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Trump Is Autographing Bibles at a Church in Tornado-Torn Alabama
No paper towels were tossed but Trump also signed reportedly some MAGA hats
President Donald Trump is spending a few hours in Alabama, where 23 people were killed on Sunday by tornados that devastated parts of the state.
The President and the First Lady toured parts of Lee County, where they observed 23 crosses lined up to honor the 23 people killed by the tornadoes.
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump view memorial crosses for the 23 people killed in the Alabama tornadoes. pic.twitter.com/uVugwObYnt
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 8, 2019
Trump also visited a Baptist church, where there were tables set up with basic necessities, including diapers, toilet paper, backpacks, clothing, and other needed items.
“President Trump is signing bibles for volunteers and survivors at a Baptist church in Alabama,” Washington Post White House reporter Josh Dawsey said on Twitter.
President Trump is signing bibles for volunteers and survivors at a Baptist church in Alabama. pic.twitter.com/9b8VfyZiKF
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) March 8, 2019
WSFA 12 News reporter and anchor Sally Pitts confirmed Trump autographing the Bibles:
The crowd cheering when President Trump took a picture with Gatlin, a 12 year old who has been volunteering at Providence Church all week. The President also signed some bibles. pic.twitter.com/CTOsFQhlOZ
— Sally Pitts (@SallyPitts_WSFA) March 8, 2019
Dawsey has been posting photos of President Trump’s Alabama visit.
Family was thrilled to see Trump. Lots of hugs. Three deaths in one house from the tornado. Mattress in tree. Wide swaths of destruction everywhere you look. Motorcade went down a dirt road where houses had lost roofs but people stood in yard cheering and waving MAGA signs. pic.twitter.com/OaFqGNtM9B
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) March 8, 2019
The President and First Lady will soon head over to Mar-a-Lago for a weekend of political fundraising events.
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