As Hurricane Florence Makes Landfall, Trump Tweets Support to First Responders
As Florence Makes Landfall,
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Patsy Widakuswara
As Hurricane Florence makes landfall in the Carolinas,
Trump has been using Twitter to pass on emergency information and assure people his administration is "totally prepared" to face Florence. On Wednesday he posted a video on his account stating that "we are ready" although "bad things can happen when you're talking about a storm this size."
Trump's tweets reiterated remarks he made during a Congressional Medal of Honor event at the
Trump was briefed by officials on Florence emergency preparedness at the
The administration has put preparations in place to assist states and local governments, including deploying personnel from
Criticism on
On Thursday, Trump faced criticism for disputing the official death toll in
An independent study concluded the death toll from Hurricane Maria was nearly 3,000.
Trump also alleged on Twitter, without evidence, that opposition Democratic Party members inflated the death toll.
At a news conference to discuss hurricane response and recovery early Friday, House Democratic Leader
"Think about that," she said, "pray over that. Think of the people who are affected by that."
She added that the attitude from the administration is unacceptable and that "we have a moral obligation to do better, not only to finish the job of
Hurricane Florence arrived on
Florence had been downgraded to a Category One hurricane before landfall, and is forecast to significantly weaken as it moves across central South
More than 1.7 million people in the Carolinas and state of
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