Trumpian branding meets national tragedy
Trump seems to be relishing the historic nature of Hurricane Harvey ahead of his visit to ravaged Texas.
By MATTHEW NUSSBAUM 08/28/2017 07:06 PM EDT
President Donald Trump has deployed his knack for marketing as Hurricane Harvey has ravaged Texas, calling the storm “epic,” “historic” and the “biggest ever.”
“Even experts have said they've never seen one like this!” Trump declared on Twitter. But Trump’s showmanship is about to collide with the devastation on the ground as he heads to Texas on Tuesday, and while natural disasters usually call for a certain presidential demeanor, Trump’s response so far has been distinctly his own.
“It’s the biggest ever. They’re saying it’s the biggest ever. It’s historic. It’s like Texas. It’s really like Texas, if you think about it. But it is a historic amount of water,” Trump said on Monday afternoon, sitting beside Finnish President Sauli Niinistö during his visit to the White House. And what, in the end, will follow the devastation?
“We will come out stronger and — believe me — we will be bigger, better, stronger than ever before,” Trump declared at a news conference with Niinistö shortly after. “The rebuilding will begin and in the end it will be something very special.”
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Both of these stylish tote bags would look smashingly fashie on just about any Climate Change* Refugee.
* Could this be fake branding? republicans assure us that climate change is a Snowflake LibTard plot to make governments and businesses act with common sense. So use your powers of discernment.
