The following article by Lisa de Moraes was posted on the Deadline.com website August 25, 2017:
President Donald Trump finally weighed in on Twitter about Hurricane Harvey, about four hours after getting torched when his regular Friday morning tweet storm was noticeably lacking any reference to the hurricane. Instead he focused on praising himself and punching at perceived foes, including the media and GOP Sen. Bob Corker.
Trump slapped himself on the back, noting that “Few, if any, Administrations have done more in just 7 months than the Trump A. Bills passed, regulations killed, border, military, ISIS, SC!” Meanwhile, the National Hurricane Center was warning that Harvey was “dangerously approaching the Texas Coast” and was expected to bring “life-threatening” storm-surge flooding by end of the day, leaving swaths of South Texas “uninhabitable for weeks or months.” The weather service used its strongest language since 2005’s Hurricane Katrina, which left more than 1,800 dead.
Trump’s disconnect was so alarming Sen. Chuck Grassley tweeted to “@realDonaldTrump #hurricane keep on top of hurricane Harvey dont mke same mistake Pres Bush made w Katrina.”
Trump left it to First Lady Melania Trump to play Adult to his Little Boy:
For those living near the path of #HurricaneHarvey stay safe! Thoughts & prayers of an entire country are with you.
Four hours later, Trump tweeted:
I have spoken w/ @GovAbbott of Texas and @LouisianaGovEdwards. Closely monitoring #HurricaneHarvey developments & here to assist as needed.
Received a #HurricaneHarvey briefing this morning from Acting @DHSgov Secretary Elaine Duke, @FEMA_Brock, @TomBossert45 and COS John Kelly.