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https://typeset-beta.imgix.net/elite-daily/2017/08/24174242/president-donald-trump-suit-red-tie.jpg?w=748&amp;h=448&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces&amp;auto=format&amp;q=70 748w, https://typeset-beta.imgix.net/elite-daily/2017/08/24174242/president-donald-trump-suit-red-tie.jpg?w=748&amp;h=448&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces&amp;auto=format&amp;q=70&amp;dpr=2 1496w" sizes="(min-width:768px) 748px, 375px" alt /></div><cite class="l">Chris Kleponis-Pool/Getty Images</cite></div><div class="fP"><div class="aY"><div id="ad-unit_30" data-cb-ad-id="/49944529/elite-daily/posts/universal/production"></div></div><h1 class="fO">Donald Trump Will Visit Texas After Hurricane Harvey Devastation</h1></div><div class="fJ"><div class="bU fW">By <a href="/profile/danielle-valente-1906866" class="bV" rel="author">Danielle Valente</a><time dateTime="2017-08-27T22:08:54.000Z">Aug 27 2017</time></div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.elitedaily.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fdonald-trump-visiting-texas-hurricane-harvey%2F2054940%3Futm_term%3Dshare" title="Share" class="m" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i class="A"></i>Share</a></div></div><div class="fS"><div class="bg fT"><p>The White House announcedÂ on Sunday, Aug. 27, that <a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/27/hurricane-harvey-texas-abbott-fox-242072" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump will travel to Texas on Tuesday, Aug. 29</a> following the destruction of Tropical StormÂ Harvey, though press secretary Sarah Huckabee said that the president's team is still "coordinating logistics with state and local officials," according to <em>Politico</em>. <a href="https://twitter.com/NWSHouston/status/901780106158493697" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A tweet from the National Weather Service</a>Â called the storm Â "catastrophic, unprecedented, and life threatening."</p><p>Trump met with Vice President Mike Pence and the rest of his Cabinet by phone on Sunday to discuss the devastation, though he has used social media throughout the severalÂ few days to address the situation. On Sunday, the president tweetedÂ that there's been "great coordination between agencies at all levels of government" and assuredÂ there will be "great talent on the ground." The storm, which made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane but was downgraded to a tropical storm on Aug. 26, has caused major flooding throughout the Houston area and is even expected to reach a record 50 inches in some locations, <em>Politico</em> reported.</p><h3>The flooding has alreadyÂ been catastrophic.</h3><p>At least <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/27/us/harvey-texas-storm.html?hp&amp;action=click&amp;pgtype=Homepage&amp;clickSource=story-heading&amp;module=a-lede-package-region&amp;region=top-news&amp;WT.nav=top-news" target="_blank" rel="noopener">five people have died</a>, according to <em>The New York Times,</em> and many are trapped thanks to high water levels. More than 1,000 high-water rescues have been completed since the storm hit, and officials are asking the public to contribute boats for rescue operations. A gutwrenching <a href="https://www.elitedaily.com/news/video-hurricane-harvey-flooding-tv-crew-reporter-save-drivers-life/2054925">video showed one last-minute rescue</a> of a truck driver, who was trapped in his cab by rising waters and only saved thanks to the lucky intervention of a local TV crew.</p><p>Though the effectsÂ have been horrific, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said he wasÂ pleased with the way the situation had been handled.</p><p>"All across the board, from the White House to the federal administration to FEMA, they've been very helpful,â he told <em>Fox &amp; Friends</em>, according to <em>Politico</em>.Â Despite the focus on Texas, Trump did manage to find time to address the Mexico border wall on Twitter,Â and people were not pleased with <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901802524981817344" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the president's timing.Â </a></p><div class="bq"><div class="bn"><div class="br" style="padding-top:30%"></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901777333513854976"></a></blockquote><script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async></script></div></div><div class="bq"><div class="bn"><div class="br" style="padding-top:30%"></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901782823522185218"></a></blockquote><script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async></script></div></div><div class="bq"><div class="bn"><div class="br" style="padding-top:30%"></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901791391130554370"></a></blockquote><script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async></script></div></div><div class="bq"><div class="bn"><div class="br" style="padding-top:30%"></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901797906046439426"></a></blockquote><script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async></script></div></div><div class="bq"><div class="bn"><div class="br" style="padding-top:30%"></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901814456505831424"></a></blockquote><script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async></script></div></div><div class="bq"><div class="bn"><div class="br" style="padding-top:30%"></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901816453736919040"></a></blockquote><script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async></script></div></div><div class="bq"><div class="bn"><div class="br" style="padding-top:30%"></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901802524981817344"></a></blockquote><script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async></script></div></div><h3>Social media aside, the country still must deal with the aftereffects of Hurricane Harvey.</h3><p>The storm is predicted to last into the middle of next week and <a href="https://www.elitedaily.com/news/incredible-photos-hurricane-harvey-devastation-show-like-texas/2054807">cause severe flooding</a>. Officials are preparingÂ for the worst possible scenario;Â <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-hurricane-harvey-landfall-20170825-story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eric Blake, a specialist at the National Hurricane Center</a> in Miami, told <em>The Chicago Tribune</em>, "Our focus is shifting to the extreme and potentially historic levels of flooding that we could see."</p><p>Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have been affected by this disaster.</p></div></div></article></div></div><div class="K"><input id="navCheckbox" type="checkbox" class="N" /><label for="navCheckbox" class="L"></label><nav class="M"><label for="navCheckbox" class="S"></label><ul class="O"><li><a href="/">Home</a></li><li><a href="/fashion-beauty">Fashion &amp; Beauty</a></li><li><a href="/news">News</a></li><li><a href="/entertainment">Entertainment</a></li><li><a href="/life">Life</a></li><li><a href="/dating">Dating</a></li><li><a href="/video">Video</a></li></ul><ul class="P"><li><a href="https://bustle.company/">Company</a></li><li><a href="/about">About</a></li><li><a href="/contact">Contact</a></li><li><a href="/newsletter">Newsletter</a></li><li><a href="/terms">Terms</a></li><li><a href="/privacy">Privacy</a></li><li><div class="R"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/EliteDaily/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="y"><i class="H"></i></a><a href="https://twitter.com/EliteDaily/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="y"><i class="I"></i></a><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/elitedaily/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="y"><i class="J"></i></a><a href="https://instagram.com/elitedaily/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="y"><i class="G"></i></a><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ex-games/id1259344899?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="y"><i class="F"></i></a></div></li></ul></nav></div></div> <script>__INITIAL_STATE__ = {"id":"2253059","type":"ARTICLE","title":"Donald Trump Will Visit Texas After Hurricane Harvey Devastation","clipTitle":"White House Confirms Trump Is Heading To Texas In The Wake Of Hurricane Harvey","path":"/news/politics/donald-trump-visiting-texas-hurricane-harvey/2054940","url":"https://www.elitedaily.com/news/politics/donald-trump-visiting-texas-hurricane-harvey/2054940","rating":"G","publishedAt":1503871734000,"updatedAt":1513962639952,"bodies":[{"version":"0.3.1","markups":[["a",["href","http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/27/hurricane-harvey-texas-abbott-fox-242072","target","_blank","rel","noopener"]],["em"],["a",["href","https://twitter.com/NWSHouston/status/901780106158493697","target","_blank","rel","noopener"]],["a",["href","https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/27/us/harvey-texas-storm.html?hp\u0026action=click\u0026pgtype=Homepage\u0026clickSource=story-heading\u0026module=a-lede-package-region\u0026region=top-news\u0026WT.nav=top-news","target","_blank","rel","noopener"]],["a",["href","https://www.elitedaily.com/news/video-hurricane-harvey-flooding-tv-crew-reporter-save-drivers-life/2054925"]],["a",["href","https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901802524981817344","target","_blank","rel","noopener"]],["a",["href","https://www.elitedaily.com/news/incredible-photos-hurricane-harvey-devastation-show-like-texas/2054807"]],["a",["href","http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-hurricane-harvey-landfall-20170825-story.html","target","_blank","rel","noopener"]]],"atoms":[],"cards":[["embed-card",{"type":"tweet","key":"uploads/image/2017/9/11/bb40241c-8e46-4f96-b70c-60f9b72cbfb5-kuuht00m_400x400.jpg","attribution_url":"https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901777333513854976","attribution":"Donald J. Trump on Twitter","url":"https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901777333513854976","provider_name":"Twitter","width":400,"height":400,"html":"\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"\u003e\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eGreat coordination between agencies at all levels of government. Continuing rains and flash floods are being dealt with. Thousands rescued.\u003c/p\u003e\u0026mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901777333513854976\"\u003eAugust 27, 2017\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cscript async src=\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e"}],["embed-card",{"type":"tweet","key":"uploads/image/2017/9/11/37b291b1-5517-47f5-9c73-c97ecbde2b88-kuuht00m_400x400.jpg","attribution_url":"https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901782823522185218","attribution":"Donald J. Trump on Twitter","url":"https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901782823522185218","provider_name":"Twitter","width":400,"height":400,"html":"\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"\u003e\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMany people are now saying that this is the worst storm/hurricane they have ever seen. Good news is that we have great talent on the ground.\u003c/p\u003e\u0026mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901782823522185218\"\u003eAugust 27, 2017\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cscript async src=\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e"}],["embed-card",{"type":"tweet","key":"uploads/image/2017/9/11/d6bd7bb5-81d5-4cb5-93a1-1d4cac7e6818-kuuht00m_400x400.jpg","attribution_url":"https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901791391130554370","attribution":"Donald J. Trump on Twitter","url":"https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901791391130554370","provider_name":"Twitter","width":400,"height":400,"html":"\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"\u003e\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eI will be going to Texas as soon as that trip can be made without causing disruption. The focus must be life and safety.\u003c/p\u003e\u0026mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901791391130554370\"\u003eAugust 27, 2017\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cscript async src=\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e"}],["embed-card",{"type":"tweet","key":"uploads/image/2017/9/11/2cbec410-fbad-4547-9519-c3b572cb1dc2-kuuht00m_400x400.jpg","attribution_url":"https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901797906046439426","attribution":"Donald J. Trump on Twitter","url":"https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901797906046439426","provider_name":"Twitter","width":400,"height":400,"html":"\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"\u003e\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWow - Now experts are calling \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/Harvey?src=hash\"\u003e#Harvey\u003c/a\u003e a once in 500 year flood! We have an all out effort going, and going well!\u003c/p\u003e\u0026mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901797906046439426\"\u003eAugust 27, 2017\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cscript async src=\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e"}],["embed-card",{"type":"tweet","key":"uploads/image/2017/9/11/40e7ad46-4189-47c4-9b7e-2df7b2a46ab2-kuuht00m_400x400.jpg","attribution_url":"https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901814456505831424","attribution":"Donald J. 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Trump (@realDonaldTrump) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901802524981817344\"\u003eAugust 27, 2017\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cscript async src=\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e"}]],"sections":[[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"The White House announcedÂ on Sunday, Aug. 27, that "],[0,[0],1,"Donald Trump will travel to Texas on Tuesday, Aug. 29"],[0,[],0," following the destruction of Tropical StormÂ Harvey, though press secretary Sarah Huckabee said that the president's team is still \"coordinating logistics with state and local officials,\" according to "],[0,[1],1,"Politico"],[0,[],0,". "],[0,[2],1,"A tweet from the National Weather Service"],[0,[],0,"Â called the storm Â \"catastrophic, unprecedented, and life threatening.\""]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Trump met with Vice President Mike Pence and the rest of his Cabinet by phone on Sunday to discuss the devastation, though he has used social media throughout the severalÂ few days to address the situation. On Sunday, the president tweetedÂ that there's been \"great coordination between agencies at all levels of government\" and assuredÂ there will be \"great talent on the ground.\" The storm, which made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane but was downgraded to a tropical storm on Aug. 26, has caused major flooding throughout the Houston area and is even expected to reach a record 50 inches in some locations, "],[0,[1],1,"Politico"],[0,[],0," reported."]]],[1,"h2",[[0,[],0,"The flooding has alreadyÂ been catastrophic."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"At least "],[0,[3],1,"five people have died"],[0,[],0,", according to "],[0,[1],1,"The New York Times,"],[0,[],0," and many are trapped thanks to high water levels. More than 1,000 high-water rescues have been completed since the storm hit, and officials are asking the public to contribute boats for rescue operations. A gutwrenching "],[0,[4],1,"video showed one last-minute rescue"],[0,[],0," of a truck driver, who was trapped in his cab by rising waters and only saved thanks to the lucky intervention of a local TV crew."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Though the effectsÂ have been horrific, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said he wasÂ pleased with the way the situation had been handled."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"\"All across the board, from the White House to the federal administration to FEMA, they've been very helpful,â he told "],[0,[1],1,"Fox \u0026 Friends"],[0,[],0,", according to "],[0,[1],1,"Politico"],[0,[],0,".Â Despite the focus on Texas, Trump did manage to find time to address the Mexico border wall on Twitter,Â and people were not pleased with "],[0,[5],1,"the president's timing.Â "]]],[10,0,[]],[10,1,[]],[10,2,[]],[10,3,[]],[10,4,[]],[10,5,[]],[10,6,[]],[1,"h2",[[0,[],0,"Social media aside, the country still must deal with the aftereffects of Hurricane Harvey."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"The storm is predicted to last into the middle of next week and "],[0,[6],1,"cause severe flooding"],[0,[],0,". Officials are preparingÂ for the worst possible scenario;Â "],[0,[7],1,"Eric Blake, a specialist at the National Hurricane Center"],[0,[],0," in Miami, told "],[0,[1],1,"The Chicago Tribune"],[0,[],0,", \"Our focus is shifting to the extreme and potentially historic levels of flooding that we could see.\""]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have been affected by this disaster."]]]]}],"summary":"The White House announcedÂ on Sunday, Aug. 27, that Donald Trump will travel to Texas on Tuesday, Aug. 29 following the destruction of Tropical StormÂ Harvey, though press secretary Sarah Huckabee said that the president's team is still \"coordinating lâ¦","nofollow":false,"amp":true,"primaryMedia":{"url":"https://typeset-beta.imgix.net/elite-daily/2017/08/24174242/president-donald-trump-suit-red-tie.jpg","attribution":"Chris Kleponis-Pool/Getty Images","attributionUrl":"","caption":""},"author":{"name":"Danielle Valente","path":"/profile/danielle-valente-1906866","twitter":"dvwrites","primaryMedia":{"url":"https://typeset-beta.imgix.net/lovelace/uploads/mgmt/2017/10/25/2d0d9a1d-6c71-46e9-a65c-d7023c825ccd-tk-tk.jpg"}},"designer":null,"tags":[{"slug":"news"},{"slug":"politics"},{"slug":"donald-trump"},{"slug":"homepage"}],"iabCategories":{"edges":[{"node":{"iabId":"IAB15-10"}}]},"watsonCategories":{"edges":[{"node":{"dfpName":"hurricane"}},{"node":{"dfpName":"flood"}},{"node":{"dfpName":"meteorological disaster"}}]},"tagSlugs":["news","politics","donald-trump","homepage"],"watsonCategoryNames":["hurricane","flood","meteorological disaster"],"iabCategoryIds":["IAB15-10"],"navigation":[{"title":"Fashion \u0026 Beauty","page":{"path":"/fashion-beauty"}},{"title":"News","page":{"path":"/news"}},{"title":"Entertainment","page":{"path":"/entertainment"}},{"title":"Life","page":{"path":"/life"}},{"title":"Dating","page":{"path":"/dating"}},{"title":"Video","page":{"path":"/video"}}],"__hash__":-832504917}</script> <script>!function(){var e="https:"===document.location.protocol;function t(e){var t=document,c=t.createElement("script");c.src=e,c.async=!0,t.body.appendChild(c)}c=window,a=document,n=void 0,o=void 0,c.GoogleAnalyticsObject="ga",c.ga=c.ga||function(){(c.ga.q=c.ga.q||[]).push(arguments)},c.ga.l=1*new Date,n=a.createElement("script"),o=a.getElementsByTagName("script")[0],n.async=1,n.src="https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js",o.parentNode.insertBefore(n,o);var c,a,n,o;ga("create","UA-29208430-1","auto"),ga("require","displayfeatures"),s=window,i=document,r=void 0,p=void 0,d=void 0,s.fbq||(r=s.fbq=function(){r.callMethod?r.callMethod.apply(r,arguments):r.queue.push(arguments)},s._fbq||(s._fbq=r),r.push=r,r.loaded=!0,r.version="2.0",r.queue=[],(p=i.createElement("script")).async=!0,p.src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js",(d=i.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]).parentNode.insertBefore(p,d));var s,i,r,p,d;fbq("init","100478526961130"),window._comscore=[{c1:"2",c2:"15353773"}],t((e?"https://sb":"http://b")+".scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js"),window.ezt=[{qacct:"p-xPmcrFNGfHkBg",uid:""}],t((e?"https://secure":"http://pixel")+".quantserve.com/aquant.js?a=p-xPmcrFNGfHkBg"),window._sf_async_config={uid:50134,useCanonical:!0,domain:"elitedaily.com"},t("https://static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat.js"),t("https://js-sec.indexww.com/ht/p/184341-199419395447163.js"),function(){for(var e=["Promise","fetch","Map","requestAnimationFrame","Object.assign"],t=e.length,c=[],a=0;a<t;a++){var n=e[a],o=n.split("."),s=window[o[0]];(!s||o.length>1&&!s[o[1]])&&c.push(n)}var i=c.join();i&&document.write('<script defer src="https://cdn.polyfill.io/v2/polyfill.min.js?features='+i+'"><\/script>')}()}()</script> <script defer src="https://cdn.bustle.com/elitedaily/production/assets/main-3f72a2804028.js"></script><script defer src="https://cdn.bustle.com/elitedaily/production/assets/PostPage-df1a1b451cf2.js"></script> <noscript style=display:none> <img src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=100478526961130&ev=PageView&noscript=1" alt> <img src="http://b.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=15353773&cv=2.0&cj=1" alt> <img src=https://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-xPmcrFNGfHkBg.gif alt> </noscript> </body> </html> 