“I think you see the contrast with President Obama as well”, she said.
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“I’ve inspected the parish and seen that most of the water has receded, the weather forecast looks promising and the recovery process has begun”, Gautreaux says in a statement issued earlier today.
Stay on topic – This helps keep the thread focused on the discussion at hand. “I know it’s tough now”, he told one resident. “The second thing I have seen, historically, is that when disaster strikes, that’s one of the few times where Washington tends not to get political”.
The criticism has come primarily from Republicans-but not exclusively-with some Democrats and local newspapers calling on the president to tour the flood-ravaged area sooner. Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-New Orleans, and Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden stopped to chat with those waiting in their driveways.
President Barack Obama has arrived in Louisiana’s capital city where he’ll get a first-hand view of the damage from flooding that killed 13 people and forced thousands from their homes.
Going door-to-door and trailed by cameras, he offered sympathy to residents as they took a break from the cleanup to talk about the damage. “I’m just glad he’s here”, Nungesser told MSNBC in an interview.
“We’ve been lucky so far”, Obama said, knocking on the wooden lectern set up in a suburban driveway. “And the federal government has certainly done our part in the first eight to 10 days after this disaster, but there’s a long road ahead”. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Sen.
“I am committed to visiting communities affected by these floods, at a time when the presence of a political campaign will not disrupt the response, to discuss how we can and will rebuild”, Clinton said.
More than 106,000 have already registered for for federal aid. At least 40 state highways remained closed.
Unlike Obama, Bush did cut his vacation short, though he was still heavily criticized for a slow response. He’s also asking that the costs of the Louisiana National Guard’s response be fully covered by the federal government.
Harrington agreed with Varney that the media was not covering the politics of the flood response even-handedly, particularly with Obama’s response.
President Barack Obama (C), flanked by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate (L) and U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-LA) (3rd L), speaks with Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards (R) during a tour of a flood-affected neighborhood in Zachary, Louisiana, U.S., August 23, 2016.
While at the vineyard, Obama declared a state of emergency in Louisiana, spoke to local officials and sent Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to visit the area. Sterling, 37, was killed during a struggle with two Baton Rouge Police officers in a convenience store parking lot, setting off a cascade of civil unrest over police shootings of black men.
Before he leaves this afternoon, the president is scheduled to meet with the family of Alton Sterling as well as the families of deceased and injured officers of the Baton Rouge Police Department and East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office.
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Trump and running mate Gov. Mike Pence (R., Ind.) visited Baton Rouge last Friday and handed out supplies.
