" ... {E}ven a visit to storm-battered Texas becomes all about him...."

[mahatmakanejeeves]

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.@wpjenna, expert chronicler of @realDonaldTrump, on how even a visit to storm-battered Texas becomes all about him http://wapo.st/2wgc3Rb

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Even in visiting hurricane-ravaged Texas, Trump keeps the focus on himself

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By Jenna Johnson August 29 at 6:23 PM

As rescuers continued their exhausting and heartbreaking work in southeastern Texas on Tuesday afternoon, as the rain continued to fall and a reservoir near Houston spilled over, President Trump grabbed a microphone to address hundreds of supporters who had gathered outside a firehouse near Corpus Christi and were chanting: “USA! USA! USA!”

‘Thank you, everybody,” the president said, sporting one of the white “USA” caps that are being sold on his campaign website for $40. “I just want to say: We love you. You are special. .?.?. What a crowd. What a turnout.”

Yet again, Trump managed to turn attention on himself. His responses to the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey have been more focused on the power of the storm and his administration’s response than on the millions of Texans whose lives have been dramatically altered by the floodwaters.

He has talked favorably about the higher television ratings that come with hurricane coverage, predicted that he will soon be congratulating himself and used 16 exclamation points in 22 often breathless tweets about the storm. But as of late Tuesday afternoon, the president had yet to mention those killed, call on other Americans to help or directly encourage donations to relief organizations.
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Jenna Johnson is a political reporter who covers the White House. She spent more than a year writing about Donald Trump's presidential campaign, traveling to 35 states to attend more than 170 political rallies and interview hundreds of Trump supporters. Follow @wpjenna

A. Follow @wpjenna B. Read her great piece about Trump's focus Trump-centric trip to Texas.

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[2naSalit]

1. And who expected anything different from this predictable

shitwad?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. Trump and Harvey: 'There was something missing' from what the president said

And here is the piece by Hawkins/Andrews showing the responses of previous President, incl H.W. covered in sweat.

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Trump and Harvey: ‘There was something missing’ from what the president said

By Derek Hawkins and Travis M. Andrews August 30 at 5:49 AM

Twenty-five years ago almost to the day, President George H.W. Bush visited South Florida to survey the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew, the massive storm that killed dozens of people and destroyed tens of thousands of homes in late August 1992. ... After touring the storm-ravaged neighborhoods in Miami-Dade County, Bush met with victims, local officials and emergency crews on the ground. With rolled-up sleeves and sweat dripping down his face, he praised their resilience in the wake of the disaster and promised them the nation’s support. “Whatever it takes, whatever it takes,” he said. “The capacity of one American to help another, that’s the message I get loud and clear.”

President Bill Clinton struck a similar tone years later when he visited tornado victims and first responders in Oklahoma, telling them that they represented “what is very best in this country, the way you have reacted to this.” ... When President George W. Bush arrived in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, he offered victims a personal message — one they needed to hear given his administration’s infamously slow and inept response to the storm. “To all who carry a burden of loss,” he said, “I extend the deepest sympathy of our country.” ... And when President Barack Obama spoke from a beachside town in New Jersey that was ravaged by Hurricane Sandy in 2012, he told residents much the same. “We are here for you,” he said, “and we will not forget.”

Little of that high-minded rhetoric was on display Tuesday when President Trump visited Texas to discuss the devastation from Hurricane Harvey. Trump, who ran on a promise of being a different kind of president, once again kept that promise. ... He made virtually no mention of the storm’s victims, and there was no indication he met with any. He didn’t call for donations or volunteers. He didn’t mourn the dead. ... Instead, Trump marveled at the size of Harvey (“it’s epic, what happened”), gushed about the crowd that had gathered to see him (“what a turnout”), offered hyperbole about the recovery effort (it will be “something very special”), and thanked his Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator (“a man who has really become very famous on television over the last couple of days”).
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Derek Hawkins is a reporter with The Washington Post's Morning Mix. Follow @d_hawk

Travis M. Andrews is a reporter for The Washington Post's Morning Mix. Previously he was an editor for Southern Living and a pop culture and tech contributor for Mashable. Follow @travismandrews

[dalton99a]

3. Great comparison