Story highlights The President received the update at Camp David, where he is meeting with his Cabinet

Trump spoke by phone to the governors of Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee

(CNN) President Donald Trump lauded the response to Hurricane Irma upon returning to the White House from Camp David on Sunday, adding that he intends to go to Florida "very soon" to survey the recovery efforts.

"I think it's been going really well," Trump told reporters. "I mean the bad news is this is some big monster, but I think we're really well-coordinated."

The President reserved special praise for the Coast Guard and Federal Emergency Management Agency.

"(A) group that really deserves tremendous credit is the United States Coast Guard," Trump said, standing next to first lady Melania Trump. "What they've done, I mean, they're going right into that, and you never know. When you go in there, you don't know if you're going to come out."

When asked what worries him most about the storm, Trump said "just the power of this hurricane," adding that his team will continue to monitor its path and work on coordination between the federal, state and local governments.

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