Feeling your pain: Presidents tread tricky disaster politics
WASHINGTON — The politics of natural disasters can be tricky for a president. Long before President Donald Trump tossed paper towels to storm-stricken Puerto Ricans and denied Hurricane Maria’s official death toll, his predecessors struggled to steer the nation through life-and-death emergencies.To project empathy without looking weak. To show both command and cooperation. To put the focus on victims — but provide leadership, too.As Trump […]
