White House seeks to reassure nation on hurricane response

Source: The Hill | August 25, 2017 | Jonathan Easley

The White House on Friday sought to assure the nation that it is prepared to deal with Hurricane Harvey, which is expected to hammer the Gulf Coast region with hundred-mile-an-hour winds and torrential rainfall on Friday night.

The Trump administration faces a major test in organizing the government response to Hurricane Harvey, which is expected to make conditions dangerous for the nearly 5 million people in its path for the next several days.

At a press briefing on Friday, homeland security adviser Tom Bossert assured the country that Trump is prepared to offer the full resources of the White House to the affected states and warned that “now is not the time to lose faith in your government institutions.”

Inside the White House, the complicated and multi-faceted government response is being led by Bossert, who has been briefing the president, along with acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke, Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Brock Long and chief of staff John Kelly, who was plucked recently from leading the Department of Homeland Security.

The president spoke with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) on Friday as those states prepare to take the brunt of the hurricane’s force. The White House says it is coordinating closely with state and local officials on the ground.

Trump will visit Texas sometime next week after the storm passes.

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  • Consistent August 25, 2017 at 6:05 pm #18396

    EVERYDAY August 25, 2017 at 7:32 pm #18397

    And of course, Trump has to show up at the disaster site with his phony frowny face on trying to look concerned and compassionate,

    Really wish politicians would just stay home. All they do is get in the way.

    And this president just can’t pass up an opportunity to take a trip on the taxpayers’ dime. Didn’t we all complain when Obama spent more time on vacation than working? Why is it that when Trump does the same thing, it’s all right?

    Consistent August 25, 2017 at 11:39 pm #18404

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