In a video posted to Facebook yesterday and first reported by a local news outlet, Florida artist Jeff Sonksen wowed onlookers with the hurricane shutters he painted with various tributes to President Trump.
In the video, he says, “This is what I call Keeping America Great, while keeping my house safe during Hurricane Dorian.” A man who was checking out the shutters quipped, “Smart.”
Sonksen is located in Orlando, Florida and although the current trajectory of the hurricane shows that it isn’t likely to make the largest impact there, it is important to remain vigilant in case it makes a turn.
SEE TWEET FROM @NHC_Atlantic BELOW:
Tropical-storm-force winds are mostly likely to start in Georgia early on Wednesday, in South Carolina late Wednesday, and in North Carolina early Thursday. Follow the latest #Dorian forecast at https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB pic.twitter.com/WjJzaNFncj
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 2, 2019
In another part of the video, Sonksen describes how he likes “to paint on fence pickets” and “to paint Trump”. The video even captured cars slowing down as they drove by to look at the shutters.
President Trump has been watching the hurricane closely, meeting with FEMA officials and following the track at Camp David. He has also been retweeting the National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic), The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel), and even ABC News (@ABC). He tweeted out prayers for the Bahamas yesterday as they took a direct hit from the hurricane.
SEE TWEET FROM @realDonaldTrump BELOW:
Pray for the people in the Bahamas. Being hit like never before, Category 5. Almost 200 MPH winds.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2019