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<p>— Ben Bradley (@BenBradleyTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/BenBradleyTV/status/902572258505482240">August 29, 2017</a></p></blockquote></div><div data-node="node-4" class=""><p><script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script></p></div><div data-node="node-6" class=""><p>The first lady was immediately criticized on social media after she was seen leaving the White House in stiletto heels, but she changed into sneakers prior to stepping off of Air Force One in the Lone Star State, <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/melania-trump-wears-stilettos-trip-tour-harvey-damage-article-1.3452090" target="_blank">according</a> to the New York Daily News. It was also reported that Trump was avoiding some of the worst areas to not distract recovery efforts and will return Saturday.</p></div><div data-node="node-8" class=""><p>&quot;The president wants to be very cautious about making sure that any activity doesn&#x27;t disrupt any of the recovery efforts that are still ongoing,&quot; White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41088751" target="_blank">said</a> on Tuesday.</p></div><div data-node="node-10" class=""><p>Once in Texas, Trump vowed not to congratulate himself but praised FEMA administrator Brock Long, who he said has &quot;become very famous on television over the last couple of days.&quot;</p></div><div data-node="node-12" class=""><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">President Trump on Hurricane Harvey relief efforts in Texas: &quot;We want to do it better than ever before” <a href="https://t.co/ug5sDWLyw2">https://t.co/ug5sDWLyw2</a></p>
<p>— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) <a href="https://twitter.com/CNNPolitics/status/902580341281607680">August 29, 2017</a></p></blockquote></div><div data-node="node-14" class=""><p><script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script></p></div><div data-node="node-16" class=""><p>The Los Angeles Times <a href="http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-trump-harvey-20170828-story.html" target="_blank">reported</a> that Trump&#x27;s visit actually poses more problems than it does a message of solidarity. &quot;Law enforcement, medical and other emergency officials are often wary of diverting critical resources to presidential security and logistics while major relief operations are still underway,&quot; the Times reported. &quot;Presidential visits require ordering hospitals on stand-by, closing air space and supplementing federal security detail with state and local officers.&quot;</p></div></div></div></div></div><div class="style__postSection___vysmH"><div id="postSection-2"><div class="style__postBody___3bU3q"></div></div></div><div class="style__sponsoredStoriesMainSmall___1oW0H" data-obwidget-id="AR_8"></div><div class="style__postSection___vysmH"><div id="postSection-3"><div class="style__postBody___3bU3q"><div class="style__nativoArticleMobile___25sTS"><div class="nativoArticlePage_1 style__nativoArticleMain___39AJp"></div></div></div></div></div><div data-tout-player-disabled="1" class="style__hidden___3BAqz"></div><div class="style__postSection___vysmH"><div id="postSection-4"><div class="style__postBody___3bU3q"><div><div data-node="node-18" class=""><p>Before reaching Austin, Trump stood atop a truck outside a Corpus Christi firehouse and addressed a crowd of supporters. &quot;What a crowd, what a turnout,&quot; he said. It was quickly noted on Twitter that Trump has focused on ratings, crowd size and fame in regards to the disaster.</p></div><div data-node="node-20" class=""><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here’s Trump addressing Texans from atop a truck: “What a crowd, what a turnout!” <a href="https://t.co/UZTvwe3gtH">https://t.co/UZTvwe3gtH</a> <a href="https://t.co/Sqe5dN1nlB">pic.twitter.com/Sqe5dN1nlB</a></p>
<p>— Andrew Kirell (@AndrewKirell) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewKirell/status/902607359658389505">August 29, 2017</a></p></blockquote></div><div data-node="node-22" class=""><p><script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script></p></div><div data-node="node-24" class=""><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Huge crowd of Trump supporters has lined up outside firehouse, where Trump spoke in front of large colorful charts, a firetruck &amp; boat. <a href="https://t.co/ge65cZQwWQ">pic.twitter.com/ge65cZQwWQ</a></p>
<p>— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) <a href="https://twitter.com/jdawsey1/status/902585637848670208">August 29, 2017</a></p></blockquote></div><div data-node="node-26" class=""><p><script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script></p></div><div data-node="node-28" class=""><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Over last 24 hours, Trump has talked about ...<br/><br/>1) Ratings<br/>2) Crowd size<br/>3) Fame<br/><br/>... All while discussing Harvey.</p>
<p>— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) <a href="https://twitter.com/AaronBlake/status/902614276547993607">August 29, 2017</a></p></blockquote></div><div data-node="node-30" class=""><p><script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script></p></div><div data-node="node-32" class=""><p>&quot;It’s a real team, and we want to do it better than ever before,&quot; Trump said, regarding the response effort, while meeting with numerous local, state and federal officials, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/29/us/trump-texas-harvey.html" target="_blank">according</a> to the New York Times. &quot;We want to be looked at in five years, in 10 years from now as, this is the way to do it.&quot;</p></div><div data-node="node-34" class=""><p>Austin residents <a href="http://www.statesman.com/news/gen-politics/here-what-people-are-saying-about-trump-visit-austin/mHEIaFXUnl0EfGyowPb04K/" target="_blank">expressed</a> mixed reactions to the president&#x27;s impending visit, with some telling him he should have stayed in Washington and saved government funds for those are are still currently in need, while others thanked him for coming to town.</p></div></div></div></div></div><div class="style__rightRailMain___2SoC6"><div class="ad-unit style__adHighlight___1sFUC"><div style="width:300px;height:600px"></div></div><div class="style__rightRailMeasuredPartMain___1O5oi"></div></div><div class="style__paginationContainer___OH6py"></div><div class="style__returnHomeContainer___1JOWZ"><a class="style__button___N4bTp" href="/">Return To Home Page</a></div><div class="style__associatedTopicsBackground___3u3kz"><div class="style__associatedTopicsWrapper___2l-_A"><div class="style__associatedTopics___1ejar"><div>MORE IN</div><div><div class="style__topicLink___2lFN-"><span data-comment="topic name begin"></span><a href="/topic/houston">Houston</a><span data-comment="topic name end"></span></div><div class="style__topicLink___2lFN-"><span data-comment="topic name begin"></span><a href="/topic/hurricane-harvey">Hurricane Harvey</a><span data-comment="topic name end"></span></div><div class="style__topicLink___2lFN-"><span data-comment="topic name begin"></span><a href="/topic/melania_trump">Melania Trump</a><span data-comment="topic name end"></span></div><div class="style__topicLink___2lFN-"><span data-comment="topic name begin"></span><a href="/topic/white_house">White House</a><span data-comment="topic name end"></span></div><div class="style__topicLink___2lFN-"><span data-comment="topic name begin"></span><a href="/topic/president-donald-trump">president donald trump</a><span data-comment="topic name end"></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="style__postAuthorBackground___HZlsO"><div class="style__postAuthorWrapper___19wqC"><div class="style__postAuthor___36sHu"><div class="style__authorInfo___3-RO4"><div class="style__authorName___3LbSK">Charlie May</div><span data-comment="shortBio begin"></span><div class="style__authorBio___CCGgl">Charlie May is a news writer at Salon. 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dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA firsthand look at what\u0026#39;s happening on the ground in Houston as seen by a former \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/WGNNews\"\u003e@WGNNews\u003c/a\u003e intern... \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/C5In1Bq76N\"\u003epic.twitter.com/C5In1Bq76N\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Ben Bradley (@BenBradleyTV) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/BenBradleyTV/status/902572258505482240\"\u003eAugust 29, 2017\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cscript async src=\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first lady was immediately criticized on social media after she was seen leaving the White House in stiletto heels, but she changed into sneakers prior to stepping off of Air Force One in the Lone Star State, \u003ca href=\"http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/melania-trump-wears-stilettos-trip-tour-harvey-damage-article-1.3452090\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eaccording\u003c/a\u003e to the New York Daily News. It was also reported that Trump was avoiding some of the worst areas to not distract recovery efforts and will return Saturday.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The president wants to be very cautious about making sure that any activity doesn't disrupt any of the recovery efforts that are still ongoing,\" White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders \u003ca href=\"http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41088751\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esaid\u003c/a\u003e on Tuesday.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce in Texas, Trump vowed not to congratulate himself but praised FEMA administrator Brock Long, who he said has \"become very famous on television over the last couple of days.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\"\u003e\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePresident Trump on Hurricane Harvey relief efforts in Texas: \"We want to do it better than ever before” \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/ug5sDWLyw2\"\u003ehttps://t.co/ug5sDWLyw2\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CNNPolitics/status/902580341281607680\"\u003eAugust 29, 2017\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cscript async src=\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Los Angeles Times \u003ca href=\"http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-trump-harvey-20170828-story.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ereported\u003c/a\u003e that Trump's visit actually poses more problems than it does a message of solidarity. \"Law enforcement, medical and other emergency officials are often wary of diverting critical resources to presidential security and logistics while major relief operations are still underway,\" the Times reported. \"Presidential visits require ordering hospitals on stand-by, closing air space and supplementing federal security detail with state and local officers.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore reaching Austin, Trump stood atop a truck outside a Corpus Christi firehouse and addressed a crowd of supporters. \"What a crowd, what a turnout,\" he said. It was quickly noted on Twitter that Trump has focused on ratings, crowd size and fame in regards to the disaster.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\"\u003e\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHere’s Trump addressing Texans from atop a truck: “What a crowd, what a turnout!” \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/UZTvwe3gtH\"\u003ehttps://t.co/UZTvwe3gtH\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/Sqe5dN1nlB\"\u003epic.twitter.com/Sqe5dN1nlB\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Andrew Kirell (@AndrewKirell) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/AndrewKirell/status/902607359658389505\"\u003eAugust 29, 2017\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cscript async src=\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\"\u003e\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHuge crowd of Trump supporters has lined up outside firehouse, where Trump spoke in front of large colorful charts, a firetruck \u0026 boat. \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/ge65cZQwWQ\"\u003epic.twitter.com/ge65cZQwWQ\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/jdawsey1/status/902585637848670208\"\u003eAugust 29, 2017\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cscript async src=\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\"\u003e\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOver last 24 hours, Trump has talked about ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1) Ratings\u003cbr\u003e2) Crowd size\u003cbr\u003e3) Fame\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e... All while discussing Harvey.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/AaronBlake/status/902614276547993607\"\u003eAugust 29, 2017\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cscript async src=\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"It’s a real team, and we want to do it better than ever before,\" Trump said, regarding the response effort, while meeting with numerous local, state and federal officials, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/29/us/trump-texas-harvey.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eaccording\u003c/a\u003e to the New York Times. \"We want to be looked at in five years, in 10 years from now as, this is the way to do it.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAustin residents \u003ca href=\"http://www.statesman.com/news/gen-politics/here-what-people-are-saying-about-trump-visit-austin/mHEIaFXUnl0EfGyowPb04K/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eexpressed\u003c/a\u003e mixed reactions to the president's impending visit, with some telling him he should have stayed in Washington and saved government funds for those are are still currently in need, while others thanked him for coming to town.\u003c/p\u003e\n","editorsNote":"","pullQuote":"","socialMetas":{"twitter:title":"“What a crowd, what a turnout”: Trump boasts of crowd size duri...","twitter:description":"Donald Trump marvels at turnout for him, after vowing not to congratulate himself for Hurricane Harvey response VIDEO ","twitter:image":"https://media.salon.com/2017/08/trump-texas-580x385.jpg","twitter:site":"@Salon","twitter:card":"summary_large_image","twitter:creator":"@Salon","og:title":"“What a crowd, what a turnout”: Trump boasts of crowd size during Hurricane Harvey tour","og:site_name":"Salon","og:description":"Donald Trump marvels at turnout for him, after vowing not to congratulate himself for Hurricane Harvey response VIDEO ","og:image":"https://media.salon.com/2017/08/trump-texas.jpg","og:url":"https://www.salon.com/2017/08/29/what-a-crowd-what-a-turnout-trump-boasts-of-crowd-size-during-hurricane-harvey-tour/","og:locale":"en_US","og:type":"article","article:published_time":"2017-08-29 17:00:56","article:modified_time":"2017-08-30 09:08:01","article:author":false,"article:publisher":"120680396518","article:section":"Politics","article:tag":["coastal flooding","FEMA","flooding","Houston","Hurricane Harvey","Melania Trump","president donald trump","White House","News"],"fb:pages":["120680396518"]},"slug":"what-a-crowd-what-a-turnout-trump-boasts-of-crowd-size-during-hurricane-harvey-tour","type":"post","mimeType":"","status":"publish","priority":"4","writers":[{"id":14604859,"name":"Charlie May","slug":"charlie-may","shortBio":"Charlie May is a news writer at Salon. 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