Trump Greeted Enthusiastically In Lake Charles Louisiana During Pit Stop
LAKE CHARLES  Louisiana — Hundreds of enthusiastic Louisianans waving American flags  Texas Lives Matter signs  and 2016 campaign lawn signs greeted  President Donald Trump  during  his  brief stop at the National Guard headquarters here Saturday.
 Trump’s  15 minute stop  during which  he  met members of the Cajun Navy rescue group  is the last stop on  his  tour of areas affected by Hurricane Harvey. Although Lake Charles didn’t receive the brunt of Hurricane Harvey’s destruction  it has been a staging point for relief efforts in eastern Texas. And while there wasn’t much in the way of disaster touring to be done in Lake Charles  the pit stop is sure to lift the spirits of a president with historic unpopularity.
Lake Charles is friendly territory for Trump  who waved and smiled at the crowd outside the headquarters. “I think it’s great. It’s a chance to see how much everybody here in Louisiana supports him ” said Kim Strickell  a Lake Charles native who came to catch a glimpse of the president along with her family and friends. Strickell said she is pleased with how Trump has handled the aftermath of Harvey. “He’s put federal dollars out there ahead of it. That’s a big help ” Strickell said. Her nephew  16-year-old Jack Slade  was also on hand. An ardent supporter of Trump  Slade said “even though I am a minor  I know my beliefs already.” Although the crowd was almost entirely made up of  Trump  supporters  there were also plenty of people simply on hand to witness a bit of history. “It’s historic ” said Miles Brown  23. Asked if he was a  Trump  supporter  Brown hesitated. “I’m not going to say that exactly. But I hope for the best with this president. Because I’m tired of seeing the same thing going on. This person did say he wanted change. I haven’t seen it yet  but it’s better to support him than keep talking down on him.”
There is. group of  Trump  supporters awaiting his arrival & this one not a fan of @cnn but @buzzfeed he ❤️
But at least one family wasn’t pleased with  Trump ’s visit. The fence of a house across the street had an “#IMPEACH” sign painted in huge white letters across it  and the owners sat on the roof holding protest signs as  Trump ’s motorcade rolled by. Earlier in the day  one of the owners of the house across the street from the headquarters  who identified herself as “Ms. King. Because I have to do business in this town ” had painted an “#IMPEACH” sign painted in huge white letters across her fence. At one point  two men attempted to cover the sign with a tarp  but her husband stopped them  warning “you best get away from my fence.” For King  Trump’s visit had nothing to do with Harvey — and everything to do with his already started 2020 reelection campaign. “Something happened here. It’s called a disaster. But that’s not what all this is about ” she said waving dismissively at the president’s motorcade from her perched on top of her roof. “It’s all about the campaign for 2020.”
LAKE CHARLES  Louisiana — Hundreds of enthusiastic Louisianans waving American flags  Texas Lives Matter signs  and 2016 campaign lawn signs greeted  [TGT]during  [TGT]  brief stop at the National Guard headquarters here Saturday.
 Trump’s  15 minute stop  during which  he  met members of the Cajun Navy rescue group  is the last stop on  his  tour of areas affected by Hurricane Harvey. Although Lake Charles didn’t receive the brunt of Hurricane Harvey’s destruction  it has been a staging point for relief efforts in eastern Texas. And while there wasn’t much in the way of disaster touring to be done in Lake Charles  the pit stop is sure to lift the spirits of a president with historic unpopularity.
Lake Charles is friendly territory for [TGT]  who waved and smiled at the crowd outside the headquarters. “I think it’s great. It’s a chance to see how much everybody here in Louisiana supports him ” said Kim Strickell  a Lake Charles native who came to catch a glimpse of the president along with her family and friends. Strickell said she is pleased with how [TGT] has handled the aftermath of Harvey. “He’s put federal dollars out there ahead of it. That’s a big help ” Strickell said. Her nephew  16-year-old Jack Slade  was also on hand. An ardent supporter of [TGT]Slade said “even though I am a minor  I know my beliefs already.” Although the crowd was almost entirely made up of  [TGT]  supporters  there were also plenty of people simply on hand to witness a bit of history. “It’s historic ” said Miles Brown  23. Asked if he was a  [TGT]  supporter  Brown hesitated. “I’m not going to say that exactly. But I hope for the best with this president. Because I’m tired of seeing the same thing going on. This person did say he wanted change. I haven’t seen it yet  but it’s better to support him than keep talking down on him.”
There is. group of  [TGT]  supporters awaiting [TGT] arrival & this one not a fan of @cnn but @buzzfeed [TGT] ❤️
But at least one family wasn’t pleased with  [TGT] ’s visit. The fence of a house across the street had an “#IMPEACH” sign painted in huge white letters across it  and the owners sat on the roof holding protest signs as  [TGT] ’s motorcade rolled by. Earlier in the day  one of the owners of the house across the street from the headquarters  who identified herself as “Ms. King. Because I have to do business in this town ” had painted an “#IMPEACH” sign painted in huge white letters across her fence. At one point  two men attempted to cover the sign with a tarp  but her husband stopped them  warning “you best get away from my fence.” For King  Trump’s visit had nothing to do with Harvey — and everything to do with his already started 2020 reelection campaign. “Something happened here. It’s called a disaster. But that’s not what all this is about ” she said waving dismissively at the president’s motorcade from her perched on top of her roof. “It’s all about the campaign for 2020.”