A question for JPP anti-Trump zealots

They'll probably say that they favor TX for the votes or the whiter population or something screwy like that. Don't you worry, they will find something.
 
Trump and Obama both had the previous mistakes of Bush's weak response to Katrina to guide their disaster response decisions, so it's really a dumb question. Everybody now knows what kind of response is expected from our leaders by the public.

Trump did nothing out of genuine care or concern for the Harvey victims in Texas. He was there for the exact same reasons he does everything.... to create good PR.

And then, he even managed to screw that up....


Trump told Hurricane Harvey survivors to ‘have a good time’ while visiting shelter

While visiting the Houston area on Saturday to meet with survivors of Hurricane Harvey, President Donald Trump told reporters that he is seeing "a lot of happiness," Talking Points Memo reported.

"It's been really nice," Trump said of the visit. "It’s been a wonderful thing. As tough as this was, it’s been a wonderful thing, I think even for the country to watch it and for the world to watch. It’s been beautiful."

According to the Associated Press, 43 people have died so far as a result of the hurricane — which scientists believe is the worst rainfall disaster in US history — and dozens more were injured.

Several toxic waste storage sites have also flooded since Harvey hit, posing possible health risks to people and wildlife in the area, according to an AP investigation.

When Trump was asked about the flooding, he replied, "The flooding? Oh, yeah, yeah, there’s a lot of water, but it’s leaving pretty quickly. But there’s a lot of water, a lot of water, but it’s moving out."

As part of his visit to the Houston area, Trump and first lady Melania Trump stopped at the NRG Center, an emergency shelter for those displaced by Harvey. The Trumps were there for about 45 minutes, according to a pool report, and spent time with children and others who had lost their homes.

They also helped get food to survivors, with the first lady putting food into styrofoam boxes and the president handing them out to people in the shelter.

And as he was leaving the NRG Center, Trump told survivors to "have a good time."

The worst of the hurricane was over by Thursday, but recovery from the rain and flooding in Texas and neighboring Louisiana is expected to take months and cost upwards of $125 billion, according to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's estimate. That figure surpasses the $100 billion mark set by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Some 33,000 people in Texas have sought refuge in more than 230 shelters, and 325,000 have signed up for disaster assistance, officials said.

On Saturday, when Trump was asked about children who had been displaced by the storm, he said, "They're doing great."

This weekend's trip was the first time Trump met with victims since the storm hit Texas and Louisiana. He flew to Corpus Christi Tuesday morning with the first lady to survey the damage and relief efforts, and made a stop in Austin to attend a briefing on emergency operations from Texas leadership.
Click to expand...

Typical clueless fucking silver spoon idiot.
 
Darth Omar said:
What's the worst criticism you can level at the federal government's response to Hurricane Harvey?
Click to expand...

How courteous. Darth normally ascribes a fictionalized position to the Democrats, then attacks it. This smacks of fairness. In fairness then, I will respond. I have none. I am in San Diego and have not been not been directly affected.
I also have not closely followed the federal response to Harvey. The only things related are: I'd like the Trump to have not punted its intergovernmental role on climate change and I would have liked that Trump not use the disaster as a pep rally for his personality cult, rather that he strike a tone proper to the unfolding devastation to lives and property. "Hey, is everyone out there having a great time? Are you ready for a rock n roll party tonight? You guys rocked this hurricane way more than 'Norleans!" - tonedeaf Trump.
 
Lovebug said:
They'll probably say that they favor TX for the votes or the whiter population or something screwy like that. Don't you worry, they will find something.
Click to expand...

That's just completely ignorant.

It appears you like 'thinking' for people you don't know.
 
blackascoal said:
Too early to tell. Ask again after the states get the money they need to rebuild.
Click to expand...
Exactly, it's still early, Congress has to fund it and what will Trump have to give up? Another potential natural disaster heading to Florida, possibly. Trump maybe giving Congress DACA to deal with along with raising debt ceiling, passing a budget, tax reform and repealing the ACA, he's setting them up for a lot of failure!
 
tsuke said:
again if the response was bad would trump get the blame?
Click to expand...

If pigs had wings would they fly? Do you Repukes do anything but spend every waking moment reminding yourselves and barring that, inventing new and different ways to convince yourselves and the world how persecuted and unfairly treated you are?
 
Covfefe said:
Exactly, it's still early, Congress has to fund it and what will Trump have to give up? Another potential natural disaster heading to Florida, possibly. Trump maybe giving Congress DACA to deal with along with raising debt ceiling, passing a budget, tax reform and repealing the ACA, he's setting them up for a lot of failure!
Click to expand...

Its CAT 5 and bearing down on Puerto Rico as we speak. They've had to invent new color codes to symbolize the wind speed. Thanks climate science deniers. Thanks Big Oil.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top