Republican presidential nominee makes campaign stop in flood-ravaged Louisiana (Screen capture)
The Governor of Louisiana asked the President to stay put, because rescue efforts are still going strong, and there simply are not resources to deal with something like a presidential visit, so that’s what the President did, not being an ego-bloated ass. Speaking of ego-bloated asses, when Trump announced plans to go tromping about flood ravaged Louisiana, the Governor once again asked for officials to stay put, and said if Trump wanted to help, he could donate money. One of Trump’s advisers with sense also attempted to explain that this would be a bad idea, but no, Mr. Ego just had to show up. Why, I don’t know. What I do know is he got the exact reception he deserved from Neva Butkus.
Where is the fucking check?
“Alright, y’all,” wrote Baton Rouge resident Neva Butkus, “I need to clear some things up.”
Butkus — a Chicago native who has worked with the City Year teaching program — said that she “has spent this entire week running donation centers, organizing volunteer efforts, and will be doing demo work on houses all this weekend.”
She wrote, “Our Governor has explicitly asked Obama to NOT VISIT at this moment because our first responders are STILL saving people’s lives. YES, It has been a week and there is still standing water. Tens of thousands of people are displaced. This is a NIGHTMARE and our governor does not want to shut down interstates that are BRINGING IN SUPPLIES just to escort our President into the city.”
She went on to say that Donald Trump’s visit was not welcomed by any residents she knows because it tied up precious resources that could be used in rescue and relief efforts.
“He is exploiting an opportunity to look as if he is welcomed during a tragedy,” she said.
“Our Governor literally told him (as this article shows) that Trump is welcome in our state but if he’s coming he better be volunteering or writing a sizable check to assist with recovery,” continued Butkus. “A 60 second video of him unloading play-doh from a truck does not count.”
Finally, she demanded, “Trump. Seriously. Where is the check. Like where is the fucking check. My people are drowning. My co-workers and family and friends have lost everything. My friends and co-workers that haven’t lost everything are taking off work (my boyfriend is taking PTO) to clean out people’s homes and rip out sheet rock and carpet. Give us money or GTFO. I don’t want to see you in your suit in AUGUST carrying boxes off a truck like you care about us. Louisiana is an incredible place. Baton Rouge is my home and I have watched people drop EVERYTHING to help one another during this time. The whole country seems to be floored by the generosity and love that our residents show each other during tough times, but to us this is normal. This is Louisiana. And you do not belong here.”
Via Raw Story.
Does anyone happen to know what was in teh trum-prat’s “18-wheeler”? I’m guessing, with his usual inability to get anything even vaguely correct, it was trum-prat branded “Let’s Make Nazism the Law” merchandise, parkas, and KKK outfits; possibly also piranhas and bricks to keep those icky
peoplemules from across the southern border from “invading” and claiming disaster benefits.My understanding is that the TanTrump brought toys. Play-doh and the like.
Blf, it was boxes of Play-doh. I’m sure the kids will love it, once they manage to be fully reunited with family, pets, get over the loss of everything they cherished, have a dry place to live, some food on the table, clean, dry clothes, all the tiny things, much less important that Play-doh.
If I had to guess, Trump thinks this is how he’ll grab that “95% of the African American vote”.
I’d heard it was boxes of “supplies” but the person who said it did not actually know; they were simply really eager to say Trump was doing something and Obama blah blah blah. Thanks for posting this; I was curious about the actual truth.
Not entirely, according to Snopes: “While the exact list of items donated by Donald Trump is not yet available, it’s clear the candidate assisted in providing more than just Play-Doh to the people of Louisiana.”
I’m still willing to bet dollars to doughnuts that Trump will take Louisiana overwhelmingly.