Abbott: Trump won't travel to Houston during his Texas visit

President Donald Trump will not visit Houston during his trip to Texas to survey damage caused by Hurricane Harvey, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday, adding that the president will instead be “closer” to where the hurricane hit land.

“The place he will be going to will not be Houston, so [he] will not be getting into harm’s way or interrupting the evacuations or emergency response in the Houston area,” Abbott said on "CBS This Morning." “He most likely will be going closer to where the hurricane hit land.”


The White House announced Sunday that Trump will travel to Texas on Tuesday but didn’t provide the locations he will visit.

Extensive flooding from Hurricane Harvey devastated parts of Texas over the weekend and is responsible for at least five deaths. About 30,000 people are expected to be housed in emergency shelters.

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Trump over the weekend tweeted praise for emergency responders on the ground in Texas as well federal coordination efforts. The president also interspersed his tweets with non-hurricane-related issues, such as NAFTA, the border wall with Mexico, and an upcoming visit to Missouri.

