LOL! Did Trump Assist Rescuers in Pulling Harvey Victims from Floodwaters?

[G_j]

http://www.snopes.com/trump-raft-harvey/






CLAIM
A photograph shows President Donald Trump reaching out to rescue a Harvey flooding victim.

RATING
FALSE
ORIGIN
In the days following Hurricane Harvey, which caused catastrophic flooding in southeast Texas in late August 2017, an image began circulating online that appeared to show President Donald Trump leaning over the side of a raft, reaching out to a stranded flood victim.


Tellingly, the President is pictured wearing a suit and no life vest — an unlikely scenario in a dangerous flood. Presidents also generally do not personally take part in rescue operations after disasters.

The image, unsurprisingly, was digitally altered. The original can be found on CNN’s web site, and actually depicts three rescuers with the Austin Fire Department reaching out to help a man clinging to a chain link fence out of the water:




President Trump did visit the storm-ravaged region on 29 August 2017, but he did not go out on floodwaters to rescue victims.



FeedbackSources
Fact Checker:Bethania Palma
Published:Sep 1st, 2017

[DFW]

1. Are there people who seriously thought the Trump/rescue image was genuine?

And if so, do they come back distraught when the stay up all night on Halloween every year without ever having sighted the Great Pumpkin?

[LuckyLib]

2. Drumpf is actually handing the guy a red hat, saying. "You're making America great again!"

[G_j]

4. That's what it looks like

and would at least be more in character.

[WePurrsevere]

3. ROFL! That's such an obvious PS but...

I'm sure a bunch of Trumpsters will believe that it's real.

The first thing I noticed was the red Trump has in his hand so I'm wondering if it was originally made a slam directed at Trump. I mean there Dolt45 is all dressed in his fancy suit and tie and instead of rescuing the man who's desperately clinging to the fence he's just handing a stupid red MAGA hat to him. I might be wrong but at least that scenario is MUCH more like Trump than him actually rescuing someone.

[GeorgeGist]

5. In any event ...

he appears to be handing the victim a MAGA hat.