Skip To Content

Advertisement

BuzzFeed News

Here's What President Trump Was Tweeting About During Hurricane Harvey

While watching Hurricane Harvey unfold from Camp David, Trump tweeted regular updates about the storm — as well as comments about Democrats, NAFTA and his promised Mexican border wall.

Rick Wilking / Reuters

A car is surrounded by floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey in Point Comfort, Texas

As Hurricane Harvey caused havoc in Texas, President Trump tweeted prolifically, both about the storm and political issues such as NAFTA and a Mexican border wall.

For several hours on Saturday, Trump focused on the situation in Texas. Many of his tweets praised the first responders on the ground.

Advertisement

Other tweets were about the magnitude of the storm itself.

Advertisement

But on Sunday morning, Trump's twitter feed started to veer towards his political battles. First he criticized Democrats in Missouri.

Advertisement

Then he talked about his proposed Mexican border wall, which he has repeatedly promised Mexico will pay for. He tweeted that that funding will come through "reimbursement/other."

Trump then moved on to the North American Free Trade Agreement, of which he has repeatedly threatened to pull out.

Advertisement

The president then returned to tweeting about the storm.

Meanwhile, Mexico's Foreign Ministry on Sunday offered to provide "all the help that can be provided" in response to the devastation now-Tropical Storm Harvey is unleashing on Texas. Read more here.



Paul McLeod is a politics reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in Washington, DC.

Contact Paul McLeod at paul.mcleod@buzzfeed.com.

Got a confidential tip? Submit it here

Advertisement

Comments
Unable to load comments. Try reloading this page or viewing the full site. Pop out
Show more Expand