Donald Trump held a TV opp today to talk about the hurricane, but then he moved right along. Instead of hunkering down in the White House to monitor the storm he decided his fans in Pennsylvania needed him more.


Soon after he tweeted: “Departing the @WhiteHouse for Erie, Pennsylvania. I cannot disappoint the thousands of people that are there – and the thousands that are going. I look forward to seeing everyone this evening.”

If this were a rare event, it might be a big deal to miss, but as CBS reports it’s one of many he’s held this month:

President Trump is in Erie, Pennsylvania, Wednesday evening to meet with supporters and hold a “Make America Great Again” rally. This is Mr. Trump’s second rally this week, as he fulfills his promise to campaign for Republicans around the country ahead of the Nov. 6 midterm elections.

Of course, in a former life, Trump himself would have had a huge problem with this show must go on mentality. Back in 2012 he criticized his predecessor for campaigning 8 days after a category 1 storm hit the New York/New Jersey area.

It isn’t expected that Trump would visit the Florida panhandle the day of the storm, but most presidents would stay put to at least monitor the situation. Go back to the day of the storm, October 29, 2012 and you’ll find that Obama suspended campaigning.