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   Trump tours La. flood damage, draws cheers as he says region   
   will rebuild   
      
   Donald Trump landed Friday in flood-ravaged Louisiana Friday,   
   where he consoled homeowners and toured devastated communities,   
   telling one homeowner he is "going to rebuild."   
      
   The Republican presidential nominee, with running mate Mike   
   Pence at his side, stopped at the home of Jimmy and Olive Gordan   
   in Denham Springs, where the couple was still sweeping out   
   floodwaters from their home. A ruined couch, chair and bedroom   
   furniture were piled on their lawn, and Jimmy Gordan told Trump   
   he spent his 79th birthday on the roof of his house.   
      
   "I just don't know what we'll do," the man told Trump.   
      
   "You're going to rebuild,” Trump told him as the two hugged.   
   “It's going to be so beautiful."   
      
   Trump and Pence received a warm reception as they toured a   
   heavily-damaged portion of East Baton Rouge Parish. A crowd of   
   supporters near a local Baptist church where volunteers have   
   gathered to feed flood victims cheered the pair.   
      
   "Thank you for coming, Mr. Trump," one woman screamed.   
      
   "We knew you would be here for us!" another shouted.   
      
   The candidate also met with Tony Perkins, president of the   
   Family Research Council. Perkins own home was flooded. The   
   prominent Christian conservative says he wants Trump to "let the   
   country know" about the extent of the damage.   
      
   Many Louisianans feel the flooding has been ignored by the   
   national news.   
      
   Neither President Obama nor Democratic presidential nominee   
   Hillary Clinton have visited the state since historic rains   
   flooded rivers and creeks, killing 13, wrecking 40,000 homes and   
   affecting more than 100,000 residents.   
      
   However, late Friday the White House announced Obama would visit   
   Baton Rouge on Tuesday.   
      
   Clinton called Gov. John Bel Edwards to discuss the relief   
   effort, and posted on Facebook that her "heart breaks for   
   Louisiana."   
      
   But Clinton said visiting the state amid the damage and ongoing   
   relief effort would be a "distraction."   
      
   Edwards, a Democrat, said ahead of Trump's visit that Trump is   
   welcome, "but not for a photo-op." Edwards spokesman Richard   
   Carbo said in a statement that "we hope he'll consider   
   volunteering or making a sizable donation to the LA Flood Relief   
   Fund to help the victims of this storm. "   
      
   Despite mounting pressure, the White House said Obama was   
   unlikely to break from a New England vacation to survey the   
   damage in Louisiana. In an editorial published Wednesday, The   
   Advocate newspaper in Baton Rouge called on Obama to visit "the   
   most anguished state in the union."   
      
   Trump, sporting his trademark “Make America Great Again” cap,   
   landed Friday morning at the Baton Rouge airport and was met on   
   the tarmac by Republicans Rep. Steve Scalise, Lt. Gov. Billy   
   Nungesser and Attorney General Jeff Landry.   
      
   The Associated Press contributed to this report   
      
   http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/08/19/trump-tours-la-flood-   
   damage-draws-cheers-as-says-region-will-rebuild.html   
       
      
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