The president didn't meet or directly address any flooding victims in Houston, nor did he meet with the mayor of Houston. Trump repeatedly praised Texas Governor Greg Abbot, a white Republican, for his efforts. However, Trump has not once praised, or even mentioned, the Mayor of Houston, Sylvester Turner, a Democrat and a black man, who went against the wishes of Governor Abbot who wanted a general evacuation of Houston, and asked Houston citizens to "hunker down" and stay off the streets, saying he refused to put 6.5 million people on the roads, citing the large number of deaths from the evacuation alone during hurricane Rita. Indeed many, if not most of the deaths so far in Harvey were people trying to drive somewhere and being swept away. Mayor Turners is on the scene working, and his decisions have probably saved many lives. Trump should honor him, in spite of their apparent differences.