So, Trump's first little crisis, and he dropped the ball.
Recent Georgia tornado outbreak:
Officials beg Trump to send help after storms kill 20 across the South
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Desperate officials pleaded with President Donald Trump to send federal assistance Monday after at least 20 people were killed by storms and tornadoes that caused devastation authorities likened to the impact of a nuclear blast.
"I'm asking President Trump to cut through the red tape and get people on the damned ground here," he said.
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Contrast it with May 20, 2013, Oklahoma:
President Obama Responds to the Tornadoes in Oklahoma
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As the President told Governor Fallin tonight, the administration — through FEMA — is committed to providing all the assistance it can to Oklahoma as the response effort unfolds. Already, FEMA has deployed an Incident Management Assistance Team, Urban Search & Rescue Teams, and an Medical Emergency Response Support Team to provide resources to hard-hit areas in Oklahoma.
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Now, wait for it ... "But Obama left FEMA a mess!". Except he didn't. FEMA is fine. It just doesn't have any senior leadership at the moment. Hence, President Trump needed to step up and give the orders. That's part of the job description. He didn't. He was too obsessed with talking about crowd size.
You get the government you vote for.
Recent Georgia tornado outbreak:
Officials beg Trump to send help after storms kill 20 across the South
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Desperate officials pleaded with President Donald Trump to send federal assistance Monday after at least 20 people were killed by storms and tornadoes that caused devastation authorities likened to the impact of a nuclear blast.
"I'm asking President Trump to cut through the red tape and get people on the damned ground here," he said.
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Contrast it with May 20, 2013, Oklahoma:
President Obama Responds to the Tornadoes in Oklahoma
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As the President told Governor Fallin tonight, the administration — through FEMA — is committed to providing all the assistance it can to Oklahoma as the response effort unfolds. Already, FEMA has deployed an Incident Management Assistance Team, Urban Search & Rescue Teams, and an Medical Emergency Response Support Team to provide resources to hard-hit areas in Oklahoma.
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Now, wait for it ... "But Obama left FEMA a mess!". Except he didn't. FEMA is fine. It just doesn't have any senior leadership at the moment. Hence, President Trump needed to step up and give the orders. That's part of the job description. He didn't. He was too obsessed with talking about crowd size.
You get the government you vote for.