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| Donald Trump to visit Louisiana flooding zones – campaign live | Donald Trump to visit Louisiana flooding zones – campaign live |
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| Louisiana governor asks Trump for more than 'photo-op' | |
| The Louisiana governor’s office has issued a statement welcoming Donald Trump to the state but warning the candidate against a mere “photo-op” drop-in: | |
| The office of the @LouisianaGov responds to reports of @realDonaldTrump visit to see flood damage @WAFB #LaFlood pic.twitter.com/QGpqKVEgJj | |
| The governor, John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, has discouraged Barack Obama from visiting at the moment, according to a report on Nola.com: | |
| Edwards said a presidential visit could cause additional problems for flood recovery efforts. Obama’s motorcade requires many roadways to be shutdown -- and many local streets are still closed because of the flooding. Also, a presidential visit puts a strain on law enforcement. First responders shouldn’t be pulled away to deal with Obama, when they are needed for search and rescue missions still, Edwards said. | |
| Trump’s motorcade left for the airport a couple hours ago, according to local reporters, and he is now en route to New Orleans. | |
| Here’s our latest report from Baton Rouge: | |
| Related: Louisiana faces soaring recovery costs and disease concerns after floods recede | |
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| Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. | Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. |
| Donald Trump said last night that he regrets having caused people “personal pain” with “wrong thing[s]” he said, in an apology definitely unprecedented in this campaign and possibly unprecedented in his whole life. (Trump appointed a new campaign leadership team earlier this week.) | Donald Trump said last night that he regrets having caused people “personal pain” with “wrong thing[s]” he said, in an apology definitely unprecedented in this campaign and possibly unprecedented in his whole life. (Trump appointed a new campaign leadership team earlier this week.) |
| Here’s what he said (read our news coverage): | Here’s what he said (read our news coverage): |
| “Sometimes in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don’t choose the right words or you say the wrong thing,” he told a rally in North Carolina on Thursday night. “I have done that. And, believe it or not, I regret it. I do regret it. Particularly where it may have caused personal pain.” | “Sometimes in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don’t choose the right words or you say the wrong thing,” he told a rally in North Carolina on Thursday night. “I have done that. And, believe it or not, I regret it. I do regret it. Particularly where it may have caused personal pain.” |
| The Clinton team issued a reply saying that “sorry” isn’t enough after hundreds of days of not “choos[ing] the right words”: | The Clinton team issued a reply saying that “sorry” isn’t enough after hundreds of days of not “choos[ing] the right words”: |
| In response to Trump, Clinton spox @creynoldsnc says he has insulted people for 428 days "without shame or regret." pic.twitter.com/52843ysR0p | In response to Trump, Clinton spox @creynoldsnc says he has insulted people for 428 days "without shame or regret." pic.twitter.com/52843ysR0p |
| Trump’s new leadership team’s utility belt is equipped with more than just the sorry card, it seems. (Somebody in the comments please fix that metaphor. Thanks.) Today Trump and running mate Mike Pence travel to Louisiana to view devastating flooding there that has killed at least 13 people and destroyed 40,000 homes. On Thursday the Louisiana newspaper the Advocate called on Barack Obama to cut his vacation in Martha’s Vineyard short to do what Trump is about to do. | Trump’s new leadership team’s utility belt is equipped with more than just the sorry card, it seems. (Somebody in the comments please fix that metaphor. Thanks.) Today Trump and running mate Mike Pence travel to Louisiana to view devastating flooding there that has killed at least 13 people and destroyed 40,000 homes. On Thursday the Louisiana newspaper the Advocate called on Barack Obama to cut his vacation in Martha’s Vineyard short to do what Trump is about to do. |
| Hillary Clinton heads to Nantucket later today for a brief bit of down time herself. She has no public events scheduled today. | Hillary Clinton heads to Nantucket later today for a brief bit of down time herself. She has no public events scheduled today. |
| Thanks for reading and please join us in the comments. | Thanks for reading and please join us in the comments. |