President Trump jokes about Harvey funding at Dallas rally
DALLAS — President Donald Trump was in North Texas Thursday holding a campaign rally at the American Airlines Center in Dallas where he appeared to playfully take a jab at Texas lawmakers requesting more funding after Hurricane Harvey.
“They said, ‘Sir, thank you for being so generous on the hurricane.’ They made a fortune. You made a fortune on the hurricane,’” Trump said.
The president later made it clear he was just teasing.
Earlier in the day, Trump toured a Louis Vuitton factory and talked about Energy Secretary Rick Perry resigning.
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Laughing at the misery of other people is Trumpian. As someone who dealt with the repercussions of Hurricane Harvey and who had neighbors in my apartment complex who were flooded out of their homes, I know that I didn't make a fortune and neither did my neighbors nor the town of Wharton.
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