Carville thanks Trump for visiting Louisiana, donation
By Nick Gass
08/24/16 07:41 AM EDT
Longtime Clinton ally James Carville sounded a note of appreciation for Donald Trump on Wednesday for his visit last week to Louisiana amid catastrophic flooding.
But Carville, appearing on "Fox & Friends" to promote his book, took issue with criticism of Hillary Clinton declining to visit the state. Trump, who traveled to the state with running mate Mike Pence, criticized President Barack Obama's visit Tuesday as "too little, too late."
Carville remarked that he recently ran into James Lee Witt, the FEMA director under Bill Clinton, who reminded him that the "rule" in the Clinton White House was that in times of disaster, "the president didn't come until I told him all clear.
"Donald Trump came -- thank you, Donald Trump. He gave $100,000 to a church in Greenwell Springs, it was very effective," Carville said, repeating, "Thank you, Donald Trump."
Carville lauded the federal response as "superb" by "everybody's estimation," thanking FEMA and administrator Craig Fugate.
When co-host Steve Doocy commented that President George W. Bush "was just lambasted by the press, including by Barack Obama, for not showing up" in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Carville said, "I think the problem was the FEMA response during Katrina was less than stellar."
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