President Donald Trump and his wife Melania had a rare display of affection while departing the White House to visit Texas flood victims.
Donald put his arm around Melania’s back and she immediately did the same, and they walked on the South Lawn together to board Marine One on Friday morning.
The president wore a dark blue suit and white dress shirt with no tie. The first lady wore olive jeans and an olive shirt with a khaki jacket and Converse sneakers.
Before leaving, the president told reporters: ‘It’s a terrible thing, but we’re going to be there with some of the great families and others, the governor, everybody.’
One week after river flooding and heavy rain in the Hill Country, at least 150 people are still missing.
The Trumps landed at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio in the early afternoon and made their way to Kerrville, along with Senator Ted Cruz.
Upon arriving, the three looked at a large map and received a briefing from emergency response officials while standing next to uprooted trees and a Kerrville Fire Department truck.
Donald and Melania, wearing a white USA and black baseball caps respectively, also posed and smiled for photos with local first responders.
Heavy rains caused the Guadalupe River in Kerr County to swell 26 feet in less than an hour, sweeping away and killing at least 121 people including more than two dozen children at the Camp Mystic girls Christian camp.
Kerr County commissioner Jeff Holt welcomed Trump’s visit.
‘He’s here to pledge his federal support like he already has with FEMA,’ Holt said, referring to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
‘That’s important as a leader to be where the point of friction is. That’s what a leader does.’
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