Trump decided to record a message for those impacted by Hurricane Florence. I hate the man, but he tried to do something actually presidential. Trump, however, does not prepare speeches, nor has much use for speech writers.
Here's some of what he said in the message, emphasis by Splinter:
"I just wanna thank all of the incredible men and women who have done such a great job in helping with Florence. This is a tough hurricane, one of the wettest we’ve ever seen from the standpoint of water. Rarely have we had an experience like it, and it certainly is not good, but the people of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, all of the areas affected, you’ve been incredible. There’s been a loss of life, and may God be with them and their families. That’s a tough one, it’s tough to understand, but this has been a really difficult period of time for a lot of people. FEMA, the job you’ve done, the military, uh, Coast Guard, what you’ve done in saving so many lives has been really something special. Law enforcement always. Again, I just wanna thank everybody for doing such a great job with a very difficult situation. Florence has been a nasty one, a big one, like that area certainly has never seen before. So the waters are still rising. Listen to your state and local authorities, be patient and alert, and God bless you."
Classic Trump: Stupidity, grandeur, lack of awareness. These rare experiences are less and less so.
This was not Trump's only bad moment with Hurricane Florence.
While visiting New Bern, North Carolina, Trump had an awkward encounter with an older gentleman. According to New York Times journalist Mark Landler, Trump was looking at a yacht that sat in an older mans yard. Trump asked the man if it was his. Commenting on the man telling Trump that it was not his, Trump replied, "At least you got a nice boat out of the deal."
From the HuffPost:
The president later told reporters the homeowner told Trump his insurance company didn’t want to pay for the damage, according to the report. The president then promised to find out the name of the insurance company, without further detailing what he would do afterward.
With Hurricane Harvey, said some weird shit.
Trump told reporters that he saw "a lot of happiness," at an emergency refuge area. "It's been really nice," said Trump. "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 and for the world to watch. It's been beautiful."
When asked about the flooding, Trump 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."
Yes president, there is a lot of water. It's why they call it a flood.
While in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria hit. Donald Trump was throwing paper towels into the crowd like he was shooting a jump shot:
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