First lady Melania Trump will be joining President Trump on his visit to Texas on Tuesday, following catastrophic flooding in parts of the state due to Hurricane Harvey.
The first lady’s spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, announced the visit on Twitter.
.@FLOTUS will travel to #Texas w @POTUS this week.
— Stephanie Grisham (@StephGrisham45) August 28, 2017
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday the president will not be visiting Houston during his trip.
“The place he will be going to will not be Houston, so [he] will not be getting into harm’s way or interrupting the evacuations or emergency response in the Houston area,” Abbott told CBS. “He most likely will be going closer to where the hurricane hit land.”
As heavy rain and winds hit Texas on Friday, the first lady warned residents in the hurricane’s path to “stay safe.”
“Thoughts & prayers of an entire country are with you,” she tweeted.
