He said Harvey is a disaster ‘of epic proportions’
President Donald Trump said Harvey’s destruction and flooding was a disaster « of epic proportions » as he visited Corpus Christi, Texas, on Tuesday (Aug. 29) .
« This was of epic proportions. No one has ever seen anything like this, » the president said as he received a briefing from Texas state and local officials.
Trump also said his administration wants to handle the recovery « better than ever before. »
« We want to be looked at in five years, in 10 years from now as this is the way to do it, » Trump said speaking to reporters. Addressing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Trump said now is not the time to say congratulations.
« We won’t say congratulations. We don’t wanna do that, » the president said, « we’ll congratulate each other when it’s all finished. »
Here are Trump’s remarks at the start of the briefing https: //t.co/UqHwbhPybK
