Yet would it surprise you that President Trump had been elected simply because God may be merciful by giving the USA more time to turn back to Him?
Trials like Harvey and Irma (even if Irma miraculously veered out into the ocean, fear of her has driven millions out of Florida now) are opportunities for God to call people back to Him. And maybe Donald Trump was put there to be a willing voice for this; not being politically correct he isn’t nearly as shy about God as some seemingly more religious politicians.
As tragic as losing lives is, it means even more to God than it does to people. God doesn’t let it happen wantonly. He isn’t playing some detached game of dice in heaven. He sees the other side of the story and not a single death or loss is without a connected meaning. It COULD be as simple as direct, personal moral guilt but it often isn’t. Christianity speaks of martyrs too, people who died early with no special blame upon them to account for it. But if they were willing believers, they would be ushered richly into heaven afterwards, a reward far, far more valuable than the toll exacted by being forced to leave the earth early.
No, it would not surprise me. I saw the Cyrus analogy before it became a meme. But he has to hold up, and so do we. More weight is on us than on him, really.