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Trump meets in Houston with people affected by Harvey - The Boston Globe

posted onSeptember 4, 2017
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Article snippet: Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories HOUSTON — President Trump cupped a boy’s face in his hands and then gave him a high-five. He lifted a girl into his arms to give her a kiss. He snapped on latex gloves to hand out boxed lunches of hot dogs and potato chips. On his visit to a shelter for storm victims Saturday, the president declared he sees ‘‘a lot of love’’ in the wake of devastation left by Harvey. ‘‘We saw a lot of happiness,’’ he told reporters after he and first lady Melania Trump greeted children in the kids’ zone in NRG Center, an emergency refuge for people who were forced out of their homes. ‘‘As tough as this was, it’s been a wonderful thing.’’ It was his second trip to Texas in a week, and this time his first order of business was to meet with those affected by the record-setting rainfall and flooding. He’s also set to survey some of the damage and head to Lake Charles, Louisiana, another hard-hit area. That interaction was missing from Tuesday’s trip to Texas, which was criticized as being off-key for a presidential visit to discuss communities in crisis. In Corpus Christi and Austin, Trump sat with emergency responders and officials who were coordinating recovery efforts with his administration. The event was marked by Trump’s impromptu speech to supporters outside a Corpus Christi firehouse — ‘‘What a crowd, what a turnout,’’ he said — instead of images of ... Link to the full article to read more

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