What did Donald Trump claim about disaster aid on 3 Oct 2017?
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
But the Coast Guard itself saved, in Texas, 16,000 lives, and they went right through that hurricane.
The Coast Guard's own count for Hurricane Harvey was 11,022 people rescued, about 5,000 fewer than the 16,000 he claimed.
The Coast Guard reported, when it completed search and rescue operations for Hurricane Harvey, that its crews had rescued 11,022 people and 1,384 pets (U.S. Coast Guard news release, Sept. 7, 2017).
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- Briefing on Hurricane Maria relief efforts at Luis Muñiz Air National Guard Base in Carolina, Puerto Rico.
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