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						<p>Just days before <a href="http://www.newsweek.com/houston-floods-hurricane-harvey-day-3-live-alerts-pictures-texas-louisiana-655670">Hurricane Harvey hit Texas</a>, President Trump rolled back Obama-era flood standards  in an attempt to get infrastructure projects approved.</p>
<p>Obama had signed in the standards back in 2015 in an effort to ensure infrastructure would stand up to the effects of climate change, such as rising sea levels and flooding.</p>
<p>To hide the fact, Trump has taken to Twitter in a mad attempt to show his support for the hurricane relief efforts. In just a few hours, Trump has released several tweets:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Wonderful coordination between Federal, State and Local Governments in the Great State of Texas &#8211; TEAMWORK! Record setting rainfall.</p>
<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901579350662938624">August 26, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Great coordination between agencies at all levels of government. Continuing rains and flash floods are being dealt with. Thousands rescued.</p>
<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901777333513854976">August 27, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Many 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.</p>
<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901782823522185218">August 27, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I will be going to Texas as soon as that trip can be made without causing disruption. The focus must be life and safety.</p>
<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901791391130554370">August 27, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Wow &#8211; Now experts are calling <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Harvey?src=hash">#Harvey</a> a once in 500 year flood! We have an all out effort going, and going well!</p>
<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901797906046439426">August 27, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>These are just a few of the tweets Trump&#8217;s released regarding the storm. It seems very obvious that he is trying to avoid criticism for his normal lack of attention to these types of matters.</p>
<p>However, it&#8217;s almost certain that he&#8217;s using his Twitter time to distract people from the fact that he personally removed measure that would in effect have helped this exact type of disaster.</p>
<p>What do you think?</p>
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