His remark was,
I just want to thank all the incredible men and women who have done such a great job helping with Florence. This is a tough hurricane — one of the wettest we’ve ever seen, from the standpoint of water. Rarely have we had an experience like it. And it certainly is not good. But the people of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, all of the areas affected, you’ve been incredible.
Hurricane Florence left extensive damage throughout the Carolinas, and was directly responsible for 24 deaths.
New York Magazine – Trump Calls Hurricane Florence ‘One of the Wettest We’ve Ever Seen From the Standpoint of Water’
ABC News – Trump calls Florence ‘one of the wettest we’ve ever seen from the standpoint of water’