President Donald Trump will head to Texas for a firsthand take a look at the devastation brought on by catastrophic flooding that has killed a minimum of 120 individuals, which the administration has characterised as a once-in-a-lifetime occasion.
Whereas the administration isn’t backing away from its pledges to shutter the Federal Emergency Administration Company and return catastrophe response to the states as a part of Trump’s push to slash federal providers, it has lessened its deal with the subject because the July 4 catastrophe, underscoring how tragedy can complicate political calculations.
The president is predicted to do an aerial tour of a few of the hard-hit areas, a comparatively frequent observe that permits presidents to go to catastrophe websites and hopefully ease logistical burdens for authorities on the bottom. The White Home additionally says he’ll go to the state emergency operations heart to satisfy with first responders and kinfolk of flood victims. Trump may even get a briefing from officers.