Trump Tells Hurricane Florence Survivor 'At Least You Got A Nice Boat Out Of The Deal'

David Moye
Updated

Hurricane Florence has resulted in at least 37 deaths in three states, but President Donald Trump seems to want survivors to look on the bright side.

An exchange Trump reportedly had on Wednesday during a visit to New Bern, North Carolina, is making the rounds on Twitter, with users accusing the president of being insensitive amid disaster relief efforts.

Trump was apparently talking to an older man whose home had been damaged after a large yacht had washed ashore and was shipwrecked against the wooden deck of his porch.

According to the White House pool report from New York Times journalist Mark Landler, Trump gazed at the yacht, saying, “Is this your boat?”

When the owner said no, Trump reportedly turned and replied with a smile, “At least you got a nice boat out of the deal.”

The president later told reporters the homeowner told Trump his insurance company didn’t want to pay for the damage, according to the report. The president then promised to find out the name of the insurance company, without further detailing what he would do afterward.

Trump’s peppy mood in the face of, well, a disaster wasn’t just a one-off.

Earlier in the day, Trump was handing out meals to hurricane victims and told one person in a car, “Have a good time” as if they were going to an entertainment outing.

“Have a good time” seems to be Trump’s hurricane catchphrase. He told Hurricane Harvey victims in Houston the same thing last year.

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Floodwaters inundate a church after Hurricane Florence struck the Carolinas in Conway, South Carolina. 
Floodwaters inundate a church after Hurricane Florence struck the Carolinas in Conway, South Carolina. 
Houses sit in floodwater caused by Hurricane Florence in Lumberton, North Carolina.
Houses sit in floodwater caused by Hurricane Florence in Lumberton, North Carolina.
School buses sit in floodwater in Lumberton.
School buses sit in floodwater in Lumberton.
A steeple lies next to the Elah Baptist Church after being blown off by the strong winds of Hurricane Florence in Leland, North Carolina. 
A steeple lies next to the Elah Baptist Church after being blown off by the strong winds of Hurricane Florence in Leland, North Carolina. 
Homes along the New River are flooded in Jacksonville, North Carolina. 
Homes along the New River are flooded in Jacksonville, North Carolina. 
Flooding in Lumberton.
Flooding in Lumberton.
A hog farm near Trenton, North Carolina.
A hog farm near Trenton, North Carolina.
Flooding in Lumberton.
Flooding in Lumberton.
Damaged and fallen shipping containers are seen at Portwatch Industrial Park in Wilmington, North Carolina. 
Damaged and fallen shipping containers are seen at Portwatch Industrial Park in Wilmington, North Carolina. 
Chicken farm buildings near Trenton.
Chicken farm buildings near Trenton.
Cars sit in floodwater in Lumberton. 
Cars sit in floodwater in Lumberton. 
A damaged building stands in the Smiths Creek Industrial Park in Wilmington. 
A damaged building stands in the Smiths Creek Industrial Park in Wilmington. 
A building sits in floodwater in Lumberton. 
A building sits in floodwater in Lumberton. 
A boat lies capsized on the Cape Fear River in Wilmington. 
A boat lies capsized on the Cape Fear River in Wilmington. 
A flooded neighborhood stands next to the Lumber River in Pembroke, North Carolina. 
A flooded neighborhood stands next to the Lumber River in Pembroke, North Carolina. 
Floodwaters are seen next to the Cape Fear River in Wilmington.
Floodwaters are seen next to the Cape Fear River in Wilmington.
A flooded neighborhood stands next to the Black Swamp River in Lumberton. 
A flooded neighborhood stands next to the Black Swamp River in Lumberton. 
A flooded neighborhood stands next to the Lumber River in Lumberton. 
A flooded neighborhood stands next to the Lumber River in Lumberton. 
Farm equipment near Trenton. 
Farm equipment near Trenton. 
A man paddles a kayak in a neighborhood in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
A man paddles a kayak in a neighborhood in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
A backhoe moves through the streets in Trenton. 
A backhoe moves through the streets in Trenton. 
A man paddles a kayak in a flooded neighborhood in Fayetteville. 
A man paddles a kayak in a flooded neighborhood in Fayetteville. 

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