Four presidents during disasters [1] from pics [2]
Only hours after Pete Souza took to Instagram to post a scathing critique of President Donald Trump's visit to Texas [3], one crafty Reddit denizen decided to take the concept to the next level . . . and it's one of the most incredibly revealing images to emerge in the seven months since Trump took office.
On Aug. 30, Ozyman_Diaz posted [4] a minicollage of the four most recent presidents interacting with citizens in the aftermath of massive natural disasters. Clockwise from bottom left to bottom right:
September 2, 2005: President George W. Bush comforts two sisters in Biloxi, MS, who lost everything after Hurricane Katrina [5].
Sept. 3, 1992: Bill Clinton, Democratic presidential candidate, visited with displaced children at an aid station in Florida City, FL, after Hurricane Andrew [6].
October 31, 2012: Barack Obama, a week before he was elected to his second term in office, consoled a woman at the Jersey Shore after Hurricane Sandy [7].
August 29, 2017: Donald Trump waves to the crowd at Annaville Fire House in Corpus Christi, TX, after Hurricane Harvey.
Four administrations; four devastating hurricanes. Only one president neglected to show compassion in a situation that warranted nothing but.
Links:
[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/6x36vb/four_presidents_during_disasters/?ref=share&ref_source=embed
[2] http://www.reddit.com/r/pics
[3] https://www.popsugar.com/news/Pete-Souza-Instagram-Trump-Hurricane-Harvey-Texas-Visit-43955489
[4] https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/6x36vb/four_presidents_during_disasters/
[5] https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2005/09/images/20050902-6_g8o2618-515h.html
[6] https://sg.news.yahoo.com/24th-anniversary-hurricane-andrew-look-185455722/photo-p-democratic-presidential-candidate-bill-photo-150055097.html
[7] http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/president-vows-sandy-victims-article-1.1195362