President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive in Texas on Tuesday. Evan Vucci/AP

President Donald Trump seemed pleased to see hundreds of supporters gathered during his trip to Texas to survey the damage of Hurricane Harvey.

The president climbed atop a platform between two fire trucks to address the few hundred supporters who had gathered outside of a Corpus Christi fire station where Trump met with emergency and government officials on Tuesday.

"What a crowd, what a turnout," Trump said to the assembled supporters.

"We love you. You are special. We are here to take care of you," he said, speaking into a microphone while flanked by first lady Melania Trump. "It's going well."

After thanking Gov. Greg Abbott and the state's senators, Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, Trump called the storm-relief response "a total cooperative effort."

"It's historic, it's epic, but I tell you it happened in Texas, and Texas can handle anything," he added.

The president held up a Texas flag to cheers from the crowd, which was interspersed with a handful of people protesting Trump.