Louisiana Governor Doesn't Want Trump To Visit Just For A 'Photo-Op

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) is fine with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump visiting his state in the aftermath of devastating floods'just not for a photo-op.We welcome him to LA but not for a photo-op, a spokesman for Edwards office said in a statement, according to Politico. Instead we hope hell consider volunteering or making a sizable donation to the LA Flood Relief Fund to help the victims of the storm.Edwards office told reporters the governor had not received a call from Trump about a visit. Trump and his running mate, Mike Pence, are expected to tour flooded areas on Friday.At least 13 people have died as a result of the flooding, which has damaged about 40,000 homes. Rains that started last Thursday have dumped more than 2.5 feet of water on parts of the state, according to Reuters.function onPlayerReadyVidible(e){'undefined'!=typeof HPTrack&&HPTrack.Vid.Vidible_track(e)}!function(e,i){if(e.vdb_Player){if('object'==typeof commercial_video){var a='',o='m.fwsitesection='+commercial_video.site_and_category;if(a+=o,commercial_video['package']){var c='&m.fwkeyvalues=sponsorship%3D'+commercial_video['package'];a+=c}e.setAttribute('vdb_params',a)}i(e.vdb_Player)}else{var t=arguments.callee;setTimeout(function(){t(e,i)},0)}}(document.getElementById('vidible_1'),onPlayerReadyVidible); President Barack Obama signed a disaster declaration for Louisiana on Sunday, but hes been criticized for not visiting flooded areas, instead remaining on vacation with his family in Marthas Vineyard. But Edwards defended the presidents handling of the situation, saying hed prefer Obama waita week or two to visit because a presidential visit requires road blocks and ties up local police and first responders.To read how you can help Louisiana flood victims, go here.Editors note: Donald Trump regularly incites political violence and is a serial liar, rampant xenophobe, racist, misogynist and birther who has repeatedly pledged to ban all Muslims1.6 billion members of an entire religionfrom entering the U.S. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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