President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have arrived in Southwest Florida to inspect Hurricane Irma damage in Fort Myers and Naples and talk to Floridians affected by the storm.
Trump also took time to put in a political plug — as he did during his last Florida visit in June — for Florida Gov. Rick Scott to run for Senate next year against Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson.
“The job he’s done is incredible,” Trump said of Scott’s handling of Hurricane Irma.
Scott faces term limits as governor next year and is expected to challenge Nelson, but has not opened a campaign.
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