Claim: During his last press conference with White House reporters yesterday, President Bush defended his administration's response to Hurricane Katrina, saying, "don't tell me the federal response was slow when there was 30,000 people pulled off roofs right after the storm passed." He even repeated the statistic three times. The performance of the Coast Guard in response to the natural disaster has been commended by many, but that statistic is a bit inflated, according to the Guard's own records.
Fact-check: Wrong Numbers on a Tin Roof - FactCheck.org
Verdict: during his last press conference with white house reporters yesterday, president bush defended his administration's response to hurricane katrina, saying, "don't tell me the federal response was slow when there was 30,000 people pulled off roofs right after the storm passed." he even repeated the statistic three times. the performance of the coast guard in response to the natural disaster has been commended by many, but that statistic is a bit inflated, according to the guard's own records.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Justin Bank
Date published: 2009-01-13T18:58:03