Twitter Users Taunt Donald Trump As Old Hurricane Tweet Comes Back To Haunt Him

Another old Trump tweet isn't aging well.

Donald Trump held a fundraiser and rally on Wednesday, just hours after Hurricane Michael hit Florida as a deadly Category 4 storm and caused massive destruction

I cannot disappoint the thousands of people that are there ― and the thousands that are going,” the president tweeted prior to the event.

However, in 2012, Trump slammed President Barack Obama for campaigning two weeks after Hurricane Sandy: 

There was at least one key difference: Obama and his 2012 rival, Mitt Romney, both suspended their campaigns as the storm hit. They resumed campaigning days later. 

Trump’s event in Florida took place mere hours after Hurricane Michael made landfall

Many have called out Trump for holding a campaign event on the day of the storm: 

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Before You Go

5 Most Expensive Hurricanes
5. Charley (2004) — $8.755 Billion*(01 of05)
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Date of storm: Aug. 13-14, 2004 U.S. areas affected: Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina (Source: Insurance Information Institute, *Based on estimated insured losses for property coverage and adjusted to 2011 dollars.)Read more at CBNC. (credit:CNBC)
4. Wilma (2005) — $11.676 Billion*(02 of05)
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No. 4. Wilma (2005) — $11.676 Billion*Date of storm: Oct. 24, 2005 U.S. areas affected: Florida (Source: Insurance Information Institute, *Based on estimated insured losses for property coverage and adjusted to 2011 dollars.)Read more at CNBC. (credit:CNBC)
3. Ike (2008) — $13.050 Billion*(03 of05)
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Date of storm: Sept. 12-14, 2008 U.S. areas affected: Arkansas, Illiniois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas (Source: Insurance Information Institute, *Based on estimated insured losses for property coverage and adjusted to 2011 dollars.)Read more at CNBC. (credit:CBNC)
2. Andrew (1992) — $22.939 Billion*(04 of05)
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Date of storm: Aug. 24-26, 1992 U.S. areas affected: Florida, Louisiana (Source: Insurance Information Institute, *Based on estimated insured losses for property coverage and adjusted to 2011 dollars.)Read more at CNBC. (credit:CNBC)
1. Katrina (2005) — $46.591 Billion*(05 of05)
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Date of storm: Aug. 25-30, 2005 U.S. areas affected: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee (Source: Insurance Information Institute, *Based on estimated insured losses for property coverage and adjusted to 2011 dollars.) > See a complete Hurricane Tracking map from Weather.comRead more at CNBC. (credit:CNBC)