Last year at just about this time Louisiana flooded
by digby
This was what Trump did:
On Friday morning, freshly-minted Donald Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway told ABC News that Trump and running mate Mike Pence would be traveling to Baton Rouge, Louisiana to “help people on the ground” in a “decidedly nonpolitical event” with “no press allowed.”
As it turns out, though, there actually weremembers of the press allowed, and the candidate did use the occasion to attack his political opponent, and there were opportunities for photographs, but true to his word, Trump did “help out.” Pool cameras trailed Trump for his entire visit, and over the course of those several hours, Trump “helped out” by unloading a truckload of toys for 49 seconds, these 49 seconds:
After that, it was into the fire house, out the back door, and back to the Trump plane.
Let's hope the dreaded bureaucrats of the FEMA Deep State are allowed to do their jobs in Texas over the next few days.
Stay safe and dry Texans. Good luck.
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