President Trump and first lady Melania Trump are meeting with survivors of a deadly tornado that struck Alabama.
They had private talks with storm victims inside a Baptist church doubling as a disaster relief center, where clothes, diapers toiletries and school supplies are being distributed.
The Trumps are visiting storm-stricken Alabama on his way to Florida, where he'll spend the weekend with his family and raise money for his reelection campaign.
He and first lady Melania Trump arrived in Alabama via helicopter after landing in Air Force One in nearby Georgia, where he was greeted on the tarmac by the state's Republican Gov. Brian Kemp early Friday afternoon.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, and Sen. Doug Jones, a Democrat, greeted the presient in Auburn at the airfield after his aerial tour of the damage. They are currently on a walking tour of the devastation.
'The governor has done an incredible job,' the president told reporters amid his walking tour of Beauregard, the neighborhood hit hardest.
Tornadoes blitzed Alabama last weekend, killing 23 people, and ransacking parts of Georgia.
President Trump is visiting storm-stricken Alabama on his way to Florida, where he'll spend the weekend with his family and raise money for his reelection campaign
WE'RE HERE: The president and first lady arrive on Air Force One to Fort Benning in Georgia
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and his wife Marty greets the Trumps at Lawson Army Airfiel
He told reporters as he left the White House on Friday, 'I'll be meeting with Governor Ivey. The people of Alabama, they got hit very hard by the tornadoes.
'We're stopping there, then we're going to Florida. And we're going to do a lot of work. We'll be working very hard,' he said.
First lady Melania Trump and the couple's son, Barron, are on the trip with the president. They left the White House just before 10 am from the residential entrance, after the president took questions from the press on the sentencing of former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and a myriad of other subjects, and proceeded to board Marine One.
'Today, President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will travel to Lee County, Alabama to survey the devastation from the recent tornadoes, meet with survivors and local officials, and thank our brave first responders,' the White House said of their trip as they departed.
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen are with them. Sen. Richard Shelby and Rep. Mike Rogers, both of whom were Alabama Republicans, also flew down with the Trumps.
Following their aerial tour, via helicopter, over Georgia and Alabama, the president and first lady met with survivors of the Lee County tornado and received a briefing from Kathy Carson, the county's emergency manager.
The Trumps toured the Beauregard neighborhood, where they met the family of Sheila Creech and Marshall Lynn Grimes.
Creech fled Panama City after Hurricane Michael in October of 2018 and relocated to Beauregard, where the White House says she was living with Grimes.
Grimes's daughter is in the hospital and her friend, Taylor Thornton, 10, died at the home during the tornado. The Trumps were to meet with son Chris Grimes and his wife Denise, as well as the deceased's brother David and his wife Kristen.
Family members shared with the president and first lady, showing them Grimes' motorcycle vest and his bible. The president hugged the grieving family members.
He told reporters that he recognized the wreckage from his flyover in Marine One.
'I saw this. And it’s hard to believe,' the president said. 'You saw things that you wouldn’t believe.'
Also on their list of stops was the home of Susanne and John Polk, who was in the hospital when the tornado hit. The White House said that Mrs. Polk had left her home to visit her husband when she was informed that a tornado had just hit the area.
A member of the Beauregard Volunteer Fire Department, she aided in the search and rescue of the community.
The Trumps were scheduled to visit with another survivor of the tornado, Tamatha 'Tammy' Cardwell, who was at home when the weather event took place, and her husband James 'Jim' Cardwell.
The president said Tuesday that he would review the wreckage himself on Friday.
'It's been a tragic situation,' Trump said at a White House event on Tuesday. 'But a lot of good work is being done. I'm in constant touch with the governor and also the governor of Georgia.'
The first lady shared photos of her family arriving at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington for their flight on Air Force One from the air.
'On our way to visit the great people of Alabama!' she said.
They arrived in Fort Benning, Georgia, to Lawson Army Airfield in Air Force One and traveled to Auburn University Regional Airport across the border in Alabama after that.
Their schedule in Lee County is unknown. They are supposed to depart in the late afternoon for Palm Beach, where the president has two evening events.
Barron Trump accompanied his parents on Air Force One and remained on the plane while they flew on Marine One to Alabama from Fort Benning for the devastation tour.
Residents and family members sift through the debris of their homes near Lee County Road 38 in Beauregard, Alabama on Monday
Trump is participating in a joint fundraising committee roundtable and reception for Trump Victory, a Republican National Committee operation working in tandem with his 2020 reelection campaign.
RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and RNC Finance Chair Todd Ricketts are co-hosts of the event.
The fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago is Trump's first major money-raising event of the calendar year. He is running for a second term with the party's backing.
President Trump said Monday that he had directed federal emergency managers 'to give the A Plus treatment to the Great State of Alabama and the wonderful people who have been so devastated by the Tornadoes' that injured nearly 100 people.
He told reporters Friday that FEMA had 'done and incredible job' and thanked emergency managers for their efforts.
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It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.
Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.
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