President Donald Trump and the First Lady are making their second trip to the Gulf Coast Saturday to take another look at the flooding and…
President Donald Trump and the First Lady are making their second trip to the Gulf Coast Saturday to take another look at the flooding and devastation from Hurricane Harvey. The following is a running account provided by the press pool accompanying the president from Washington. It will be updated throughout the day so Chronicle readers can stay up on the latest.
Andrews Air Force Base, outside D. C. –
Rain fell steadily at JBA ahead of departure but had dropped to a drizzle by the time Marine One landed at 9: 35 am eastern on a wet tarmac. Cold and dreary. The president, in dark pants and rain slicker, took an umbrella from an aide and walked under it with the first lady to the stairs, where he handed it off. He waved at the pool. Mrs. Trump, in tan/brown dress and high heels, walked up first. He stopped at the top, turned and waved.
Taxiing at 9: 44 eastern, behind schedule, on way to Ellington field in Houston.
White House –
Trump and the first lady emerged from the White House at 9: 21 a.m. eastern. With a torrential downpour — the remnants of Hurricane Harvey — pelting Washington, Trump carried a big black umbrella to shelter himself and the first lady from the rain. Trump wore a black rain jacket, black slacks and brown shoes, while the first lady wore sunglasses, a tan rain coat and high-heel shoes. The president and first lady paused briefly before the press gathered in the rain, then turned toward Marine One.
The president ignored a shouted question about his plans for DACA before entering the chopper. Marine One was wheels up for Andrews Air Force Base at 9: 23 a.m. Accompanying the president and first lady were Chief of Staff John Kelly, Trump’s personal aide John D. McEntee II and Lindsay Reynolds, the First Lady’s chief of staff.
