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(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" srcset="https://dawm7kda6y2v0.cloudfront.net/uploads/2017/08/AP_17237738057616-804x450-f16ba9a.jpg 804w, https://dawm7kda6y2v0.cloudfront.net/uploads/2017/08/AP_17237738057616-804x450-f16ba9a@2x.jpg 1608w" sizes="(max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px" /><div class="ArticleImage__Credit">Carolyn Kaster/AP</div></figure><div class="Article__Content"><div id='article-content' class="js_article-content"><p>President Donald Trump on Saturday morning tweeted his encouragement to federal, state and local emergency teams mobilized to respond to Hurricane Harvey hours after the storm <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/harvey-slams-texas-with-devastating-force-1503750047">landed</a> with heavy rain and wind in Texas.</p><p>Trump wrote the tweets from Camp David, where he is slated to receive &#8220;a teleconference briefing regarding Hurricane Harvey&#8221; at 11 a.m. ET, according to a White House schedule shared with reporters. His day was otherwise empty.</p><div class='code-block code-block-6' style='margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; clear: both;'><div style="margin-left:-38px;"></div></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You are doing a great job &#8211; the world is watching! Be safe. <a href="https://t.co/PJLdxy3hD9">https://t.co/PJLdxy3hD9</a></p><p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901404330024218624">August 26, 2017</a></p></blockquote><p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/ChuckGrassley">@ChuckGrassley</a> &#8211; got your message loud and clear. We have fantastic people on the ground, got there long before <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Harvey?src=hash">#Harvey</a>. So far, so good!</p><p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901407059547226112">August 26, 2017</a></p></blockquote><p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Closely monitoring <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HurricaneHarvey?src=hash">#HurricaneHarvey</a> from Camp David. We are leaving nothing to chance. City, State and Federal Govs. working great together!</p><p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901411986302488576">August 26, 2017</a></p></blockquote><p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p><p>Trump&#8217;s message to Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) came after Grassley warned Trump Friday morning: &#8220;dont mke same mistake Pres Bush made w Katrina.&#8221;</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump">@realDonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/hurricane?src=hash">#hurricane</a> keep on top of hurricane Harvey dont mke same mistake Pres Bush made w Katrina</p><p>&mdash; ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChuckGrassley/status/901065715767164928">August 25, 2017</a></p></blockquote><p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p><div class='code-block code-block-7' style='margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; clear: both;'><div style="margin-left:-38px;"></div></div><p>Overnight, Trump tweeted video of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) praising the White House for being &#8220;fully engaged, very helpful, very concerned about the people of Texas.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;Texas has received everything that we&#8217;ve asked for from the White House, and we&#8217;re very grateful for it, and we&#8217;re just working hard day and night to make sure that we take care of our fellow Texans,&#8221; Abbott concluded before the video cut off.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We will remain fully engaged w/ open lines of communication as <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HurricaneHarvey?src=hash">#HurricaneHarvey</a> makes landfall. America is w/ you! <a href="https://twitter.com/GovAbbott">@GovAbbott</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/fema">@FEMA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DHSgov">@DHSgov</a> <a href="https://t.co/PryIqRxgLr">pic.twitter.com/PryIqRxgLr</a></p><p>&mdash; Donald J. 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