into shore. Those are the people that didn't need to be rescued.

[jb5150]

13. Why would you need a boat to watch it,

couldn't you just look out the window?

[C_U_L8R]

10. He belongs in a Dementia Care Facility

What more evidence does this country need?

[Girard442]

11. It's not hard for a guy who stares at the sun...

...to imagine other people doing equally stupid stuff.

[NickB79]

12. Do Texans appreciate being called morons by the President?

I mean the deep-red Trump-voting Texans. They like being called so stupid they'd fire up the duck boat and gun it into the eye of the storm?

Cause that would get you punched in the mouth around here.

[BumRushDaShow]

14. Unfortunately some of the most impacted areas in South Texas

notably in and around Houston and the rest of Harris County, didn't vote for that douche, thus the insult.

[Blue_Adept]

18. They probably believe the 16,000 rescued were dumb libtards

not smarties like them and their President.

[dalton99a]

15. And the cult dutifully believes this shit

and repeats it and repeats it

[gademocrat7]

16. He is beyond disgusting.

[skypilot]

19. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said that he...

..."didn't see anyone taking the approach that would reflect his comments".

What a tortured mess of a sentence. Just call him a fucking liar already.

[FSogol]

20. Can we put Trumpy in a boat to go and watch the next hurricane?

[olegramps]

26. I have an old rotted out junker with one broken paddle I will donate to the cause.

I will order some of the goop that Smiley TV guy is selling to patch up holes. That ought to hold tell he can get it afloat.

[Bengus81]

21. 16,000 peeps were out in the Gulf just to gawk at a incoming Hurricane???...Bawhahhahahahaaa!

Jesus this NUT JOB proves it more and more when blurts out HS like this. Wow...how many CC boats did it take to SAVE 16,000 people eh Donnie?!?!?

[dembotoz]

24. well documented in these historical documents

[catrose]

27. Lifelong Gulf Coast resident here

No.