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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) did what Donald Trump appears incapable of doing. She offered real support, empathy, and ways for people to help Hurricane Harvey victims.

Sen. Warren tweeted:

When the unthinkable happens, we rely on each other for help. The victims of Hurricane #Harvey – good, hardworking people – need us now. — Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) August 27, 2017

For updates, safety info & ways to help Hurricane #Harvey victims, go to the @RedCross gulf coast website: https://t.co/k1eadYr9Pe — Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) August 27, 2017

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Compare Warren’s tweets to Trump’s which have ranged from look at what a good job I’m doing on this hurricane thing:

Great coordination between agencies at all levels of government. Continuing rains and flash floods are being dealt with. Thousands rescued. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 27, 2017

to Mexico will pay for the wall:

With Mexico being one of the highest crime Nations in the world, we must have THE WALL. Mexico will pay for it through reimbursement/other. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 27, 2017

In days of tweets since the hurricane was about to make landfall, Trump’s Twitter stream contained one retweet from Mike Pence’s account advising people to visit ready.gov to prepare for the storm. It is doubtful that the retweet of Pence actually came from Trump and not a White House staffer, but there is not a single message of empathy in Trump’s stream.

Elizabeth Warren is showing Trump how a president is supposed to behave, and in the process is revealing herself to be the sort of high character individual that America needs in the White House.