Donald Trump finally tweeted about Hurricane Irma ... and boy are they strange
There's no denying Donald Trump loves to tweet, but when given the opportunity to craft 140-character messages to comfort those in need, he hasn't been very reliable.
As the potentially catastrophic Hurricane Irma slams islands in the Caribbean, likely heading towards the U.S. east coast, President Trump has sent out two tweets about the storm ... and boy are they weird.
Watching Hurricane closely. My team, which has done, and is doing, such a good job in Texas, is already in Florida. No rest for the weary!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 6, 2017
Hurricane looks like largest ever recorded in the Atlantic!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 6, 2017
At first glance the tweets might seem alright. They're surprisingly tame given Trump's record, and he notes that his team is already stationed in Florida, which sounds positive.
But the tweets are brief, braggy, and make absolutely no mention of all the people in the hurricane's path who are likely to be affected by the storm.
Quite frankly, they sound as though they came from a cable news weather nerd rather than the leader of a country.
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While such a delayed and seemingly tone deaf reaction from the President of the United States may shock some, Trump's Irma tweets aren't much different from his early tweets on Hurricane Harvey.
In late August after a state of emergency from Hurricane Harvey had been declared in and around Houston, Trump also tweeted nonchalantly about the natural disaster.
After calling out the "great coordination" between government agencies he simply tweeted, "Continuing rains and flash floods are being dealt with. Thousands rescued."
Great coordination between agencies at all levels of government. Continuing rains and flash floods are being dealt with. Thousands rescued.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 27, 2017
Trump then went on to recommend a book to his followers as though the flooding and lives being lost in Texas were NBD. He continued tweeting for hours without once mentioning the city that was in turmoil.
A great book by a great guy, highly recommended! https://t.co/3jbDDN8YmJ
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 27, 2017
11 tweets later, Trump finally used the word "Houston."
With Hurricane Irma already being dubbed one of most intense storms on record in the Atlantic, you'd think the president would at least have the decency to offer a message of support to those facing Irma or even bother to say the hurricane's name — but no.
In the days leading up to Irma's landfall, however, here are some things Trump did feel the need to tweet about:
He kicked off the week by prepping America for the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) scheme, which protects children of illegal immigrants in the U.S. from being deported.
Big week coming up!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 5, 2017
Congress, get ready to do your job - DACA!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 5, 2017
He addressed Japan and South Korea's ability to purchase military equipment from the country.
I am allowing Japan & South Korea to buy a substantially increased amount of highly sophisticated military equipment from the United States.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 5, 2017
Oh, wait — back to immigration.
I look forward to working w/ D's + R's in Congress to address immigration reform in a way that puts hardworking citizens of our country 1st.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 5, 2017
Congress now has 6 months to legalize DACA (something the Obama Administration was unable to do). If they can't, I will revisit this issue!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 6, 2017
Finally, on Wednesday morning when Hurricane Irma made landfall in Barbuda, Trump announced bright and early that he's headed to North Dakota to discuss tax reforms.
Will be going to North Dakota today to discuss tax reform and tax cuts. We are the highest taxed nation in the world - that will change.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 6, 2017
Could you at least try to get in touch with humanity, Trump? Just try.