Trump's Houston trip will serve as empathy testWASHINGTON (Reuters) - For a man who prefers to project a glowering brusqueness, Donald Trump’s trip to Houston on Saturday provides him with the opportunity to show a warmer, more empathetic side — and perhaps connect with some Americans critical of his presidency. Trump’s predecessor, Barack Obama, became known as the “comforter-in-chief” for his role in consoling victims of mass shootings and terror attacks. But the flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey marks the first large-scale national tragedy under Trump’s watch. The White House said Trump will first travel to Houston to meet with flood survivors and volunteers who assisted in relief efforts and then will move on to Lake Charles, Louisiana, another area hammered by the storm.  Trump first visited the region on Tuesday, but stayed clear of the disaster zone, saying he did not want to hamper rescue efforts. Instead, he met with cabinet members, state and local leaders, and first responders. He was criticized, however, for not meeting with victims of the worst storm to hit Texas in 50 years, and for largely focusing on the logistics of the government response rather than the suffering of residents.  “That was reasonable criticism,” said Matt Mackowiak, chairman of the Republican Party in Travis County, Texas, who has praised the Trump administration’s handling of the disaster.  More than 1 million people have been displaced by Harvey and up to 50 are feared dead in flooding that paralyzed Houston and swelled river levels to record highs. Saturday’s trip gives Trump a second chance, one Mackowiak said he should take full advantage of. “It’s useful for the president of the United States to have an emotional connection with the country,” he said, adding that it could be “valuable for the half of the country that opposes him right now.” According to the Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll, almost 59 percent of the public disapproves of Trump’s performance as president.  While Obama famously shed tears after the 2012 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut that left 20 children dead, Trump has rarely displayed emotion other than anger at his critics and the news media.  One exception was the chemical attack in April by Syria’s  government that killed more than 70 people, many of them children.  “When you kill innocent children, innocent babies, babies, little babies, with a chemical gas that is so lethal,” Trump said at a press conference after the attack. “That crosses many, many lines.” As a presidential candidate, Trump was lauded by the families of people killed by undocumented immigrants, who said he personally expressed his sympathy for their loss.  But he was widely rebuked for his response to last month’s violence in Charlottesville, Virginia when he appeared to be more interested in apportioning blame and feuding with his detractors than soothing the nerves of a rattled nation.  Trump of course first made his name as a real-estate mogul in Manhattan, branding himself as an expert in steel-eyed negotiation, and then cemented that image with his popular reality TV show, in which he coldly fired contestants unable to measure up.  As a presidential candidate, he frequently exhorted the value of “toughness” and praised business executives who were “killers.” “My sense, based on his life and career, is that he’s not a publicly sympathetic or empathetic individual,” Mackowiak said.  Tony Perkins, a pastor and president of the Family Research Council, a conservative advocacy group, said there is a warmer side to Trump. Perkins accompanied Trump when, as a candidate, he visited with flood victims in rural Louisiana last year. Trump, along with now-Vice President Mike Pence, toured the devastation, handing out bottles of water and diapers.  Perkins said Trump would repeatedly order his caravan to stop so he could talk to survivors. “I saw a very compassionate side to him ... He was visibly impacted by what he saw.” Gerard Landry, the mayor of Denham Springs, Louisiana, a city of 10,000 which saw almost 80 percent of its buildings damaged by the flood, met with Trump at the town high school.  “He shook my hand, grabbed me by the shoulder,” Landry said. “He said, ‘Mr. Mayor, your city is going to come back, and I know you’ll be fine. I know you can do this thing.’” Landry had been expecting the boisterous Trump of his campaign rallies, but found him to be “totally different, down to earth.” Saturday’s trip, Perkins said, affords Trump a moment to show the nation that side of him. “It’s genuine,” Perkins said. “It’s real.” politicsNews
trump houston trip serve empathy testwashington reuters for man prefers project flowering brusqueness donald trump trip houston saturday provides opportunity show warmer sympathetic side perhaps connect americans critical presidency trump predecessor barack obama became known role consulting victims mass shootings terror attacks but flooding caused hurricane harvey marks first national tragedy trump watch the white house said trump first travel houston meet flood survivors volunteers assisted relief efforts move lake charles louisiana another area hammered storm trump first visited region tuesday stayed clear disaster zone saying want hamper rescue efforts instead met cabinet members state local leaders first responders he criticized however meeting victims worst storm hit texas years largely focusing logistics government response rather suffering residents that reasonable criticism said matt mackowiak chairman republican party travis county texas praised trump administration handling disaster more million people displaced harvey feared dead flooding paralyzed houston swelled river levels record highs saturday trip gives trump second chance one mackowiak said take full advantage it useful president united states emotional connection country said adding could valuable half country opposes right according tracking poll almost percent public disapproves trump performance president while obama famously shed tears shootings sandy hook elementary newton connecticut left children dead trump rarely displayed emotion anger critics news media one exception chemical attack april syria government killed people many children when kill innocent children innocent babies babies little babies chemical gas lethal trump said press conference attack that crosses many many as presidential candidate trump lauded families people killed undocumented immigrants said personally expressed sympathy loss but widely rebuked response last month violence charlottesville virginia appeared interested apportioning blame feuding detractors smoothing nerves battled nation trump course first made name mogul manhattan branding expert negotiation cemented image popular reality tv show boldly fired contestants unable measure as presidential candidate frequently exported value toughness praised business executives my sense based life career publicly sympathetic sympathetic individual mackowiak said tony perkins pastor president family research council conservative advocacy group said warmer side trump perkins accompanied trump candidate visited flood victims rural louisiana last year trump along president mike pence toured devastation handing bottles water papers perkins said trump would repeatedly order caravan stop could talk survivors i saw compassionate side he visibly impacted gerard laundry mayor denial springs louisiana city saw almost percent buildings damaged flood met trump town high school he shook hand grabbed shoulder laundry said he said mr mayor city going come back i know fine i know laundry expecting boisterous trump campaign rallies found totally different saturday trip perkins said affords trump moment show nation side it genuine perkins said it politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Trump's Houston trip will serve as empathy testWASHINGTON (Reuters) - For a man who prefers to project a glowering brusqueness, Donald Trump’s trip to Houston on Saturday provides him with the opportunity to show a warmer, more empathetic side — and perhaps connect with some Americans critical of his presidency. Trump’s predecessor, Barack Obama, became known as the “comforter-in-chief” for his role in consoling victims of mass shootings and terror attacks. But the flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey marks the first large-scale national tragedy under Trump’s watch. The White House said Trump will first travel to Houston to meet with flood survivors and volunteers who assisted in relief efforts and then will move on to Lake Charles, Louisiana, another area hammered by the storm.  Trump first visited the region on Tuesday, but stayed clear of the disaster zone, saying he did not want to hamper rescue efforts. Instead, he met with cabinet members, state and local leaders, and first responders. He was criticized, however, for not meeting with victims of the worst storm to hit Texas in 50 years, and for largely focusing on the logistics of the government response rather than the suffering of residents.  “That was reasonable criticism,” said Matt Mackowiak, chairman of the Republican Party in Travis County, Texas, who has praised the Trump administration’s handling of the disaster.  More than 1 million people have been displaced by Harvey and up to 50 are feared dead in flooding that paralyzed Houston and swelled river levels to record highs. Saturday’s trip gives Trump a second chance, one Mackowiak said he should take full advantage of. “It’s useful for the president of the United States to have an emotional connection with the country,” he said, adding that it could be “valuable for the half of the country that opposes him right now.” According to the Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll, almost 59 percent of the public disapproves of Trump’s performance as president.  While Obama famously shed tears after the 2012 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut that left 20 children dead, Trump has rarely displayed emotion other than anger at his critics and the news media.  One exception was the chemical attack in April by Syria’s  government that killed more than 70 people, many of them children.  “When you kill innocent children, innocent babies, babies, little babies, with a chemical gas that is so lethal,” Trump said at a press conference after the attack. “That crosses many, many lines.” As a presidential candidate, Trump was lauded by the families of people killed by undocumented immigrants, who said he personally expressed his sympathy for their loss.  But he was widely rebuked for his response to last month’s violence in Charlottesville, Virginia when he appeared to be more interested in apportioning blame and feuding with his detractors than soothing the nerves of a rattled nation.  Trump of course first made his name as a real-estate mogul in Manhattan, branding himself as an expert in steel-eyed negotiation, and then cemented that image with his popular reality TV show, in which he coldly fired contestants unable to measure up.  As a presidential candidate, he frequently exhorted the value of “toughness” and praised business executives who were “killers.” “My sense, based on his life and career, is that he’s not a publicly sympathetic or empathetic individual,” Mackowiak said.  Tony Perkins, a pastor and president of the Family Research Council, a conservative advocacy group, said there is a warmer side to Trump. Perkins accompanied Trump when, as a candidate, he visited with flood victims in rural Louisiana last year. Trump, along with now-Vice President Mike Pence, toured the devastation, handing out bottles of water and diapers.  Perkins said Trump would repeatedly order his caravan to stop so he could talk to survivors. “I saw a very compassionate side to him ... He was visibly impacted by what he saw.” Gerard Landry, the mayor of Denham Springs, Louisiana, a city of 10,000 which saw almost 80 percent of its buildings damaged by the flood, met with Trump at the town high school.  “He shook my hand, grabbed me by the shoulder,” Landry said. “He said, ‘Mr. Mayor, your city is going to come back, and I know you’ll be fine. I know you can do this thing.’” Landry had been expecting the boisterous Trump of his campaign rallies, but found him to be “totally different, down to earth.” Saturday’s trip, Perkins said, affords Trump a moment to show the nation that side of him. “It’s genuine,” Perkins said. “It’s real.” politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: trump houston trip serve empathy testwashington reuters for man prefers project flowering brusqueness donald trump trip houston saturday provides opportunity show warmer sympathetic side perhaps connect americans critical presidency trump predecessor barack obama became known role consulting victims mass shootings terror attacks but flooding caused hurricane harvey marks first national tragedy trump watch the white house said trump first travel houston meet flood survivors volunteers assisted relief efforts move lake charles louisiana another area hammered storm trump first visited region tuesday stayed clear disaster zone saying want hamper rescue efforts instead met cabinet members state local leaders first responders he criticized however meeting victims worst storm hit texas years largely focusing logistics government response rather suffering residents that reasonable criticism said matt mackowiak chairman republican party travis county texas praised trump administration handling disaster more million people displaced harvey feared dead flooding paralyzed houston swelled river levels record highs saturday trip gives trump second chance one mackowiak said take full advantage it useful president united states emotional connection country said adding could valuable half country opposes right according tracking poll almost percent public disapproves trump performance president while obama famously shed tears shootings sandy hook elementary newton connecticut left children dead trump rarely displayed emotion anger critics news media one exception chemical attack april syria government killed people many children when kill innocent children innocent babies babies little babies chemical gas lethal trump said press conference attack that crosses many many as presidential candidate trump lauded families people killed undocumented immigrants said personally expressed sympathy loss but widely rebuked response last month violence charlottesville virginia appeared interested apportioning blame feuding detractors smoothing nerves battled nation trump course first made name mogul manhattan branding expert negotiation cemented image popular reality tv show boldly fired contestants unable measure as presidential candidate frequently exported value toughness praised business executives my sense based life career publicly sympathetic sympathetic individual mackowiak said tony perkins pastor president family research council conservative advocacy group said warmer side trump perkins accompanied trump candidate visited flood victims rural louisiana last year trump along president mike pence toured devastation handing bottles water papers perkins said trump would repeatedly order caravan stop could talk survivors i saw compassionate side he visibly impacted gerard laundry mayor denial springs louisiana city saw almost percent buildings damaged flood met trump town high school he shook hand grabbed shoulder laundry said he said mr mayor city going come back i know fine i know laundry expecting boisterous trump campaign rallies found totally different saturday trip perkins said affords trump moment show nation side it genuine perkins said it politicsnews