President Trump Faces MAJOR Backlash Over Latest Hurricane Tweet
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September 12, 2018
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September 12, 2018Hurricane Florence is nearing the Carolinas. At this point, it’s a Category 4. It looks like it’s going to hit the coast, linger, drop to the south, THEN go inland.
Nearly 2 million people have been urged to evacuate.
Florence was expected to blow ashore late Thursday or early Friday, then slow down and wring itself out for days, unloading 1 to 2½ feet of rain that could cause flooding well inland and wreak environmental havoc by washing over industrial waste sites and hog farms. Forecasters and politicians pleaded with the public to take the warnings seriously and minced no words in describing the threat.
“This storm is a monster. It’s big and it’s vicious. It is an extremely, dangerous, life-threatening, historic hurricane,” North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said.”The waves and the wind this storm may bring is nothing like you’ve ever seen. Even if you’ve ridden out storms before, this one is different. Don’t bet your life on riding out a monster.”
President Trump has been on top of this. He even released a video message. He warned people in the path of the storm to get out and assured them that FEMA is ready to respond. He even told everyone he loves ‘em, which was oddly sweet.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 12, 2018
Then came the tweets.
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 J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 12, 2018
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 J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 12, 2018
That first tweet, though. That was an extension of what he said yesterday.
“The job that FEMA and law enforcement and everybody did working along with the governor in Puerto Rico, I think was tremendous. I think that Puerto Rico was an incredible, unsung success,” he said. “We have put billions and billions of dollars into Puerto Rico and it was a very tough one. I think most of the people in Puerto Rico really appreciate what we’ve done.”
This probably isn’t the best time to bring up Puerto Rico. The number of related fatalities is nearing 3,000. I’m not saying it’s HIS fault. There was incompetency at numerous levels. The timing is bad with that tweet. The wording is bad on that tweet. Just…don’t.
