As of the writing of this post, there has been no official statement from the White House regarding the 241 tornadoes that destroyed dozens of towns across the United States over the past three days. North Carolina Democratic Governor Bev Purdue did issue a statement on Sunday saying that she had spoken to Obama about the damages to her state. While the North Carolina governor and others make tours of the wreckage, Obama chose to hit the golf course. According to White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, the president has no plans to visit any of the destroyed areas.
Around 7pm on Sunday, Mark Knoller of CBS News tweeted out that he and the rest of the White House press corp just spent fours hours with the president on the golf course at Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility. Keith Koffler of the White House Dossier writes:
This is the forecast for Washington, DC this afternoon.
Plentiful sunshine. High 64F. Winds WSW at 15 to 25 mph.
And this is the forecast for President Obama this afternoon:
Golf
He’s got the usual crew in tow, including Energy Department staffer David Katz and White House trip director Marvin Nicholson. Marvin’s brother Walter also got an invite.
