While traveling to Georgia on Monday, President Donald Trump tweeted his support of farmers who have been devastated by Hurricane Michael in southeast Alabama.
“[T]hinking about our GREAT Alabama farmers…We are with you!” Trump said.
This came while the president was en-route to tour affected areas in Florida and Georgia that day.
While in Georgia, Trump also heaped praise on Governor Kay Ivey, whom he spoke to on the phone in the immediate aftermath of the category-four hurricane.
“She’s in there fighting,” Trump said of Ivey, per the Daily Mail. “We have terrific people running these states.”
In response to Ivey’s request, Trump on Saturday approved an Emergency Disaster Declaration for the state of Alabama as a result of Michael.
The Alabama Farmers Federation has established a relief fund to directly benefit affected farmers in the state. Read more here.
Sean Ross is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn
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