Donald Trump's visit Friday (Aug. 19) to see the flood damage in Louisiana was "helpful" by directing national attention to the disaster, Louisiana Gov. Edwards on Sunday denied criticizing Trump's visit and said reporting of his office's remarks on Trump's as critical were mischaracterizations. He said he "tried not to comment" on Trump's visit to avoid getting "tied up in the politics." she asked Edwards. The governor said there was not, and repeated that he asked Obama to wait until the initial response was over.

Source: CNN August 21, 2016 18:45 UTC