Natural disasters are great levellers, figuratively and literally.

They spare nobody, regardless of wealth or colour, background or creed.

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Whether you love him or loathe him, only the most deranged Trump critic could deny that he has risen to the challenge of these record-breaking storms with calm authority and efficiency, and appropriate concern.

He has utilised the full force of the federal government in a way that has, I’m told, greatly impressed those at state level involved at the sharp end of trying to fight the storms.