HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @VDEM: For travel information call 5-1-1 or follow local VDOT social media accounts. To find out how Hurricane Florence impacts your are…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2018 6:28 am […]
Category: Hurricane
9/14/2018
ELECTION/GOP/HURRICANE/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In just a few moments and two tweets, President Donald Trump roiled Florida’s crucial elections, upending his party’s ongoing efforts to make inroads to the battleground state’s growing Puerto Rican population. Trump’s tweets Thursday [9-14-18] claiming that ‘3,000 people did not die’ in the hurricanes that hit the island last year […]
9/13/2018
HURRICANE/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Top Florida Republicans have been quick to say President Donald Trump is wrong about the death toll in Puerto Rico. Trump ignited a political firestorm Thursday [9-13-18] after tweeting without evidence that ‘3,000 people did not die’ following Hurricane Maria. He called the death toll numbers a plot by Democrats to […]
9/13/2018
GOP/HURRICANE/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “With all attention on Hurricane Florence, Republicans are dealing with a separate, familiar kind of storm in the halls of Congress — one of the president’s own making. As happens often, congressional Republicans were blindsided Thursday [9-13-18] morning by a tweet, as President Donald Trump challenged without evidence the official […]
9/13/2018
DEMS/HURRICANE/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Thursday [9-13-18] falsely accused Democrats of inflating the death toll from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico last year, rejecting that government’s assessment that the storm had claimed nearly 3,000 lives. Mr. Trump said that the toll was only six to 18 dead after his visit following the storm, […]
9/13/2018
HURRICANE/INTELLIGENCE/MILITARY/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A military intelligence assessment warned days after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico of a ‘high’ potential for government failure on the island, new documents obtained by the House Oversight Committee reveal…The committee’s top Democrat, Rep. Elijah Cummings, is seizing on the newly obtained intelligence assessment to urge his Republican counterpart atop […]
9/13/2018
HURRICANE/POLLS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump was hunkering in Washington on Thursday [9-13-18] as winds from Hurricane Florence began lashing the Carolina coast, his mind split between emergency preparations, long-simmering grievances over the Russia investigation and criticism of a lackluster approach to last year’s storms. Trump, beleaguered and down in the polls, was […]
9/13/2018
DEMS/E-MAILS/HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Emails released Thursday [9-13-18] by congressional Democrats show correspondence between first responders that appears to undermine the Trump administration’s public reporting of the human toll from Hurricane Maria last year. In one email, dated Sept. 29, 2017, a first responder — whose name has been redacted — describes ‘finding mass graves in […]
9/13/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you @USNationalGuard! #HurricaneFlorence https://t.co/4xWFr1jz9I“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 13, 2018 12:41 pm […]
9/13/2018
FEMA/HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I was just briefed on Hurricane Florence. FEMA, First Responders and Law Enforcement are supplied and ready. We are with you! https://t.co/mP7icn0Yzl https://t.co/a8KQ0lcoSD“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 13, 2018 12:26 pm […]
9/13/2018
FEMA/HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @fema: Storm surge is deadly. Anyone in an evacuation zone in the Carolinas and Virginia must leave NOW if they haven’t yet. #Florence h…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 13, 2018 8:41 am […]
9/13/2018
DEMS/HURRICANE/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..This was done by the Democrats in order to make me look as bad as possible when I was successfully raising Billions of Dollars to help rebuild Puerto Rico. If a person died for any reason, like old age, just add them onto the list. Bad politics. I love Puerto Rico!” […]
9/13/2018
HURRICANE/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “3000 people did not die in the two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico. When I left the Island, AFTER the storm had hit, they had anywhere from 6 to 18 deaths. As time went by it did not go up by much. Then, a long time later, they started to report […]
9/13/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We are completely ready for hurricane Florence, as the storm gets even larger and more powerful. Be careful!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 13, 2018 6:39 am […]
9/12/2018
FEMA/HURRICANE/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A year after presiding over a sluggish and chaotic response to a devastating storm in Puerto Rico, the Trump administration girded on Wednesday for a test of its ability to do better as Hurricane Florence continued to bear down on the Carolina coast. If responding to the destruction from Hurricane Maria […]
9/12/2018
DEMS/DHS/FEMA/HURRICANE/ICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As a potentially catastrophic hurricane bears down on the East Coast of the US, the shifting of $10 million from FEMA’s operating budget to fund immigration detention and deportations is drawing condemnation from Democrats. But that’s a drop in the bucket. The Trump administration this summer quietly redirected $200 million from all […]
9/12/2018
HURRICANE/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Facing renewed criticism of his administration’s response to Hurricane Maria, President Donald Trump lashed out again on Wednesday [9-12-18], grousing about his administration’s ‘unappreciated great job’ on the Puerto Rico recovery – despite the remoteness of the island, poor access to electricity and the ‘totally incompetent Mayor of San Juan’…The president’s […]
9/12/2018
HURRICANE/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [9-12-18] ratcheted up his fight with Puerto Rican officials, dwelling on the intense criticism he received last year for his response to Hurricane Maria, even as Hurricane Florence threatens millions of Americans on the East Coast. Trump has been aggressive this week in warning Americans in […]
9/12/2018
HURRICANE/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [9-11-18] said the federal government would spare no expense in responding to the likely damage from Hurricane Florence, which is forecast to slam the Carolina coast later this week…In remarks aimed at Americans who could find themselves in harm’s way, the president noted that experts were […]
9/12/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It is imperative that everyone follow local evacuation orders. This storm is extremely dangerous. Be SAFE! #HurricaneFlorence https://t.co/94Ue4e26PD https://t.co/KvF54CwomW“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 12, 2018 11:37 am […]
9/12/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Hurricane Florence may now be dipping a bit south and hitting a portion of the Great State of Georgia. Be ready, be prepared!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 12, 2018 8:58 am […]
9/12/2018
HURRICANE/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has been criticised for hailing the US response to the deadly Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico last year as ‘tremendous’. The mayor of its capital tweeted: ‘If he thinks the death of 3,000 people is a success God help us all.’ Puerto Rico only finished restoring full power […]
9/12/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “#HurricaneFlorence https://t.co/mP7icn0Yzl https://t.co/jOdKT02rbH“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 12, 2018 6:16 pm […]
9/12/2018
FEMA/HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Hurricane Florence is looking even bigger than anticipated. It will be arriving soon. FEMA, First Responders and Law Enforcement are supplied and ready. Be safe!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 12, 2018 5:58 am […]
9/12/2018
HURRICANE/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We got A Pluses for our recent hurricane work in Texas and Florida (and did an unappreciated great job in Puerto Rico, even though an inaccessible island with very poor electricity and a totally incompetent Mayor of San Juan). We are ready for the big one that is coming!” –Donald Trump, […]
9/12/2018
HURRICANE/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Latest on President Donald Trump’s view of the government’s response to hurricanes (all times local): 7:30 a.m. President Donald Trump says the U.S. government is ready for Hurricane Florence and he’s rejecting criticism of the response to last year’s Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, where thousands of people died. Trump […]
9/11/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The safety of American people is my absolute highest priority. Heed the directions of your State and Local Officials. Please be prepared, be careful and be SAFE! https://t.co/YP7ssITwW9 https://t.co/LZIUCgdPTH“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 11, 2018 3:16 pm […]
9/11/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [9-11-18] said his administration is ‘absolutely totally prepared’ to respond to Hurricane Florence, while also granting a state of emergency in the states expected to be most severely impacted by the Category 4 storm later this week. The comment comes as Trump has taken a proactive stance […]
9/10/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just had calls with South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, and Virginia Governor Ralph Northam regarding the incoming storm. Federal Government stands by, ready to assist 24/7.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 10, 2018 6:21 pm […]
9/10/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “My people just informed me that this is one of the worst storms to hit the East Coast in many years. Also, looking like a direct hit on North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Please be prepared, be careful and be SAFE!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 10, 2018 6:17 pm […]
9/10/2018
ELECTION/HURRICANE/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “An official with President Donald Trump’s campaign says they are canceling a trip to Mississippi because Hurricane Florence is approaching the southeastern coast of the U.S. Michael Glassner, Chief Operating Officer of Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., announced the news Monday [9-10-18]. The Trump campaign said last week that he would […]
9/10/2018
DHS/FEMA/HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Was just briefed via phone by @DHSgov @SecNielsen and @FEMA @FEMA_Brock, along with @VP Mike Pence and Chief of Staff, John Kelly on incoming storm which is very dangerous. Heed the directions of your State and Local Officials – and know that WE are here for you. Be SAFE! https://t.co/sN8D5NvrBa“ –Donald […]
9/10/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “To the incredible citizens of North Carolina, South Carolina and the entire East Coast – the storm looks very bad! Please take all necessary precautions. We have already began mobilizing our assets to respond accordingly, and we are here for you! https://t.co/g74cyD6b6K“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 10, 2018 2:41 pm […]
9/10/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Storms in the Atlantic are very dangerous. We encourage anyone in the path of these storms to prepare themselves and to heed the warnings of State and Local officials. The Federal Government is closely monitoring and ready to assist. We are with you!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 10, 2018 2:35 pm […]
9/4/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Everyone in the path of #Gordon please heed the advice of State and local officials and follow @NHC_Atlantic for updates. The Federal Government stands ready to assist. Be safe! https://t.co/sJiL4wnQID“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 4, 2018 1:24 pm […]
8/31/2018
HURRICANE/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Nearly a year later, they’re still numbers. Puerto Rican officials admitted this week that the death toll from Hurricane Maria, which hit the US territory last September, is 46 times higher than they’d previously said. Not 64 dead, as was the official line. An estimated 2,975 deaths. Yet that’s just a […]
8/24/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I spoke with Governor David Ige of Hawaii today to express our full support for the people of Hawaii as the State is impacted by #HurricaneLane. The Federal Government is fully committed to helping the people of Hawaii. https://t.co/P35yAAovIk“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 24, 2018 7:20 pm […]
8/23/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I have authorized an emergency disaster declaration to provide Hawaii the necessary support ahead of #HurricaneLane. Our teams are closely coordinating with the state and local authorities. You are in our thoughts! https://t.co/lrhwbdUavj“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 23, 2018 2:21 pm […]
8/22/2018
HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Everyone in the path of #HurricaneLane please prepare yourselves, heed the advice of State and local officials, and follow @NWSHonolulu for updates. Be safe! https://t.co/kCwtL8UxNI“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 22, 2018 10:05 am […]