And now Trump isn't hugging anyone. The article below doesn't say that specifically, though they infer it with the Pence comment (remember Pence visited at a later date). However, I did hear it specifically stated on the teevee this morning. The left was even praising Bush over his "empathy" (nevermind the bashing he got during that event). Of course Obama singing Amazing Grace was also reverently mentioned.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but response and rescue were still in full force last Tuesday. If Trump went to the hardest hit areas to hug victims, he would have been piled on (and rightly so) for turning things upside down, as would happen with the logistics of any presidential event in the field. In the most intense time of the response, I want my president operational, not kissing babies for PR.
I suppose at this point this is all a big win for Trump. The left wanted desperately to show how he failed "the people". Yet we have all levels of government pretty much getting along, and the people of Texas are driving progressives to drink with their "can do" attitude that is greatly contributing to the relatively smooth response we've seen here. Smoother than any other disaster response in recent memory - especially considering the magnitude of the event.
So all progressives and SJWs have left is hugs and shoes. I encourage them to continue with that.
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/09/02/politics/donald-trump-texas-harvey/index.html