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Supplies have been sent to texas and louisiana. fema has appointed one of their administrators as a point person for the recovery. >> those numbers are so big, gives you an insight of how big the challenges. how involved is present trump personally? >> he left for his second trip in a week for the devastated areas. they have also donated $1 million to hurricane harvey relief efforts. the president signed a proclamation sign a proclamation that tomorrow is a day of prayer. and the campaign manage...

Lot of young children in the nrg convention center. i think theres going to be the same thing as brad said that he really internalizes this and he knows building -- being a builder himself. a mold remains after the house is clear after the water, all of the things will be coming up day after day, month after month and have to be dealt with. so my own opinion is we have to politicization, now its the first time and real emergency. i dont think we are going to have it next time. ic, for example, c...

Bush how the response after 9/11 was a defining moment in a great way. think about president reagan after the moment of the challenger explosion. this is when america looks to their president to be president. and so far, universally, high praise not only from officials on the ground in texas, but across the country, for how the president has handled this, and hes uniquely qualified how this is coming together, something right in the presidents wheelhouse, not only because from his time in constr...

Christopher, on to which side does he fall if we yet know, the unsurer side or the builder side. >> it is unclear. and that is the big questions we have to try to ask. his fema director brock long told me just before harvey hits that this administration wants to push local officials to make bett better choice and better protect us against extreme weather and this is the chance to follow through on that and whether they encourage and insist that the texas used the tens of billion dollars in feder...

Him to be rare right now. its critical that he show his support for the state, for the victims there. dont forget and katrina, all the criticism that president bush suffered because he was late to take action and he was late to be there with resources and i can remember, i spent a lot of time there covering the aftermath of katrina and there were trailers lined up for miles and they couldnt get the trailers because fema was so disorganized to the people who just really needed them. this is a rea...

Outstanding job, given the stress on the system and the fact that the storm never stops. >> leland: joining is now, daniel hopper. good to see you as always. if we think about the short time of president trumps presidency, of all the things hes faced, this is the most directly in his wheelhouse of a crisis. >> hes a commercial builder, hes been building his whole life. its time for him to reset his presidency and i dont mean he should be overtly political, but because of the human tragedy here, ...

There were some reports, you know, there is always going to be criticism. and some people said the president came too soon. he didnt show enough empathy. you were right there. what was your impression? >> >> those are just people that dont want this man to succeed at all. he showed deep empathy. deep concern. he has had a lot of passion for rebuilding this situation were in. so, look it. i think he is leading. he is certainly the commander-in-chief. i thought about, this martha. he is a builder....

Theres also public health issues. the congress has been the hurdle. it isnt just the democrats but the senate. the house has passed something but this game has been going on since 1980. president trump is a builder. he knows how to finish a project. this wall will get built. >> heres a big question. we have the big debt ceiling issue coming up the republicans will have to deal with which is another national disgrace washington has given us. the government will be funded, its a fact. the presiden...

Americans. also public health issues. this has been the hurdle. the house has passed something. this has been going on since 1980. president trump is a builder and he knows how to finish a project. this wall will get built. >> >> sean: heres a big question. the debt ceiling coming up. the republicans will have to deal with that. another national disgrace that washington has given us. the governments going to be funded. but, the president says you know what? i made this promise. you guys do your ...

>> but i think to some extent though were overthinking this. i think that lindsey graham is correct its a strategy. its a strategy thats powered his entire life which is everyone -- someone is mean to me im going to lash out at them. i think were so used to applying the filters of heres how politics works and thats not how he works. >> its mood as governing. he doesnt have a policy. he has internal, instinctual reactions. we should run from as fast as possible. >> the central metaphor of donald ...