“We welcome him to Louisiana, but not for a photo-op. Instead we hope he’ll consider volunteering or making a sizable donation to the LA Flood Relief Fund to help the victims of the storm.”

Last week, prior to Donald Trump’s Louisiana visit, the anti-Trump media had fun mischaracterizing remarks made by LA. Governor John Bel Edwards. If you watched any of the mainstreamers, you were under the impression that the Governor told Trump not to come. Like so much of what those outlets report, that wasn’t exactly true.

Somehow, the fact that Edwards was (probably legitimately) a bit concerned about the possibility of a quick political stunt turned into “Louisiana Governor says stay out.”

On Sunday he not only corrected the press, but he also praised Trump’s visit as a positive development that “shined a spotlight” on the destruction in his state.

As the Hill reports, Edwards appeared on CNN, where he said the following: