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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,036 posts) Wed Sep 19, 2018, 02:45 PM Sep 2018

Trump, in NC, says 'a lot of money' coming to state for Florence recovery

Much of North Carolina returned to normal on Wednesday, even as broad swaths of the state remained inundated and imperiled by floods spurred by Florence.

President Donald Trump flew in to the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in Havelock in coastal Craven County to begin a tour of storm damage and meet with state and local officials. Accompanying him on the trip aboard Air Force One were the state's two U.S. senators, Richard Burr and Thom Tillis.

Gov. Roy Cooper, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, FEMA Administrator Brock Long, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and other officials joined Trump at a public briefing from the air station.

"Our state took a gut punch, Mr. President, and our people are still reeling," Cooper said. "This one has been epic. It has been disastrous, and it has been widespread. It is a storm like no other."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-in-nc-says-a-lot-of-money-coming-to-state-for-florence-recovery/ar-BBNyzoF?li=BBnb7Kz

Because they voted for you as opposed to PR?

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Trump, in NC, says 'a lot of money' coming to state for Florence recovery (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2018 OP

No Melania? Rorey Sep 2018 #1

Is it time to start thinking of depopulating low level areas lapfog_1 Sep 2018 #2

NC elevations like NYC, New England, etc. unc70 Sep 2018 #3

I hate to tell you, North Carolina, but you've thrown our budget a little out of whack. Sneederbunk Sep 2018 #4

"It is a storm like no other?" Doreen Sep 2018 #5

Yeah, sure. Ask the folks in S.E. Texas how they're doing Luz Sep 2018 #6

Rorey

(8,445 posts)

1. No Melania?

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2018, 02:50 PM

Sep 2018

Was it too much for her to decide which stilettos to wear?

lapfog_1

(29,205 posts)

2. Is it time to start thinking of depopulating low level areas

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2018, 03:07 PM

Sep 2018

such as southern Texas, parts of the gulf coast, all of Florida, and coastal areas along the East Coast...

So many cities are going to be lost when Greenland and the south pole melt anyway... might as well start a 50 year plan to relocate everyone to higher ground.

Miami's pumping system is a stop gap measure at best... and there is no way to build a sea wall around southern Florida because the entire state is made from limestone.

unc70

(6,115 posts)

3. NC elevations like NYC, New England, etc.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2018, 03:22 PM

Sep 2018

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The areas being flooded in NC have elevations similar to NYC or much of New England. From near sea level to around 350' elevation in places like Fayetteville. There was flash flooding at much higher elevations.

BTW maybe NC can get special treatment; heads of both DEMA and SBA are from NC.

ETA Forgot Eric Trump's wife Lara is from Wilmington

Sneederbunk

(14,292 posts)

4. I hate to tell you, North Carolina, but you've thrown our budget a little out of whack.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2018, 03:39 PM

Sep 2018

Doreen

(11,686 posts)

5. "It is a storm like no other?"

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2018, 03:42 PM

Sep 2018

Fuck you Cooper. 47 dead in NC and gets money? 3,000 dead in PR and gets no money? I am not saying the 47 in NC do not matter ( they do ) but WTF!!!!!!

Luz

(772 posts)

6. Yeah, sure. Ask the folks in S.E. Texas how they're doing

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2018, 03:52 PM

Sep 2018

after Harvey.

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