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By ALICE OLLSTEIN Published SEPTEMBER 2, 2017 2:09 PM
President Donald Trump returned to the Houston area on Saturday to meet with survivors of Hurricane Harvey and participate in relief effortswhich he did not do during his first visit to the disaster-stricken region earlier this week.
In a visit to one of Houstons designated emergency refuge areas, the NRG Center, Trump told reporters he is seeing a lot of happiness.
Its been really nice, he said, according to the traveling press pool. Its been a wonderful thing. As tough as this was, its been a wonderful thing, I think even for the country to watch it and for the world to watch. Its been beautiful.
The president also said of the children he visited who had been displaced by the storm, Theyre doing great.
When asked about the devastating flooding still covering much of the region, he replied: The flooding? Oh, yeah, yeah, theres a lot of water, but its leaving pretty quickly. But theres a lot of water, a lot of water, but its moving out.
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Beartracks
(12,797 posts)How is it we don't have a facepalm smiley here?
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Beartracks
(12,797 posts)I was thinking of the messaging software we use at work.
indeed!
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sheshe2
(83,654 posts)To be clear...that face palm was not aimed at you. Actually I will edit it out in case some alerters that do not like stop by.
Beartracks
(12,797 posts)... in my reply I was facepalming mySELF!
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3catwoman3
(23,947 posts)Third row, third from the right.
Beartracks
(12,797 posts)I was thinking of the messaging software we use at work.
indeed!
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OldHippieChick
(2,434 posts)water is moving out, so everything is just beautiful and everyone is so happy. I.E. I am a jerk.
LuckyCharms
(17,413 posts)after not showering for days, I get a mouthful of wet sheetrock after hitting it with a crowbar, and then aspirating some nice black mold while trying to spit the sheetrock out.
sheshe2
(83,654 posts)Docreed2003
(16,850 posts)sheshe2
(83,654 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,587 posts)Somebody should have said, "Oh, sorry, Mr. President; it looks like we opened a package of children's gloves by mistake and gave you a pair. Here are some regular adult-sized ones. You might have to tie knots in the fingertips, though."
sheshe2
(83,654 posts)ismnotwasm
(41,965 posts)Solly Mack
(90,758 posts)CrispyQ
(36,421 posts)VOX
(22,976 posts)He doesn't have a single mote of genuine empathy in him. In fact, all those "happiness" and "wonderful" remarks are what one would say if they DIDN'T want to be bothered with engaging in any exchange: "Whazzat? Oh it's great, wonderful, happiness everywhere. Gotta run, Hannity's coming on in two minutes, and I want to bask in the warm healing light he sends out to me...only me."
backscatter712
(26,355 posts)dalton99a
(81,392 posts)Met some great people who were very happy they didn't drown! Thanks"
SammyWinstonJack
(44,129 posts)ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)But when I do, tRump throwing some hotdogs at me makes me unbelievably happy.