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CNN’s Jeff Zeleny: I’m Struck By How Little ‘Empathy’ Trump Has Shown For Harvey Victims
Mediaite ^ | 29 Aug 2017 | Justin Baragona

Posted on 08/29/2017 4:25:45 PM PDT by mandaladon

President Donald Trump traveled to Texas today to survey the damage from Hurricane Harvey and be briefed on the storm relief efforts. During a stop in Corpus Christi, the president treated it much like a campaign rally, highlighting the size of the crowd that turned out to watch him speak.

This afternoon, CNN senior White House correspondent Jeff Zeleny remarked that in his reaction to the historic storm so far, POTUS appears to be more focused on the emergency response, businesses and his crowds as opposed to the victims themselves.

Reporting from Austin, where the president was scheduled to arrive at the state’s emergency command center, Zeleny provided the following observation to CNN anchor Brianna Keilar:

“One thing I am struck by here, seeing all the stories of emotion, all the stories of loss, of devastation still unfolding — we do not know the extent of the damage here — very little in terms of empathy from this president. Very little in terms of emotion or talking directly to the people of Texas. He’s been talking about the businesses, talking about the response and his crowd. Certainly, this is a test, a new moment for this president. But how he’ll ultimately be judged, Brianna, as every president is in a disaster like this, is not on today, it’s on the response and the recovery and how Texas rebuilds if they get federal funds, et cetera, months, perhaps even years, from now.”

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cnn; fakenews; harvey; hurricaneharvey; searchworks; texas; trump
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To: mandaladon

This particular visit was not to get in the way while saving lives is going on. Trump was not around tons of survivors this time.

That may change over the weekend.


61 posted on 08/29/2017 5:47:14 PM PDT by dforest
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To: mandaladon

He should be struck. Repeatedly.


62 posted on 08/29/2017 5:49:35 PM PDT by gogeo (Trump appears to be working 18 hours per day while congress canÂ’t seem to get in 18 hours per week.)
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To: mandaladon

One door is marked “empathy”, the other “help”


63 posted on 08/29/2017 5:52:51 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy (Winter is coming)
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To: mandaladon

Trump is never good enough for a bigot because a bigot will always change their minds. Inform the little bigot that Trump has addressed the Texans and it will say something else.


64 posted on 08/29/2017 5:57:39 PM PDT by CodeToad (Victorious warriors WIN first, then go to war! Go TRUMP!!!)
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To: mandaladon

I guess Trump should have made a little cross of rocks in the Texas mud and bit his lip. Liberals always yak about “feelings”. Because you can’t prove anything about feelings one way or the other. So just make the claim.

This means the media has got nothing.


65 posted on 08/29/2017 6:02:33 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (CNN IS ISIS.)
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To: mandaladon

Feels > reals

Unless you are calculating what to build.


66 posted on 08/29/2017 6:03:30 PM PDT by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! Merry Christmas! In God We Trust!)
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To: mandaladon

These Nazi propagandists at CNN are simply drawing lots to see who will be hanged first for treason.


67 posted on 08/29/2017 6:11:52 PM PDT by sergeantdave
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To: gogeo

To liberals, appearing compassionate is more important than doing the right thing.

Jeff Zeleny can’t relate because Trump is supposed to bite his lip and emote fake empathy on cue for the benefit of the TV cameras.

He doesn’t look concerned so Zeleny jumps to the conclusion the President has little empathy for Harvey victims.

For liberals, appearance matters more than substance. The fact lives are being saved and TX is going to come strong out of this disaster is of no concern to them.

Empathy, indeed.


68 posted on 08/29/2017 6:14:19 PM PDT by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
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To: mandaladon
Trump needs to copy the phony Bill Jeff Clinton with "I feel your pain"? No! Trump shows the best empathy by making sure the federal agency FEMA is performing best possible. Liberals are all about soothing words and no actual action.
69 posted on 08/29/2017 6:21:27 PM PDT by entropy12 (Why Republicans woo & pursue people who will never vote for them (liberals & media) ?)
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To: entropy12

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/348479-trump-vows-vigorous-response-after-viewing-harveys-devastation


70 posted on 08/29/2017 6:24:46 PM PDT by entropy12 (Why Republicans woo & pursue people who will never vote for them (liberals & media) ?)
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To: mandaladon

One reporter jerk, on one of the channels I was skipping through, made the comment that Trump didn’t even go to the people and hold a baby and shake a survivor’s hand.

No ‘photo-ops’ equals gross lack of feelings for the people??


71 posted on 08/29/2017 6:32:39 PM PDT by Exit148 ((Loose Chnge Club founder) Put yours aside for the next Freepathon!)
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To: Exit148
One reporter jerk, on one of the channels I was skipping through, made the comment that Trump didn’t even go to the people and hold a baby and shake a survivor’s hand.

If He reached out and shook your C@CK you would still BITC#!

Jerk.

72 posted on 08/29/2017 6:39:04 PM PDT by jaz.357 (Blithering Intellectual.)
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To: mandaladon

Evidently that former Bush mouthpiece Ari Fleischer agrees with the skinny homo.

Fleischer and Perino, two GOPe pod people.


73 posted on 08/29/2017 7:02:31 PM PDT by TTFlyer
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To: mandaladon

“CNN” says it all.

I’ve seen people complaining because he made a comment about the people who came out in Corpus. Had he not they’d be complaining about that.


74 posted on 08/29/2017 7:38:04 PM PDT by Jaded (Pope Francis? Not really a fan... miss the last guy who recognized how Islam spread... the sword.ag)
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To: fieldmarshaldj
☪️NN  is  ISIS

75 posted on 08/29/2017 7:46:18 PM PDT by Stand Watch Listen
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To: Stand Watch Listen
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76 posted on 08/29/2017 7:47:51 PM PDT by timestax
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To: mandaladon

Now Bill Clinton had a lot of empathy. Remember the Ron Brown funeral? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf8TOGrq8Bo


77 posted on 08/29/2017 7:55:21 PM PDT by microeconomist
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To: mandaladon

These lies are not earning any votes other than those they already have. And in reality, they are costing votes by their disgusting behavior.


78 posted on 08/29/2017 8:09:24 PM PDT by Sasparilla ( I'm Not Tired of Winning.)
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To: ZULU

Sorry I meant can’t save them. Damn auto-correct.


79 posted on 08/29/2017 8:25:02 PM PDT by Weaponier (FREE TEXAS!)
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To: gaijin

That’s a face just looking for a fist to run into, if I ever saw one.


80 posted on 08/29/2017 9:09:07 PM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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