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(Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post)</span> </div> </div> <div class="pb-sig-line hasnt-headshot has-0-headshots hasnt-bio is-not-column"> <span class="pb-byline" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/jenna-johnson/"><span itemprop="name">Jenna Johnson</span></a></span> <span class="pb-byline-tool-mobile"> <span class="pb-byline" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">By <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/jenna-johnson/"><span itemprop="name">Jenna Johnson</span></a></span> <span class="pb-tool email"><a href="mailto:jenna.johnson@washpost.com?subject=Reader feedback for 'Even in visiting hurricane-ravaged Texas, Trump keeps the focus on himself'"><span class="fa fa-envelope"></span><span class="envelope-label">Email the author</span></a></span> </span> <span class="pb-timestamp" itemprop="datePublished" content="2017-08-29T06:23-500">August 29, 2017</span> <span class="pb-tool email"><a href="mailto:jenna.johnson@washpost.com?subject=Reader feedback for 'Even in visiting hurricane-ravaged Texas, Trump keeps the focus on himself'"><span class="fa fa-envelope"></span><span class="envelope-label">Email the author</span></a></span> <span class="tweet-authors"><span class="pb-twitter-follow unprocessed"><a href="https://twitter.com/@wpjenna" class="twitter-follow-button" data-show-count="false" data-lang="en">Follow @wpjenna</a></span> </span> <span class="pb-bolt"><i class="fa fa-bolt"></i></span> </div> <article class="paywall" itemprop="articleBody"> <p>As rescuers continued their exhausting and heartbreaking work in southeastern Texas on Tuesday afternoon, as the rain continued to fall and a reservoir near Houston spilled over, President Trump grabbed a microphone to address hundreds of supporters who had gathered outside a firehouse near Corpus Christi and were chanting: “USA! USA! USA!”</p> <p>‘Thank you, everybody,” the president said, sporting one of the white “USA” caps that are being sold on his campaign website for $40. “I just want to say: We love you. You are special. . . . What a crowd. What a turnout.”</p> <p>Yet again, Trump managed to turn attention on himself. His responses to the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey have been more focused on the power of the storm and his administration’s response than on the millions of Texans whose lives have been dramatically altered by the floodwaters.</p> <p>He has talked favorably about the higher television ratings that come with hurricane coverage, predicted that he will soon be congratulating himself and used 16 exclamation points in 22 often breathless tweets about the storm. But as of late Tuesday afternoon, the president had yet to mention those killed, call on other Americans to help or directly encourage donations to relief organizations.</p> <p>“It is a difficult balancing act for presidents,” said Matt Latimer, who was a speechwriter for President George W. Bush. “You want to project confidence that things will get better, but at the same time you want to display empathy for people who have lost everything. . . . The president has a knack for the first one, but so far he hasn’t displayed a lot of skill at displaying empathy. 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The president is getting an update on the relief and recovery operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey." data-credit="Charlie Blalock/European Pressphoto Agency" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/29/National-Enterprise/Images/06170695.jpg?env=A" data-max-width="2324" data-ratio="1.621" data-title="Aug. 29, 2017" data-uuid="6a8fac24-8cf1-11e7-84c0-02cc069f2c37"> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide-gal-title"></div> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-buy="false" data-caption="The president, center, and first lady, second from right, are greeted by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), second from left, in Corpus Christi." data-credit="Carlos Barria/Reuters" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/29/National-Enterprise/Images/2017-08-29T164859Z_730001531_HP1ED8T1APM01_RTRMADP_3_STORM-HARVEY-TRUMP.jpg?env=A" data-max-width="3500" data-ratio="1.371" data-title="Aug. 29, 2017" data-uuid="2f31d594-8cf1-11e7-84c0-02cc069f2c37"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-buy="false" data-caption="Trump and the first lady arrive take part in a briefing on Harvey relief efforts at Fire Station 5 in Corpus Christi." data-credit="Evan Vucci/AP" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/29/National-Enterprise/Images/Trump_Harvey_57921-5ea9c.jpg?env=A" data-max-width="3840" data-ratio="1.352" data-title="Aug. 29, 2017" data-uuid="1d3b86b4-8cf1-11e7-84c0-02cc069f2c37"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-buy="false" data-caption="Trump, center, greets a firefighter at Fire Station 5 in Corpus Christi." data-credit="Carlos Barria/Reuters" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/29/National-Enterprise/Images/2017-08-29T173456Z_1429516631_HP1ED8T1CU70H_RTRMADP_3_STORM-HARVEY-TRUMP.jpg?env=A" data-max-width="3500" data-ratio="1.535" data-title="Aug. 29, 2017" data-uuid="fa1c3728-8cf0-11e7-84c0-02cc069f2c37"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-buy="false" data-caption="Trump, center, speaks during a firehouse briefing on Harvey in Corpus Christi." data-credit="Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/29/National-Enterprise/Images/AFP_RY12V.jpg?env=A" data-max-width="5568" data-ratio="1.5" data-title="Aug. 29, 2017" data-uuid="ad9a2d4e-8cee-11e7-84c0-02cc069f2c37"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-buy="false" data-caption="Trump shakes hands with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott." data-credit="Carlos Barria/Reuters" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/29/National-Enterprise/Images/2017-08-29T172400Z_1062239077_HP1ED8T1CBZ0D_RTRMADP_3_STORM-HARVEY-TRUMP.jpg?env=A" data-max-width="3500" data-ratio="1.47" data-title="Aug. 29, 2017" data-uuid="4b735a2c-8ce0-11e7-84c0-02cc069f2c37"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-buy="false" data-caption="The first lady listens during a briefing on relief efforts." data-credit="Evan Vucci/AP" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/29/National-Enterprise/Images/Trump_Harvey_55644-6e126.jpg?env=A" data-max-width="5158" data-ratio="1.5" data-title="Aug. 29, 2017" data-uuid="3472ef9a-8ce0-11e7-84c0-02cc069f2c37"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-buy="false" data-caption="Trump, center, listens alongside Gov. 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Trump’s visit, following his pledge of swift action by the federal government to provide relief to states affected by Harvey, comes on the 12th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall in Louisiana.</div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-caption"> <span class="wp-volt-gal-caption-title">Aug. 29, 2017</span> <span class="wp-volt-gal-caption-text">President Trump and first lady Melania Trump step off Air Force One after arriving in Corpus Christi, Tex. 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Mark Sanford (R) who is now the opinion editor at the Weekly Standard. And no matter what the president says, those opposed to Trump will interpret it in “the worst possible way,” Swaim said.</p><div class="inline-content inline-graphic-linked"> <div class="photo-wrapper"> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/national/harvey-rescues/"><img class="unprocessed placeholder" data-hi-res-src="https://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_1484w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/30/National-Enterprise/Graphics/promo-harvey-rescues-0829.jpg?uuid=yMeaDI0lEeecU2oWm-sJUw" data-low-res-src="https://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_480w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/30/National-Enterprise/Graphics/promo-harvey-rescues-0829.jpg?uuid=yMeaDI0lEeecU2oWm-sJUw" data-raw-src="https://img.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/30/National-Enterprise/Graphics/promo-harvey-rescues-0829.jpg?uuid=yMeaDI0lEeecU2oWm-sJUw" src="https://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_60w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/30/National-Enterprise/Graphics/promo-harvey-rescues-0829.jpg?uuid=yMeaDI0lEeecU2oWm-sJUw"/></a> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/national/harvey-rescues/"> <span class="overlay"> <span class="headline">‘Where are we supposed to go?’ Scenes from Harvey’s aftermath </span><span class="view-graphic">View Graphic <span class="fa fa-arrow-circle-right"></span></span> </span> </a> </div> <span class="pb-caption">‘Where are we supposed to go?’ Scenes from Harvey’s aftermath</span> </div> <p>“I’ve always thought that these kinds of deals are a no-win situation for politicians,” he said. “There’s no good response. If you insert yourself, you look opportunistic. . . . If you don’t, you look aloof and disconnected.”</p> <p>The mighty storm didn’t cut short the president’s weekend at Camp David in Maryland — or derail his plans to announce that he was pardoning Joe Arpaio, a former county sheriff in Arizona who was convicted this summer of ignoring a court order to stop racially profiling. Later, Trump said he wasn’t trying to bury the news on a Friday night but instead “assumed the ratings would be far higher than they would be normally” because of coverage of the storm.</p> <p>While Trump’s top aides gathered with Vice President Pence at the White House over the weekend, Trump videoconferenced in. On Saturday, he wore a white campaign hat. On Sunday, he opted for a red version. As of Tuesday evening, both hats — which feature “USA” on the front, “45” on a side and “Trump” in the back — were being sold on Trump’s campaign website, prompting ethics watchdogs to accuse the president of trying to profit off the crisis.</p> <p>Trump sported one of the same hats again Tuesday as he ventured to Texas for a visit that some critics argue should have been delayed until the rain had stopped and the flooding had gone down. He was accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, who wore towering black stilettos and a green bomber jacket as she departed Washington but changed into bright-white sneakers and a black cap labeled “FLOTUS” before stepping off the plane in Texas. An aide carried two Louis Vuitton suitcases aboard for the day trip.</p> <p>“Leaving now for Texas!” the president tweeted.</p> <p>On the ground in Corpus Christi, Trump and his entourage traveled to a firehouse for a brief meeting with local and national officials, including Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and the state’s two senators, Republicans Ted Cruz and John Cornyn. He praised everyone for working together so well and referred to his FEMA director, Brock Long, as “a man who’s really become very famous on television over the last couple of days.”</p> <p>“It’s a real team, and we want to do it better than ever before. We want to be looked at in five years and 10 years from now as this is the way to do it,” Trump said. “This was of epic proportions. Nobody’s ever seen anything like this. And I just want to say that working with the governor and his entire team has been an honor for us.”</p> <p>He then thanked the governor and added: “And we won’t say congratulations. We don’t want to do that. We don’t want to congratulate. We’ll congratulate each other when it’s all finished.”</p> <p>The president’s comments, which lasted mere minutes, angered many of those who served in President Barack Obama’s administration and could not imagine their former boss ever acting like this.</p> <p>“It’s not a time for crowing about crowds,” said Alyssa Mastromonaco, a former deputy chief of staff of operations for Obama. “This weather event isn’t even over yet. They have no idea the damage that’s been incurred and how many people will need a place to live when this is over. It’s catastrophic, not epic.”</p> <p>Before Trump traveled to Austin for another briefing, he addressed supporters gathered outside, climbing a ladder positioned between two emergency vehicles and behind a black SUV. With his wife at his side, he sounded as if he were addressing a political rally instead of a state struggling to start to recover — but it was a tone that matched the screaming crowd. 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