Trump to residents in Irma’s path: ‘Just get out of its way’
Irma was expected to strike the
Trump called it a "storm of enormous destructive power" and asked "everyone in the storm path to heed all instructions, get out of its way."
"Property is replaceable but lives are not and safety has to come first," Trump said at a
Irma hammered
Trump said the
"We've never seen anything like this," he said, pledging — as he did after Hurricane Harvey — that recovery and rebuilding will happen quickly.
Trump has been receiving regular briefings on both Irma and Jose, along with updates on recovery and relief efforts that continue in southeast
In between storm updates, Trump spent part of his fourth
Trump recently launched a public push to rewrite the tax code to make it simpler and more competitive by cutting taxes for corporations and the middle class. He said at Saturday's meeting that he would press for
"I think now, with what's happened with the hurricane, I'm going to ask for a speedup. I wanted a speedup anyway, but now we need it even more so," he said in a longer video of the meeting that was released by the
Trump sided with
The agreement allowed Trump to taste victory after months of legislative setbacks and whet his appetite for more wins.
In addition to overhauling the tax code, the president also wants new spending to upgrade roads, bridges and other infrastructure. Trump has also given
The president and
In a bit of deja vu, Trump was at
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