Trump to visit Carolinas on Wednesday
CNN Digital Expansion 2017 Jim Acosta
By Elizabeth Landers and Jim Acosta, CNN
Updated 11:43 AM ET, Tue September 18, 2018
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump will travel Wednesday to areas affected by Hurricane Florence in North Carolina and South Carolina, sources tell CNN.
It is not yet clear where in North Carolina Trump is expected visit. Trump is expected to visit Myrtle Beach while in South Carolina.
Natural disasters can provide presidents, along with governors and local officials, the opportunity to project apolitical muscle. Trump sought to harness that last year during visits to Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico after storms struck.
But extreme weather can also expose an administration's weaknesses, as Hurricane Katrina did for President George W. Bush in 2005. Trump's response to Puerto Rico also drew widespread criticism.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/18/politics/trump-carolinas-florence-visit/index.htmlRepublican Sens. Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott of South Carolina are expected to fly on Air Force One with Trump.
