During natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and mass tragedies, the nation always likes to critique how the current president of the United States handled the situation. Did he fly immediately to the scene and hug survivors? Did he give a speech? Did he do enough?
It helps to remember who is (or was) president at the time of the incident.
Many people, including J.R. Rowling, have criticized President Trump’s response to Hurricane Harvey—which he called an “innocent” name for a hurricane. In turn, Trump’s supporters are attacking Obama for not doing enough during Hurricane Katrina, which occurred in 2005. Obama started his first term in 2009. Yep. Katrina hit the Gulf Coast years before Obama became president. But that didn’t stop people from blaming him.
https://twitter.com/ellewoodsruns/status/902536119710920704
For the people who actually remember the years that Obama was president, the claim that Obama was president during Hurricane Katrina became a joke. What other events in history can we blame on Obama for no reason?
September 11?
https://twitter.com/smotus/status/902642839707836416
Pearl Harbor?
https://twitter.com/RebeccaHannagan/status/902643228142440452
https://twitter.com/owillis/status/902930248102277120
The sinking of the Titanic?
https://twitter.com/williamadler78/status/902643693311623169
https://twitter.com/ChuckWendig/status/902920197547413504
The Cuban Missile Crisis?
https://twitter.com/MeganMRoberts1/status/902648464873590790
Let’s not forget the Civil War and the Great Depression.
It's always disappointed me how poorly Barack Obama handed Hurricane Katrina, the Civil War, and The Great Depression.
— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) August 29, 2017
Thanks, Obama!
But, wait. He did meet with one victim aboard the Titanic.
"Next we'll be asking why Obama didn't meet with Titanic victims!"
— Geraldine Just Follow TheEverywhereist on Threads (@everywhereist) August 30, 2017
He did. pic.twitter.com/0QZ7OZ8Pz4
Well, at least he did that one thing.