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                    			</span></div><hr /><div class="summary" id="font-resizer"><div class="p402_premium"><p>Presidential historian <a href="/topics/tevi-troy/">Tevi Troy</a> literally wrote the book about White House response to national crisis. He is the author of &#8220;Shall We Wake the President? Two Centuries of Disaster Management  from the Oval Office,&#8221; <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shall-Wake-President-Centuries-Management/dp/1493024647/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1504064802&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=tevi+troy" target="_blank">published</a> last year.</p><p><a href="/topics/tevi-troy/">Mr. Troy</a> has a very promising response to what he saw this week following a catastrophic weather event in the Lone Star State.</p><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-src="//www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/29/trumps-tweets-during-hurricane-harvey-earn-praise-/" data-widget-id="AR_3" data-ob-template="TheWashingtonTimes"></div><script type="text/javascript" async="async" src="//widgets.outbrain.com/outbrain.js"></script><hr /><p>&#8220;President Trump visited Texas Tuesday  to assess the damage from Hurricane Harvey and show concern for its  victims. So far, his administration is largely getting praise for  effective handling of the crisis,&#8221; <a href="/topics/tevi-troy/">Mr. Troy</a> writes in The Wall Street Journal.</p><p>&#8220;Washington&#8217;s disaster authorities  appear to be in sync with the state on roles and responsibilities; the  Federal Emergency Management Agency and its leader, Brock Long, deployed  resources as Harvey approached; and the government response as a whole  appears well coordinated,&#8221; the historian noted, offering accolades for such White House denizens John Kelly, the president&#8217;s chief of staff &mdash; plus his deputy Kirstjen Nielsen, along with Tom Bossert, a homeland  security advisor.</p><div style="padding-bottom: 10px;"><script type="text/javascript" src="//launch.newsinc.com/js/embed.js"></script><div class="ndn_embed" data-config-type="InView" data-config-tracking-group="91568" data-config-width="100%"></div></div><p>&#8220;It may be premature to  conclude that Mr. Kelly has succeeded in bringing order to the Oval  Office, but Harvey has demonstrated a reassuring ability to focus on a  disaster when needed,&#8221; said <a href="/topics/tevi-troy/">Mr. Troy</a>.</p><p>There also appears to be some uncommon praise in the mix &mdash; this for Mr. Trump&#8217;s dynamic social media presence, which often delights his fans and vexes his critics.</p><p>&#8220;Thus  far, the most controversial part of the president&#8217;s hurricane response  has been communications. On the positive side of the ledger, Mr. Trump  has used his vast Twitter following both to provide useful information and to convey that the White House is actively monitoring events. On Tuesday  he retweeted an urgent alert from Brazoria County saying that a levee  at Columbia Lakes had been breached and residents needed to get out  immediately,&#8221; <a href="/topics/tevi-troy/">Mr. Troy</a> continued.</p><div id="ad-article" data-size="300x250" class="ad" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto;"><div class="ad-slot"
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     data-ad-settings="desktopArticle"></div></div><p>&#8220;Mr. Trump&#8217;s tweets about the storm have been informative and responsible, with a tone appropriate to the human tragedy. To the extent he has been criticized, it has been mostly for tweeting on unrelated topics, such as  his pardoning of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio and the &#8216;great&#8217; new book by  Sheriff David Clarke,&#8221; the author observed.</p><p>&#8220;Although it isn&#8217;t realistic to expect the White  House to eschew all other subjects during a crisis, perhaps the  president could avoid tweeting about unessential matters until the storm  passes,&#8221; <a href="/topics/tevi-troy/">Mr. Troy</a> advised.</p><a name="pagebreak"></a><p>&#8220;The Trump  administration would serve Americans well by following its successful  approach to this first crisis with a continuing focus on disaster  management. Today it&#8217;s Harvey. Tomorrow, who knows?&#8221; he added.</p><p>First lady Melania Trump was also part of the official Harvey response. She accompanied Mr. Trump to Texas and issued her own statement.</p><p>&#8220;I  want to be able to offer my help and support in the most  productive way  possible, not through just  words, but also  action. What I found to be the most profound during  the visit was not  only the strength and resilience of the people of  Texas, but the  compassion and sense of community that has taken over the  State. My  thoughts and prayers continue to be  with the people of Texas and  Louisiana,&#8221; Mrs. Trump said.</p></div></div><div class="permission"><p style="font-size: 12px;"><br /><em>Copyright &copy; 2018 The Washington Times, LLC.</em></p></div></div></article><hr /><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-src="//www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/29/trumps-tweets-during-hurricane-harvey-earn-praise-/" data-widget-id="AR_1" data-ob-template="TheWashingtonTimes"></div><script type="text/javascript" async="async" src="//widgets.outbrain.com/outbrain.js"></script><hr /><div class="ad-slot"
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