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Trump tries to buy votes with a pledge of a million of his own dollars to aid flood victims.  His history however is he reneges on charitable pledges.  Add to his duplicity the fact that a couple weeks earlier called to shut down federal flood programs.  After his obvious campaign speech to Corpus Christi area victims, his handlers coached him on how to at least appear more human and sent him back to Texas.  He tried to look interested in the human impact of disaster but his short attention span became apparent with his posturing with victims and more campaign rhetoric.   Shortly after this visit an un-attributed photo of Trump in a rubber boat personally rescuing a man from raging flood waters who was clinging to life appeared on electronic media.  Ever the dapper Don, Trump was dressed in coat and tie (probably made by his fashionable tailor) as he reached out to pull the victim into the boat.  The thing about electronic media is that it easy to search and the original source photo that was doctored for Trump's glory was soon discovered.  The photo was made some days earlier and it wasn't hero Trump but hero Houston firefighters that rescued the man.  Now the question is who doctored the photo and posted it on social media?  If the White House, GOP, Russians or one of Trump's freelancing troops attempting to manipulate public opinion with more lies then the truth must be exposed, it's really a big deal.

Almost lost in Trump's political blustering was vice president Mike Pence non-political visit to the disaster area.  Pence went out of his way not to upstage Trump but comparing the two different men in the same environment Pence was clearly more presidential.  He dressed the part in comfortable, worn jeans while comforting the victims with apparent sincerity  and at times lending a needed hand.  Quite a contrast, will 2020 never come?