Energy Secretary Rick Perry Rick PerryOVERNIGHT ENERGY: Democrats push resolution to battle climate change, sluggish economy and racial injustice | Senators reach compromise on greenhouse gas amendment stalling energy bill | Trump courts Florida voters with offshore drilling moratorium OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Trump signs major conservation bill into law | Senate votes to confirm Energy's No. 2 official | Trump Jr. expresses opposition to Pebble Mine project Senate votes to confirm Energy's No. 2 official MORE on Monday praised President Trump for his ability to multitask in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

During an interview on Fox & Friends, Perry said the president is "really engaged" in the ongoing recovery efforts in response to the storm.

He said Trump wants to go to Texas to let people there know that the "federal government is a partner in this."

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"The president is very, very engaged — he knows exactly what’s going on," Perry said.

"Interestingly, Brian, he’s multitasking at the same time, he’s got a lot of other things going on, as the president of the United States that he’s dealing with halfway around the world, right here in this country," Perry said.

Perry said Trump is going to be doing some events Wednesday "on the domestic side."

"So, this is a president who can multitask," he said.

Perry added that Trump is a president who "cares about his people greatly."

"And we’re seeing a reflection of that in his actions," he said.

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President Trump is expected to go to Texas on Tuesday amid ongoing recovery efforts.

The storm, which made landfall Friday as a Category 4 hurricane, has devastated areas of Texas and continues to bring rain and flooding to the region.

Trump in recent days has tweeted about the storm several times and has praised the coordination of the government agencies helping to respond to the disaster.

On Sunday morning though, Trump's focus on Twitter was split between several topics including the recovery efforts, the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Missouri Senate race and his long-promised border wall.