After enduring nearly a week of questions about why the president was not going to visit the flood-ravaged areas of Louisiana, the Martha's Vineyard White House announced that the president would drop by Baton Rouge on Tuesday. Is it coincidence that Donald Trump called out the president for not showing solidarity with the victims of the flooding less than 24 hours earlier and paid his own visit to the disaster areas? The connection is inescapable. Here's the statement by the president: While in Martha's Vineyard, the President has received updates on the situation in Louisiana, including from the DHS Secretary and the FEMA Administrator, who took separate trips there. The President today directed his team to coordinate with Louisiana officials to determine an appropriate time for him to visit, and together they have determined that the President will visit Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Tuesday, August 23rd. Additional details will be announced in the coming...(Read Full Post)