1600 Daily The White House • September 3, 2019 President Trump’s message on Hurricane Dorian

The White House • September 3, 2019 President Trump’s message on Hurricane Dorian As Hurricane Dorian affects America’s southeast coast this week, President Donald J. Trump is making the safety of all residents in its path his Administration’s top priority. “The safety of the American people must always come first,” the President said this weekend. “My staff and I receive frequent updates to ensure that we are fully prepared. And we are fully prepared.” At FEMA headquarters on Sunday, Acting FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor briefed President Trump on the approaching storm and its anticipated impact. Meetings such as these ensure that Federal officials—including the President himself—are working in close coordination with local authorities in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. President Trump also emphasized the importance of residents heeding warnings from state and local leaders to prepare and evacuate as needed. All told, a team of 4,000 strong is assisting in hurricane response efforts. These professionals and volunteers span 27 Federal departments and agencies, the Red Cross, and the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster. Even with all these helping hands, nothing is more important for saving lives than taking precautions in advance. “Don't tough it out. Get out,” Acting FEMA Administrator Gaynor says. “Make the smart choice today, because the clock is ticking.” Life-threatening storm surge and high winds are expected from Florida up to the Carolinas over the next few days. Even if there is no direct landfall, Hurricane Dorian is likely to cause significant damage along the East Coast. These effects could be felt hundreds of miles—or more—from the center of the storm. To Americans in these areas: Please stay safe and be prepared to evacuate if you haven’t already. Fill the gas tank, know the evacuation zones and routes, and stock your vehicle with enough emergency supplies to last at least several days. “Americans are strong, determined, and resilient, and we will support each other. And we will work very hard to minimize whatever the effect of what’s coming at us,” President Trump said.  President Trump: “I ask everyone in Hurricane Dorian’s path to heed all warnings.” Stay prepared: Up-to-date FEMA resources and information on Hurricane Dorian Photo of the Day Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead President Donald J. Trump attends a briefing on Hurricane Dorian at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters in Washington, D.C. | September 1, 2019

West Wing Reads President Trump meets with FEMA officials at Camp David to prepare for Hurricane Dorian

President Trump meets with FEMA officials at Camp David to prepare for Hurricane Dorian  “President Trump on Saturday met with FEMA officials at Camp David to discuss the response to Hurricane Dorian. Mr. Trump canceled a weekend visit to Poland to plan for the potentially catastrophic storm that could affect more than 20 million Americans,” Grace Segers reports for CBS News. “White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said the president has been briefed hourly on the storm.” Click here to read more. “Ivanka Trump, her father’s ambassador for women’s rights, is taking her campaign on the road for the second time, traveling to South America to urge nations to remove barriers to economic empowerment for women,” Paul Bedard writes in the Washington Examiner. Ms. Trump will visit Colombia, Argentina, and Paraguay to discuss the Administration’s Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative, or W-GDP. “A major headline from the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest inspector general report is that fired FBI Director James Comey mishandled classified information. But you’d never know it from most of the day-after media reporting on the historic findings,” John Solomon writes in The Hill. “The internal DOJ watchdog documented, irrefutably, that Comey leaked the contents of a classified memo to his legal team, first orally and then by providing a copy of the document. Some of the memo’s content was then leaked to a media organization by one of his lawyers.” If you took an end-of-summer road trip this Labor Day, you may have found yourself spending less on fuel, Kenneth Kiesnoski writes for CNBC. “Today’s average price of just more than $2.58 per gallon is 25 cents cheaper than during the Labor Day weekend last year, when it was $2.83, and 5 cents cheaper than the same period in 2017 ($2.63).” “Small and rural communities often depend on trade and export markets to keep the lights on and the doors open at their farms and businesses. The new North American trade deal – the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) – is a critical step to improving access to two of our most important markets: Canada and Mexico,” Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) writes in the Quad-City Times. “If ratified by Congress, USMCA would be a boon for Iowa and the entire country. The importance of trade with our North American neighbors can’t be understated.”