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The politics of natural disasters can be tricky for a president. Trump is not known for shows of empathy and relishes fights he thinks will resonate with his core supporters. That includes a bitter and lasting brawl with Puerto Rico in the year since the U.S. territory was devastated by Hurricane Maria. Trump’s first post-Harvey trip to Texas generated blowback for his failure to meet with victims of the storm. “People went out in their boats to watch the hurricane. Even as Hurricane Florence approached the Carolinas this week, Trump rejected that count and griped that it’s the product of Democrats trying to make him “look bad.” He also tweeted that San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz, a frequent Trump critic, is “incompetent.” “The victims of Puerto Rico and the people of Puerto Rico in general do not deserve to be questioned about their pain,” said Gov. At one point, as the two shook hands, Obama put his left hand on Christie’s right shoulder. The storm is blamed for 182 deaths and cost about $70 billion in New Jersey and New York. The moment was preserved in photographs and generated criticism that he didn’t come in person. The storm left 1,800 people dead and caused $151 billion in damage.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The politics of natural disasters can be tricky for a president. As Trump heads to North Carolina on Wednesday to survey damage from Hurricane Florence, a look back at how presidents have grappled with the challenges and opportunities of disaster politics: Trump is not known for shows of empathy and relishes fights he thinks will resonate with his core supporters. That includes a bitter and lasting brawl with Puerto Rico in the year since the U.S. territory was devastated by Hurricane Maria. Trump’s first post-Harvey trip to Texas generated blowback for his failure to meet with victims of the storm. “People went out in their boats to watch the hurricane. Even as Hurricane Florence approached the Carolinas this week, Trump rejected that count and griped that it’s the product of Democrats trying to make him “look bad.” He also tweeted that San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz, a frequent Trump critic, is “incompetent.” “The victims of Puerto Rico and the people of Puerto Rico in general do not deserve to be questioned about their pain,” said Gov. At one point, as the two shook hands, Obama put his left hand on Christie’s right shoulder. The storm is blamed for 182 deaths and cost about $70 billion in New Jersey and New York. The storm left 1,800 people dead and caused $151 billion in damage.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The politics of natural disasters can be tricky for a president. Long before President Donald Trump tossed paper towels to storm-stricken Puerto Ricans and denied Hurricane Maria's official death toll, his predecessors struggled to steer the nation through life-and-death emergencies. A look at how presidents have grappled with the challenges and opportunities of disaster politics: Trump is not known for shows of empathy and relishes fights he thinks will resonate with his core supporters. That includes a bitter and lasting brawl with Puerto Rico in the year since the U.S. territory was devastated by Hurricane Maria. Trump's first post-Harvey trip to Texas generated blowback for his failure to meet with victims of the storm. In June, Trump said on a conference call that the Coast Guard had saved thousands of people while Houston was under water, including what he suggested were hurricane gawkers. "People went out in their boats to watch the hurricane. Then there's Puerto Rico, flattened by Maria as a Category 4 storm nearly a year ago. The enduring image was of Trump at a San Juan church lobbing paper towels into the crowd as if shooting baskets. At one point, as the two shook hands, Obama put his left hand on Christie's right shoulder.

WASHINGTON — The politics of natural disasters can be tricky for a president. A look at how presidents have grappled with the challenges and opportunities of disaster politics: ___ Trump is not known for shows of empathy and relishes fights he thinks will resonate with his core supporters. That includes a bitter and lasting brawl with Puerto Rico in the year since the U.S. territory was devastated by Hurricane Maria. Trump’s first post-Harvey trip to Texas generated blowback for his failure to meet with victims of the storm. “People went out in their boats to watch the hurricane. Even as Hurricane Florence approached the Carolinas this week, Trump rejected that count and griped that it’s the product of Democrats trying to make him “look bad.” He also tweeted that San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz, a frequent Trump critic, is “incompetent.” “The victims of Puerto Rico and the people of Puerto Rico in general do not deserve to be questioned about their pain,” said Gov. At one point, as the two shook hands, Obama put his left hand on Christie’s right shoulder. The storm is blamed for 182 deaths and cost about $70 billion in New Jersey and New York. The moment was preserved in photographs and generated criticism that he didn’t come in person.