WH defends Trump's 'first hand' comments on Harvey
Source: The Hill
BY REBECCA SAVRANSKY - 08/31/17 08:46 AM EDT
The White House defended President Trump's comments Wednesday that he saw "first-hand" the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey.
The defense comes after Trump visited Texas on Tuesday amid ongoing recovery efforts from Harvey, which caused devastating flooding in the region.
After his trip, Trump tweeted: "After witnessing first hand the horror & devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey,my heart goes out even more so to the great people of Texas!"
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The president faced some push back on those remarks. Some reporters noted that the president only visited Corpus Christi and Austin, avoiding the hardest hit areas in Rockport and in the Houston area.
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